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

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Deadline
Due Oct 15, 2026 · 8 days left
Award size
Up to $5.6M
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Tribal government, and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. The deadline is in 8 days. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Get-ready checklist

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  • Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/b0ee7315-3f38-4234-aa95-f51e12ac9978 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/c2690319-c411-4c0c-82fe-4293375482fb

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About this grant

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.

Who can apply, from the official notice

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

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. Oct7
    Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
    Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov
  2. Sep24
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  3. Oct8
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  4. Oct13
    Submit
    Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog
  5. Oct15
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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Writing the need statement? Tipton County facts with citations.

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The agency posted this example. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

79 awards to Tennessee groups in 41 counties since 2014 · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
City of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$9.8M2020
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$2.7M2022
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$2.2M2023
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$2M2023
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesNashville, Davidson County$2M2019
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$1.9M2025
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$1.8M2024
City of ClarksvilleClarksville, Montgomery County$1.6M2014
City of GallatinGallatin, Sumner County$1.2M2024
City of ClarksvilleClarksville, Montgomery County$1.1M2020
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$1M2022
Downtown Memphis Ministry, Inc.Memphis, Shelby County$1M2025

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 6 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Families Free, Inc.Johnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services$200K2023
Recovery Court of Sumner County, Inc.Gallatin, Sumner CountyTennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services$100K2023
T.a.m.b. of Jackson, TN., Inc.Jackson, Madison CountyTennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services$52K2023
Volunteer Behavioral Health Care SystemChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services$50K2023
County of MadisonJackson, Madison CountyTennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services$44K2023
Tennessee Association of Drug Court Professionals IncNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services$34K2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program
Program number 16.043 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance · Grant, cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

This program on SAM.gov

About the federal program

Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities, also called “CJA”
Program number 16.583 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant, direct payment for a set purpose

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

This program on SAM.gov

About the federal program

Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program, also called “Drug Court Program (DCP)”
Program number 16.585 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

This program on SAM.gov

About the federal program

Tribal Justice Assistance
Program number 16.596 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

This program on SAM.gov

About the federal program

Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants, also called “COPS Office”
Program number 16.710 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Service · Project grant

How applications are judged

General criteria for selecting proposals are set forth in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322. Additional criteria may be developed by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and will be published in COPS application materials.

Match

There is no local match requirement for CHP (FY 2010 and FY 2011 only) Anti-Heroin Task Force, CAGI, CAMP, CSPP, Tech, Meth, SSI, CPD, CRI-TA, TRGP-Hiring, TRGP-E/T and Tribal Meth. UHP and Tech recipients (FY 2007 Tech recipients only) must contribute at least 25 percent of allowable project costs, unless a local match waiver is approved by the COPS Office (42 USC 379dd(g)). SOS recipients must contribute at least 50 percent of allowable project costs (42 USC 3797a(d)). FY 2012 to FY 2015, CHP recipients must contribute a minimum of 25 percent of the allowable project costs, unless a local match waiver is approved by the COPS Office. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.

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About the federal program

Tribal Youth Program, also called “(TYP)”
Program number 16.731 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

This program on SAM.gov

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