Tribal Justice Systems

 

Program now funded under Assistance Listing 16.596. Goals: To provide key funding to tribal justice systems to develop, support, and enhance adult and juvenile tribal justice systems and the prevention of violent crime and crime related to opioid, alcohol, and other substance use disorder. Objectives: To support the critical and priority needs of tribal justice systems, to prevent crime, and to ensure tribal safety through the development, implementation, and enhancement of strategies, including the following: To engage in targeted strategic planning to improve tribal justice and community safety as it relates to violent crime, enhancing the capacity of tribal prosecutors and tribal courts and opioid, alcohol, and other substance use disorder, including review of key data, partnerships with researchers, and building the capacity for crime analysis. To prevent and respond to violent crime in tribal communities, including investigations, forensics, prosecutions, information sharing, and supervision and re-entry in coordination with other key federal and state partners. To enhance the tools and resources for tribal prosecutors, courts, and corrections agencies, including tribal probation and tribal jails, and to effectively respond to crime and related tribal safety. To implement enhanced authorities and provisions under the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and to support the development of joint jurisdiction courts with state and local courts. To prevent future crime by addressing the risks and needs of young adults (ages 1825) who are involved with or at risk of involvement with the justice system. To ensure safety through coordinated support for the re-entry of returning tribal members from federal or state prison sentences. To develop, enhance, and continue programs to improve the safety and effectiveness of tribal law enforcement officers such as planning for and developing their own law enforcement agency, law enforcement support as part of a larger strategy, or court security issues such as adding an officer at the courthouse to improve court security. To develop, implement, and enhance substance abuse and crime prevention, interventions, and alternatives to incarceration to address crime related to the opioid epidemic. This can include opioid, alcohol, and other substance use disorder and related crime prevention; healing to wellness courts; intervention; or treatment, including those that prevent and address the needs of drug-endangered children. Performance Measure 1: Graduation/completion rate of program participants in a Drug Court/Healing-To-Wellness/Treatment program; and, Performance Measure 2: Number of Grantees that developed a completed a final written strategic/action plan.

Active 16.608 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Not applicable. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, Statute 134,1182, 1258
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 Federally recognized Indian Tribal governments are eligible to apply for and receive funds under this program. Indian Tribal governments. The application must include: Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424); Program Abstract; Program Narrative; Budget and Budget Narrative. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is administered through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Purpose area 3. BJA reviews applications for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with all program requirements. Upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Normally, 90 days after receipt of applications. There are no appeal rights for rejection of a discretionary application. See section 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 18. Contingent upon congressional funding. Not applicable. Planning, implementing or enhancing tribal justice systems, or programs addressing alcohol and/or substance abuse. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Not applicable. In accordance with the requirement set forth in 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Up to 60 months. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/release: DOJ Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements). None/Not specified. Trish Thackston
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 Seventh Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20531 US
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Phone: 202-307-0581 https://bja.ojp.gov/events/coordinated-tribal-assistance-solicitation-ctas-overview 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants) FY 23$20,600,000.00; FY 24 FY 25 FY 22 FY 21$21,849,779.00; FY 20$2,226,195.00; FY 19$4,783,829.00; FY 18$21,318,696.00; FY 17$18,224,169.00; - See the FY2023 CTAS solicitation available at https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/O-BJA-2023-171471.pdf. PA #3 Tribal Justice Systems Program (BJA) 33 awards totaling up to $20,600,000. The majority of DOJ's existing tribal government-specific programs are included in and available through this single Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS). Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements), applicable OMB Circulars and regulations, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees. Fiscal Year 2017 Healing to Wellness Courts; Veterans Treatment Courts; developing or enhancing tribal courts; reentry programs; court security; prisoner reentry; substance abuse prevention
Fiscal Year 2018 Healing to Wellness Courts; Veterans Treatment Courts; developing or enhancing tribal courts; reentry programs; court security; prisoner reentry; substance abuse prevention
Fiscal Year 2019 Healing to Wellness Courts; Veterans Treatment Courts; Tribal prosecutors; prevention programs; reentry programs
Fiscal Year 2020 Healing to Wellness Courts; Veterans Treatment Courts; developing or enhancing tribal courts; reentry programs; court security; prisoner reentry; Tribal prosecutors; prevention programs; reentry programs. Visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-ac-bx-0024 for an example.