Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance (16.815)
Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance (Assistance Listing 16.815) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $6.7 million in 8 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $832,366 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $600,000. Half of the 8 awards fell between $262,500 and $1.2 million, and they ranged from $150,000 to $2.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$6.7 million
- Grant awards8
- Typical award$600,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1,579 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1579th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s): Improve civil and criminal legal services. Program goal(s) description: Build and enhance capacity and improve delivery of civil and criminal legal services to individuals and tribes, as well as develop policies that improve access to tribal justice systems; and provide training and technical assistance for development and enhancement of tribal justice systems. Program objective(s) name: Improve prosecution and defense capacity and address gaps in tribal civil and criminal legal assistance. Program objective(s) description: Identify needs and deliver customized services, including trial skills training to grantees; Build additional prosecution capacity to reflect current authorities (i.e., TLOA and VAWA); Build additional holistic defense capacity for defendants in tribal courts and in other justice systems and reduce collateral consequences, fees, and penalties; Review, identify and summarize gaps in knowledge, research, and data collection to inform tribal civil and criminal legal assistance needs.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Past notices
Of 6 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in June (2), January (1) and April (1).
- O-BJA-2026-172775: BJA FY 2026 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance
- O-BJA-2025-172590: BJA FY 25 Invited to Apply- Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program
- O-BJA-2024-172257: BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Law Enforcement Operations
- O-BJA-2024-172191: BJA FY24 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation
- O-BJA-2023-171804: BJA FY 23 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program
- O-BJA-2021-51003: BJA FY 21 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The awards vary by fiscal year and annual appropriations. Please see the current fiscal year funding amounts at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/overview or www.bja.gov. FY23 Award Range: Category 1 maximum award amount $1,098,000 Category 2 maximum award amount $1,098,000
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance (16.815) awarded $6.7 million across 8 grant awards, an average of $832,366 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Legal Services Association | Montana | 6 | $5.5 million |
| National American Indian Court Judges Association | Colorado | 2 | $1.2 million |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 8 | $6.7 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.