FY 2016 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation is Now Accepting Applications

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is pleased to announce that for the seventh consecutive year, it is seeking applications for funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS).   DOJ launched the CTAS in fiscal year (FY) 2010, and since that time, federally-recognized tribes and tribal consortia are able to submit a single application for most of the Justice Department’s tribal grant programs.

Through CTAS Purpose Area  #5, the Office on Violence Against Women’s Tribal Governments Program accepts applications to enhance the ability of tribes to respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking in Indian Country, enhance victim safety, and develop education and prevention strategies.

DOJ designed CTAS as a comprehensive approach to save time and resources and allow tribes and the Department to gain a better understanding of the Tribes’ overall criminal justice and public safety needs.

Since FY 2010, more than 1,400 grants totaling more than $620 million have been awarded to enhance law enforcement practices, victim services and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts in nine purpose areas:

• Public safety and community policing (COPS Office)
• Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning (BJA, OJJDP, OVC, COPS Office, OVW)
• Justice systems and alcohol and substance abuse (BJA)
• Corrections and correctional alternatives (BJA)
• Violence Against Women Tribal Governments program (OVW)
• Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (OVC)
• Comprehensive Tribal Victim Assistance program (OVC)
• Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts (OJJDP)
• Tribal Youth Program (OJJDP)

Applications for the FY 2016 CTAS funding announcement are due at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday, February 23, 2016. For additional information about CTAS FY 2016 visit http://www.justice.gov/tribal/open-solicitations.