Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training, and Technical Assistance (FY 2011 Competitive Grant Announcement)
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Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
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Overview:
BJA, as part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative, administers grants to support the development, implementation, enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal judicial systems.

Please see the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation for details on FY 2010 TCAP.

For FY 2009, there were three separate categories under which tribes can apply:

1. Category I: Planning and Implementing a Single-Tribe or an Intertribal Court System
   Applications are sought from a single tribe or consortia of tribal governments of any size to plan, develop, and implement a new tribal court system. Grant funds may be used to facilitate the development and initial implementation of a single-tribe court system or an intertribal court system to meet the needs of more than one tribe in the same geographic region.
2. Category II: Enhancing and Continuing the Operation of Tribal Courts
   Applications are sought from eligible tribal communities of any size to enhance the operation of existing tribal courts, such as establishing a core structure for a tribal court, improving case management, training court personnel, developing civil and criminal codes, acquiring equipment and software, enhancing prosecution and indigent defense, supporting probation diversion and alternative sentencing, designing services and multidisciplinary protocols for juvenile victims of physical and sexual abuse, and structuring intertribal or tribal appellate systems.
3. Category III: Planning and Implementing Tribal Justice Strategies
   Applications are sought from federally recognized tribal governments with tribal court jurisdiction and/or state court jurisdiction to plan and implement tribal justice strategies to address crime and safety issues in their community in collaboration with other tribal justice components including law enforcement and corrections. This is a new category and BJA will award up to three grants under this category in FY 2009.

Legislation: Beginning in FY 2001, the Tribal Courts Assistance Program received separate authorizing legislation pursuant to Public Law 106-559 (25 USC 3689(a)).

Funding: FY 2010 funding has not yet been determined.

Eligibility: Applicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments—including Alaska Native villages and corporations—and authorized intertribal consortia. Intertribal consortia must have and retain written authorization from each member tribe—prior to this solicitation's submission deadline—and certify the same in the application. Recipients of FY 2009 TCAP planning and implementing a single tribe or intertribal court system or tribal justice strategies grant funds are ineligible to apply for TCAP funds, under this solicitation, for the same activities as funded in their FY 2009 grant.

How/When To Apply: DOJ released the joint solicitation on March 2, 2010, and applications are due May 13, 2010. Applications must be submitted via OJP's Grants Management System.

Related Information:
Tribal Justice Capacity Building Training and Technical Assistance Program (FY 2009 Competitive Grant Announcement)
Frequently Asked Questions

Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) (FY 2009 Competitive Grant Announcement)
Frequently Asked Questions
FY 2009 TCAP Solicitation Guide

FY 2008 Grant Awards
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) (FY 2008 Competitive Grant Announcement)
TCAP Frequently Asked Questions

Tribal Courts and Judges Assistance Program: Technical Assistance and Training Coordination and Implementation (FY 2007 Competitive Grant Announcement)

FY 2007 Tribal Courts Assistance Program Grant Awards
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) (FY 2007 Competitive Grant Announcement)
TCAP Frequently Asked Questions

FY 2006 Tribal Courts Assistance Program Grant Awards
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) (FY 2006 Competitive Grant Announcement)

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program Grant Awards
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (FY 2005 Competitive Grant Announcement)

Related Links:
OJP's Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country web site
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Tribal Judicial Center
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
Tribal Judicial Institute

Archived Publications:
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) Fact Sheet (2008)
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) Fact Sheet (Winter 2007)
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) Fact Sheet (Summer 2006)
Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP): Fact Sheet (Winter 2005)

Contact Information:
Kim Norris
Senior Policy Advisor for Adjudication
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531
202-307-2076
Fax: 202-307-0036
E-mail: kim.norris@usdoj.gov