Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice FY26 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Notice of Funding Opportunity
In short: Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $5.6 million. Open to tribal government.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 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
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. The deadline is in 4 days. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
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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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct11
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 - 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. - Oct8
Finish a complete draft for a final review (already past: do it now)
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct13
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Oct15
Deadline
From the funder.
Save this grant to put these dates in My grants and your private calendar.
Writing the need statement? Unicoi County facts with citations.
See how others wrote it
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.
- Any OJP grant (sample for a rural police department)
Sample budgets
A sample budget summary and budget narrative. Not a full application · Link checked Oct 7, 2026
Who in Tennessee has won this program
137 awards to Tennessee groups in 50 counties since 2014 · 0 in Unicoi County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $9.8M | 2020 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $3.2M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.7M | 2022 |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.2M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Nashville, Davidson County | $2M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $2M | 2019 |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.9M | 2025 |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.8M | 2024 |
| City of Clarksville | Clarksville, Montgomery County | $1.6M | 2014 |
| City of Gallatin | Gallatin, Sumner County | $1.2M | 2024 |
| City of Clarksville | Clarksville, Montgomery County | $1.1M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Nashville, Davidson County | $1M | 2022 |
Source: USAspending.gov; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 29 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Unicoi County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamb of Jackson, Inc. | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $554K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $333K spent that year | 2024 |
| Williamson County | Franklin, Williamson County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $227K spent that year | 2023 |
| Families Free, Inc. | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $200K | 2023 |
| Families Free, Inc. | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $199K spent that year | 2023 |
| Putnam County, Tennessee | Cookeville, Putnam County | Tennessee Bureau of Investigations | $192K spent that year | 2025 |
| Rutherford County, Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $167K spent that year | 2025 |
| Hamilton County, Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs | $112K spent that year | 2024 |
| Recovery Court of Sumner County, Inc. | Gallatin, Sumner County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $100K | 2023 |
| City of Ripley | Ripley, Lauderdale County | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $95K spent that year | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $56K spent that year | 2023 |
| T.a.m.b. of Jackson, TN., Inc. | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $52K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
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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).
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).
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).
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).
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
Match
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).