ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2023-171471

U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Fiscal year 2023 Competitive Grant Announcement

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Fiscal year 2023 Competitive Grant Announcement is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 10, 2023. Individual awards are listed as up to $12M, with about 116 awards expected and $1.93B in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include federally recognized tribal governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.583 (Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities) and 5 other listings.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Dec 19, 2022
Close date: May 10, 2023
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $11,975,000
Est. total funding: $1,930,000,000
Expected awards: 116
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Federally recognized tribal governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Federally recognized Indian tribes. (See 25 U.S.C. § 5304 (e) which, for purposes of this solicitation, provides the applicable definition of “Indian tribe.”) Consortia consisting of two or more federally recognized Indian tribes. Tribal designees are eligible applicants only for certain activities related to the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) programs (see eligibility information for CTAS Purpose Area 6)

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

CTAS combines many of the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) existing tribal government-specific competitive solicitations into a single solicitation requiring only one application from each tribe or tribal consortium. This approach reduces the number of applications required to access funding and provides federally recognized tribes, tribal consortia, and tribal designees the opportunity to develop a comprehensive approach to tribal justice, public safety, and victimization issues.

Note: CTAS is not a program but a single solicitation to allow tribes to apply to seven separate grant programs from four grant-making offices.

FY 2023 CTAS Changes form Solicitations Issued in Previous Years:

Text from the template is no longer included in the narrative's page limit.
Purpose Area 9 awards can be used to serve youth up to age 21.
Purpose Area 9 has three categories that tribes can apply for, including a two-year strategic planning award added in FY 2022. Please review information about each category carefully.
Purpose Area 8 funding may be used to expand the treatment workforce for Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts.

Each tribe or tribal consortium may submit only one CTAS application. This application can include proposals for project funding under one or more purpose areas (PAs). As such, multiple awards may be made in response to a single application.

The Department of Justice encourages tribes to review CTAS for potential opportunities to support priority initiatives including, but not limited to:

Addressing missing or murdered Indigenous people.

Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 special tribal criminal jurisdiction.

Providing public safety in light of recent jurisdictional changes.

Addressing the lack of law enforcement and core tribal justice services for remote tribes.

In addition to applying for FY 2023 CTAS funding, federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia are encouraged to submit separate applications to any other DOJ or federal grant program for which they may be eligible. For information on additional funding sources, visit www.grants.gov, the DOJ Program Plan, and the websites of individual federal agencies.

The four DOJ components offering tribal government-specific grants through CTAS are listed below. For more information, visit www.justice.gov/tribal/.

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office)
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listings

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.583

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$3M

FY25

$3M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.583. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
tribalgrants@usdoj.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $12m, total estimated program funding is $1,930,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 116 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2023-171471), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes in 7 daysALN 16.043, 16.583…