On December 11, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the opening of its Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) period for funding to support public safety, victim services and crime prevention improvements for American Indian and Alaska Native governments.
CTAS is administered by DOJ's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The funding can be used to conduct comprehensive planning, enhance law enforcement, bolster justice systems, support and enhance efforts to prevent and control delinquency and strengthen the juvenile justice system, prevent youth substance abuse, serve sexual assault and elder victims, and support other efforts to combat crimes. For more information on the FY 2013 CTAS, visit the CTAS Factsheet or the CTAS FAQs.
Applications for CTAS are submitted through DOJ's Grants Management System (GMS) which enables grantees to register and apply for CTAS online. Applicants should register early, but no later than Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in order to resolve any potential difficulties in advance of the application deadline.
The FY 2013 CTAS reflects improvements and refinements from earlier versions. Feedback was provided to the department through tribal consultations and listening sessions, from a specially developed assessment tool about the application experience and written comments from applicants and grantees.
For the FY 2013 CTAS, a tribe or tribal consortium will submit a single application and select from 9 competitive grant programs referred to as purpose areas. This approach allows the Department's grant-making components to consider the totality of a tribal community's overall public safety needs. The deadline for submitting applications in response to this grant announcement is 9:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
The 9 purpose areas are:
- Public Safety and Community Policing (COPS)
- Comprehensive Tribal Justice System Strategic Planning (BJA)
- Justice Systems and Alcohol and Substance Abuse (BJA)
- Corrections and Correctional Alternatives (BJA)
- Violence Against Indian Women-Tribal Governments Program (OVW)
- Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (OVC)
- Comprehensive Tribal Victim Assistance Program (OVC)
- Juvenile Justice (OJJDP)
- Tribal Youth Program (OJJDP)
Tribes or tribal consortia may also be eligible for non-tribal- government-specific federal grant programs and are encouraged to explore other funding opportunities for which they may be eligible. Additional funding information may be found at www.grants.gov or the websites of individual agencies.
CTAS FY2013 Solicitation (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Additional Requirements (PDF)
Supporting Materials (PDF)
Sample Executive Summary Template (PDF)
Sample Tribal Narrative Template (PDF)
Sample COPS Purpose Area 1 Template (PDF)
Sample BJA Purpose Area 2 Template (PDF)
Sample BJA Purpose Area 3 Template (PDF)
Sample BJA Purpose Area 4 Template (PDF)
Sample OVW Purpose Area 5 Template (PDF)
Sample OVC Purpose Area 6 Template (PDF)
Sample OVC Purpose Area 7 Template (PDF)
Sample OJJDP Purpose Area 8 Template (PDF)
Sample OJJDP Purpose Area 9 Template (PDF)
Sample Timeline (PDF)
Sample Assurances and Certifications (PDF)
Sample Demographics Form and Budget Worksheet (PDF)
Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding to establish or enhance drug court services, coordination, offender management, and recovery support services. This program furthers the Department's mission by providing resources to state, local, and tribal governments and state, local, and tribal courts to enhance drug court programs and systems for nonviolent substance-abusing offenders. For Category 1: Implementation and Category 2: Enhancement, applicants are limited to states, state and local courts, counties, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13DrugCourtSol.pdf.
Applications due February 21, 2013.
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications from local and tribal partners to plan, implement, and enhance place-based, community-oriented strategies to address neighborhood-level crime issues as a component of or a foundation to a broader neighborhood revitalization or redevelopment initiative. Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) resources will target locations where a significant proportion of crime occurs as compared to the overall jurisdiction. BCJI furthers the Department's mission by leading efforts to enhance the capacity of local and tribal communities to effectively target and address significant crime issues through collaborative cross-sector approaches that help advance broader neighborhood development goals.
Eligible entities to serve as fiscal agent include states, unit of local governments, non-profit organizations (including tribal non-profit organizations), and federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13BCJIsol.pdf.
Applications are due March 4, 2013.
Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding under the Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program, also known as Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). This program furthers DOJ's mission and violent crime reduction strategy by providing support to state, local, and tribal efforts to reduce gun and gang-related violent crime. Eligible applicants are PSN Task Force fiscal agents for the U.S. Attorney districts and federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13PSNsol.pdf.
Applications are due March 11, 2013.
Second Chance Act Technology Careers Training Program for Incarcerated Adults and Juveniles
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding under the Second Chance Act to provide technology career training to incarcerated individuals. This program furthers the Department's mission by providing services and programs to help facilitate the successful reintegration of offenders as they return to their communities. Eligible applicants are limited to states, units of local government, territories, and federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13SCATechCareersSol.pdf.
