BJA FY 19 Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation | BJA 2019 15929

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The BJA FY 19 Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2019 15929) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It was created on March 12, 2019, with an original application deadline of May 14, 2019. Awards are made as cooperative agreements, which typically means the recipient and the federal agency work closely together during the project period, with more active federal involvement than a standard grant.

The purpose of this solicitation is to support BJA's comprehensive approach to delivering training and technical assistance (TTA) to federally recognized Indian Tribes through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) framework. Rather than funding only direct services, the emphasis is on strengthening tribal capacity by providing expertise, guidance, tools, and hands-on support that tribal jurisdictions can use to improve public safety and the overall performance of their justice systems. In practical terms, the funded organization(s) would be expected to help tribes diagnose needs, plan improvements, implement evidence-informed strategies, and sustain changes over time.

The TTA supported under this opportunity is focused on several key tribal justice priorities. First, it aims to help tribal jurisdictions develop strategies to address crimes connected to substance abuse and other controlled substances, reflecting the significant impact that drugs and alcohol can have on crime, victimization, and community wellbeing. Second, it supports implementation and enhancement of core components of tribal justice systems, including tribal law enforcement, courts, prosecution, and pretrial functions. This can include improving policies, procedures, training, coordination, case processing, and system effectiveness across these entities. Third, it specifically calls for comprehensive, justice system-wide strategic planning, including the development of written strategic plans that look across the entire tribal justice continuum rather than treating each part of the system in isolation. Fourth, it targets violent crime in tribal communities, indicating an intent to strengthen approaches to prevention, investigation, prosecution, and victim-centered responses. Fifth, it includes attention to the distinct tribal justice needs of Alaska Native Villages, which often operate in different geographic, legal, and service-delivery conditions than many tribal communities in the lower 48 states.

Funding under this solicitation is associated with CFDA number 16.608. The activity categories listed for the program are broad and reflect the cross-cutting nature of justice-related TTA, including community development, training and employment-related support, information and statistics, law and justice services, and research and development. The maximum award amount listed is $800,000, and BJA anticipated making up to 7 awards, suggesting a competitive process with a limited number of relatively substantial awards intended to support organizations capable of delivering TTA at scale and with consistency.

Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses. This broad eligibility indicates BJA is open to funding a range of entities that have demonstrated expertise in tribal justice, training delivery, technical assistance, strategic planning, and systems improvement, including organizations that can tailor support to the cultural, legal, and operational realities of tribal jurisdictions.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as an investment in the infrastructure and capability of tribal justice systems through targeted training, technical support, and planning assistance. The expected outcomes center on improved tribal strategies to address substance-related crime, stronger justice system operations across law enforcement and courts, clearer justice-wide strategic direction documented in formal plans, more effective approaches to violent crime, and specialized support that accounts for the unique circumstances of Alaska Native Villages.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the community development, employment, labor and training, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), information and statistics, law, justice and legal services, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 19 Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.608.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 12, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $800,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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