Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (CJA) Program: Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Purpose Area #6
Link
https://www.justice.gov/tribal/open-solicitations
Additional Links
Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)
Purpose Area Fact Sheet Booklet
Deadline
Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsor
Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC)
Purpose
Provides funding to tribal communities to support the development and operation of programs to improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of cases of criminal child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse cases, in a manner which lessens trauma for child victims. Part of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS).
Funds may be used for activities and services related to criminal child abuse and neglect cases, such as:
- Establishing or enhancing a legal system to conduct criminal investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases
- Supporting strategies for criminal investigation, prosecution, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child victim
- Providing emergency and crisis intervention services to aid child abuse victims and their family members in recovering from abuse and neglect
- Providing trauma-informed support services to criminal child abuse victims and their nonoffending family members
Projects should focus on trauma-informed, multidisciplinary approaches to the criminal investigation, prosecution, and management of cases by improving coordination among tribal, state, and federal professionals. Additional information about program activities, objectives, and deliverables can be found in the program guidance.
Amount of Funding
Award ceiling: $450,000
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding:
$3,000,000
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants include:
- Federally recognized Indian tribes, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation
- Consortia consisting of 2 or more federally recognized Indian tribes
- Organizations acting as authorized designees of federally recognized Indian tribes that can provide a current tribal resolution or other satisfactory legal enactment from the tribe as part of the application
Award recipients of CTAS Purpose Area 6 in fiscal year (FY) 2023 and 2024 are not eligible to apply in FY 2025.
Geographic Coverage
Nationwide
What This Program Funds
Capacity Building • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing
Application Process
Application requirements, instructions, and other relevant information can be found in the funding announcement.
Applications must be submitted electronically through a 2-step process:
- Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by the March 18, 2025 deadline.
- Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by the March 25, 2025 deadline.
CTAS
Pre-application webinar schedule
Narrative
template
Contact
For questions on submitting in
grants.gov:
800-518-4726
support@grants.gov
For questions on submitting in
JustGrants:
833-872-5175
JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov
For program questions or general
assistance:
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Response Center
800-421-6770
tribalgrants@usdoj.gov
Rural Awards
Past awards communities have received are described on the program website.
Rural communities who received funding in FY 2024 include:
- Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Tribal Office
- Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in Michigan
- Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
- Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota
Topics This Program Addresses
Adverse Childhood Experiences • Attorneys and Courts • Child Welfare • Law Enforcement • Mental Health • Social Service Supports • Violence, Trauma, and Abuse