Applications are due March 11, 2013.
Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) are seeking applicants for funding under a joint solicitation to support an enhanced anti-human trafficking law enforcement task force and victim service model designed to identify, rescue, and assist foreign and domestic, adult and minor, victims of human trafficking within the United States. This program furthers the Department's mission by enhancing the law enforcement and social service fields' response to human trafficking victims. Eligible applicants are limited to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and state, local, tribal and nonprofit victim service organizations with a demonstrated, established relationship and capacity to form successful partnerships with key stakeholders to support an enhanced approach to identifying, rescuing, and assisting victims of all forms of human trafficking. For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13HumanTraffickingSol.pdf.
Applications are due March 14, 2013.
Second Chance Act Adult Mentoring and Transitional Services for Successful Reentry Program
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding under the Second Chance Act for mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations and Indian tribes. This program furthers the Department's mission by providing services and programs to help facilitate the successful reintegration of offenders as they return to their communities. Applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13SCAMentoringSol.pdf.
Applications are due March 21, 2013.
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. This program furthers the Department's mission by increasing public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illness who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Applicants are limited to states, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and tribal organizations. BJA will only accept applications that demonstrate that the proposed project will be administered jointly by an agency with responsibility for criminal or juvenile justice activities and a mental health agency. For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13JMHCPsol.pdf.
Applications are due March 25, 2013.
FY 2013 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program
In fiscal year 2013, the SMART Office continues support for implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, through posting of the SMART Office FY 2013 Support For Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program solicitation. This funding assists jurisdictions in offsetting the costs of SORNA implementation and ongoing SORNA implementation assurance. Jurisdictions may receive up to $400,000 to further efforts at substantial implementation. For more information regarding this opportunity, please visit http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=MwlxRQtBc5yp70Wbxv0P0JQKrR6ybT92N3Z1Js2TyV7PmSnQ4V2B!-1502138492?oppId=217337&mode=VIEW or http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/smart/pdfs/smartfy13awa.pdf.
Applications due March 26, 2013.
FY 2013 Family Drug Court Programs
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will award funding to enhance the capacity of family drug courts. The Family Drug Courts program builds the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments to either implement new drug courts or enhance pre-existing drug courts for individuals with substance abuse disorders or substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, including histories of trauma, who are involved with the family dependency court as a result of child abuse, neglect, and other parenting issues. Applicants must provide services to the parents in the program and their children. This program provides seed money, not long-term support. OJJDP expects successful applicants to develop and implement a sustainability plan during the grant period to continue operation of the family drug court when the grant ends. This program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 3797u, et seq. For more information, please visit FY 2013 Family Drug Court Programs.
Applications due March 25, 2013.
Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training, and Technical Assistance
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding under the Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) Program. TCCLA provides funding to non-profits and organizations for quality legal assistance targeting members of Indian tribes and tribal justice systems and quality technical assistance to support development and enhancement of tribal justice systems. The goal of TCCLA is to enhance tribal court systems and improve access to civil and criminal court systems. This program furthers the Department's mission by providing assistance to promote the fair and impartial administration of justice at the tribal level. Applicants for Categories 1 and 2 are limited to non-profit organizations (tribal and non-tribal), as defined by Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) ยง 501(c)(3)), including tribal enterprises and educational institutions (public, private, and tribal colleges and universities) that provide legal assistance services for federally recognized Indian tribes, members of federally recognized Indian tribes, or tribal justice systems pursuant to federal poverty guidelines. Federal poverty guidelines are updated every year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Applicants for Category 3 are limited to national or regional membership organizations and associations whose membership or a membership section consists of judicial system personnel within tribal justice systems. For more information, please visit https://www.bja.gov/Funding/13TCCLAsol.pdf.
Applications due April 4, 2013.
To improve the crime-fighting and criminal justice administration capabilities of tribal, state, and local governments, we must ensure that tribes and communities have access to additional resources. Please find links to funding opportunities available from The Justice Department and from the federal government.
The federal government has established Grants.gov, which is the single access point for competitive discretionary funding opportunities offered by all federal agencies. Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants.The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), is the office of the U.S. Department of Justice that provides innovative leadership to federal, state, local, and tribal justice systems by disseminating state-of-the art knowledge and practices across America, and providing grants for the implementation of these crime fighting strategies.
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
COPS — the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services — is the office of the U.S. Department of Justice that advances the practice of community policing in America’s state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Office on Violence Against Women
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, is to provide federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
