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BJA Tribal Court Grant 2008
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Click on the links below to find tools and resources to aid you in the grant application process.
For questions, please contact the National Tribal Justice Resource Center at Mail@ntjrc.org or at 303-245-0786.

BJA Tribal Court Grant Solicitation 2008
TCAP Frequently Asked Questions 2008
Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Court Funding Page
How to Apply at Grants.gov - PDF

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

BJA Tribal Court Grant Solicitation 2007 - PDF
BJA Tribal Court Grant Solicitation 2006 - PDF
BJA Tribal Court Grant Solicitation 2005 - PDF
BJA Tribal Court Grant Solicitation 2004 - PDF
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2008 Tribal Court Grant Solicitation

Authorized by 25 U.S.C. 3681(a), the Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) helps develop new tribal courts, improves the operations of existing tribal courts, and provides funding for technical assistance and training of tribal court staff. The program�s goals are to (1) provide planning grants to develop a comprehensive strategy and implementation plan to establish a court; and (2) provide grants for an existing tribal court system to enhance tribal court services.

All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.

TCAP helps develop new tribal courts, improves the operations of existing tribal courts, and provides funding for technical assistance and training of tribal court staff.

For information on tribal courts and training, visit the National Tribal Justice Resource Center�s web site at http://www.ntjrc.org.

Tribes may submit a TCAP application in one of three categories below. All applicants are encouraged to identify and plan system improvements to increase the tribe�s (or tribes�) capacity to collect and share court-related system data.

CATEGORY I: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN INTERTRIBAL COURT SYSTEM FOR SMALLER POPULATIONS.
Grant maximum: $200,000. Applicants from consortia of tribal governments�at least two per consortium�each serving a population of less than 1,000 to plan, develop, and implement a new tribal court system. Funds may be used to facilitate the development and initial implementation of an intertribal court system to meet the needs of more than one tribe in the same geographic region. Should distances and/or inhospitable terrain adversely impact the development of a collaborative partnership for TCAP, tribes serving populations of less than 1,000 may apply as a single entity by including this justification in their applications.

CATEGORY II: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A SINGLE-TRIBE COURT SYSTEM.
Grant maximum: $200,000. Applicants from tribal governments serving populations of 1,000 or greater for the development and initial implementation of a tribal court.

CATEGORY III: ENHANCING THE OPERATION OF TRIBAL COURTS.
Applicants from tribal communities of any size to enhance the operation of existing tribal courts, including, but not limited to: establishing a core structure for a tribal court, improving case management, training court personnel, developing civil and criminal code, 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. Category III awards will be awarded under two tiers: 1) tribes and tribal consortia serving populations of less than 5,000 (grant maximum: $150,000); and 2) tribes serving populations of 5,000 or more (grant maximum: $175,000). Applicants under both tiers must include information about their current operating budget and dockets to support the requested funding.

Applicants under all three tiers must include information about their current operating budget and dockets to support the requested funding.

Eligibility:
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. � 524 note, applicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments, including eligible Alaska Native villages and corporations,1 and authorized intertribal consortia (see 25 U.S.C. � 450b[e]).For a recent list of federally recognized tribes see Vol. 72, No. 55, of the Federal Register, pp. 13648-13652. Under this solicitation, a tribal government or intertribal consortium may submit only one application�a tribal government may not be part of two applications�and only one tribal government may serve as the applicant agency for an intertribal consortium. All applications must be accompanied by a current authorizing resolution of the governing body of the tribal entity or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable government body. If the grant will benefit more than one tribal entity, a current authorizing resolution or other enactment of the tribal council or comparable government body from each tribal entity must be included. If the grant application is being submitted on behalf of a tribal entity, a letter or similar document authorizing the inclusion of the tribal entity named in the application must be included. Recipients of prior BJA Tribal Court planning grants may only apply for Category III funding. Recipients of FY 2006 or FY 2007 TCAP grants are not eligible to apply for FY 2008 supplemental funding.

Length of Award:
The minimum project period for TCAP awards is 24 months. The project start date should be on or after September 1, 2008 and end 24 months later.

How to Apply
DOJ is participating in the e-Government initiative, one of 25 initiatives included in the President�s Management Agenda. Part of this initiative�Grants.gov�is a �one-stop storefront� that provides a unified process for all customers of federal grants to find funding opportunities and apply for funding.

Grants.gov Instructions: Complete instructions can be found at www.grants.gov. If you experience difficulties at any point during this process, please call the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 1�800�518�4726.

A Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number must be included in every application. Organizations should verify that they have a DUNS number or take the steps necessary to obtain one. Applicants can receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated tollfree DUNS number request line at 1�866�705�5711.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this solicitation is 16.608, titled �Tribal Court Assistance Program.