Opportunity Information: Apply for DOJ 2017 4997
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) is a discretionary grant opportunity designed to help federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia strengthen public safety and improve services for victims in tribal communities. CTAS was created in response to concerns raised during nationwide discussions about violent crime in tribal areas, where tribes emphasized that applying to multiple separate DOJ tribal grant programs was burdensome and time-consuming. Beginning in 2010, DOJ consolidated several tribal-government-specific competitive solicitations into a single, coordinated application process so that a tribe or consortium could submit one application that supports a more comprehensive, community-wide approach to justice, safety, and victimization issues rather than pursuing disconnected funding streams.
A major theme of CTAS is coordination. Instead of forcing applicants to navigate separate solicitations with different structures, CTAS allows tribes to plan across program areas and propose solutions that reflect how public safety and victim services work in real life on the ground. This can include aligning law enforcement needs with prosecution, courts, detention, prevention, and victim support in a way that fits local priorities and capacity. DOJ has also described CTAS as an evolving process shaped by tribal input. Over multiple years, the department has continued to refine the solicitation based on tribal written comments, formal tribal consultations, listening sessions, focus groups, and annual feedback collected through an assessment tool. DOJ specifically notes continued refinement informed by events such as the DOJ Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women (December 6, 2016) and the Indian Nations Conference (December 8-10, 2016) hosted on the reservation of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, reflecting an emphasis on ongoing consultation and responsiveness.
For the cycle referenced in the source data, the funding opportunity is titled "U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation" with opportunity number DOJ 2017 4997. It is offered by the Department of Justice as a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) within the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category. The eligible applicants are Native American tribal governments that are federally recognized, as well as certain other entities as clarified in the solicitation's additional eligibility information. The listed CFDA program numbers tied to this consolidated solicitation are 16.582, 16.583, 16.587, 16.596, 16.608, 16.710, and 16.731, indicating that multiple DOJ tribal program areas are bundled under the single CTAS application framework.
Operationally, CTAS applications must be submitted through DOJ's online Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmsexternal/. The process is structured in two steps: first registering in GMS, and then completing and submitting the application within GMS. In the referenced posting, the opportunity was created on November 29, 2016, with an original closing date of February 28, 2017. DOJ anticipated making a large number of awards under this coordinated solicitation model, with expected awards listed as 207, and an award ceiling of up to $4,000,000. Overall, CTAS is best understood as DOJ's streamlined, one-application gateway for tribes and tribal consortia to pursue DOJ funding for a coordinated strategy to address crime, enhance justice system capacity, and expand victim services in tribal communities.Apply for DOJ 2017 4997
- The Department of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.582, 16.583, 16.587, 16.596, 16.608, 16.710, 16.731.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 29, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 28, 2017 All applications must be submitted through DOJs online Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmsexternal/.There are two steps (1) registering in GMS and (2) applying and submitting an application in GMS.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 207 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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