U.S. Department of Justice FY26 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Notice of Funding Opportunity

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
O-BJA-2026-172662
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $5,600,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • Other
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
Points of contact
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications for the FY26 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation, making approximately $107.245 million available to develop comprehensive public safety and victim services approaches, with the SF-424 form due October 15, 2026 and the full application package due October 22, 2026.

Eligible applicants are federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia (defined as two or more federally recognized Indian tribes); tribal designees are eligible for certain activities related to children's justice services. No match requirement applies. Award ceilings and periods of performance vary by purpose area, ranging from $100,000 to $5.6 million for regional projects, with performance periods of 24 to 60 months depending on the selected purpose area.

The NOFO consolidates nine DOJ tribal-specific competitive programs into a single application. Each tribe or tribal consortium submits one application and selects from multiple purpose areas addressing public safety, criminal and juvenile justice, substance use and treatment, tribal healing to wellness courts, and victim services (domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking). Purpose area options include Public Safety and Community Policing (COPS Office); Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning; Tribal Justice Systems Program; Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program; Adult Tribal Treatment Courts; Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities; Enhancing Youth Healing to Wellness Courts; and Tribal Youth Justice Program.

Applicants must maintain active SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity Identifier. The two-step submission process requires the SF-424 in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 15, 2026, followed by the full application package in JustGrants by 8:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 22, 2026. Evaluation includes responsiveness to minimum requirements, peer review (tribal community profile, purpose area narrative, budget detail, timeline), and programmatic and financial reviews. Award recipients must participate in mandatory DOJ CTAS new grantee orientation training during Year 1, with at least two staff members (program manager and fiscal manager) attending per funded purpose area.

The solicitation covers multiple CFDA numbers: Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (16.585), Tribal Youth Program (16.731), Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (16.583), Tribal Justice Assistance (16.596), Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (16.710), and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (16.043).

Synopsis

The Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) responds to tribal leaders' requests to improve and simplify the DOJ grant-making process. Since fiscal year (FY) 2010, DOJ has combined many of its tribal government-specific competitive funding opportunities into one notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and requires only one application from each tribe or tribal consortium under CTAS. This approach provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia the opportunity to develop a comprehensive approach to public safety and victimization issues. The FY 2026 CTAS NOFO refers to the DOJ's tribal government-specific competitive grant programs as purpose areas (PA). Applicants may select the PA(s) that best address their tribe's concerns related to public safety, criminal and juvenile justice, substance use related crime(s) and access to treatment and recovery support, including Tribal healing to wellness courts, and the needs of victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The DOJ components offering tribal government grant resources through this NOFO are listed below. Applicants should refer to the PA-specific information on focus areas, funding priorities, and allowable and unallowable costs to inform the development of their project design.

Eligibility

Consortia consisting of two or more federally recognized Indian Tribes; Tribal designees are eligible for certain activities related to OVC PA #6

Files

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