BJA FY 13 Tribal Courts Assistance Program and Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Training and Technical Assistance

Post Date

April 10th 2013

Application Due Date

May 30th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2013-3596

CFDA Number(s)

16.616

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Other

Eligible applicants are limited to for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, and institutions of higher learning experienced in training and technical assistance efforts in tribal jurisdictions. The applicant must show evidence of expertise with tribal justice issues and past experience in providing training and technical assistance to tribes. Applications from tribal organizations are encouraged. Private, for-profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fee. Joint applications from two or more eligible applicants are welcome; however, one applicant must be clearly designated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the other(s) designated as co-applicant(s). Note: BJA is seeking training and technical assistance providers for provision of services to assist Tribal Courts Assistance Program and Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program grantees in meeting their goals and objectives. These grantees are engaged in multiple-system comprehensive programming, and providers should consider partnering with organizations to ensure that all grantee needs can be met.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $1200000

Grant Description

In FY 2012, for a third year, DOJ undertook a comprehensive and coordinated approach for tribal governments to apply for funding to reduce and prevent crime and victimization. Through this process, the Departmentуs existing tribal government-specific programs are included in and available through a single Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS). Through CTAS, only one application is accepted from each federally recognized tribe. Each tribe can apply for funding under up to 10 purpose areas, which includes funding from DOJуs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Office on Violence Against Women, and Office of Justice Programs (including BJA, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). Through one application, tribes have the flexibility to apply for funding in as many purpose areas as desired based on expressed needs. BJA is seeking a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider for grantees funded under one CTAS purpose area. The Tribal Court Assistance Program (TCAP) and the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) Training and Technical Assistance provides support to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments that have received grants through the CTAS Purpose Area (PA) 3: Tribal Justice Systems, and Alcohol and Substance Abuse. In FY 2012, the allowable activities funded through TCAP and IASAP, were expanded to encompass the full spectrum of programs and activities included in tribal justice systems. TCAP and IASAP provide support to tribal governments to plan, implement, or enhance tribal justice systems and to address crime issues related to alcohol and substance abuse. Under PA 3, tribes could apply for funding to develop, enhance, and continue tribal justice systems including: alcohol and substance abuse prevention, law enforcement, pretrial services, risk and needs assessment development and implementation, diversion programming, tribal court services, healing to wellness courts, intervention and/or treatment, detention programming, community corrections, reentry planning and programming, justice system infrastructure enhancement, justice system information sharing, and other justice system needs. Tribes could also seek funding to support exercising enhanced authorities and provisions under the Tribal Law and Order Act.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Application Support

• Agency Email Address:

  support@grants.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Assistance

• More Information:

  Full Announcement