The Fiscal Year 2025 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, provides funding opportunities for federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia to enhance public safety, justice systems, and victim services in tribal communities. The funding combines multiple tribal-specific DOJ programs under a single coordinated application process, allowing tribes to develop comprehensive approaches to meet their unique safety and justice needs. The total amount anticipated for this funding opportunity is $105,000,000, with awards distributed across multiple purpose areas.

There are eight purpose areas under CTAS, each addressing different priorities for tribal communities. Purpose Area 1 focuses on public safety and community policing, including hiring and equipping law enforcement officers, implementing community policing strategies, and addressing challenges like drug-related crime and missing or murdered Indigenous persons. Purpose Area 2 supports comprehensive tribal justice systems strategic planning to improve public safety and community wellness. Purpose Area 3 provides funding for developing and improving adult tribal justice systems, including prevention, courts, corrections, and reentry services. Purpose Area 4 targets infrastructure projects, such as renovating, expanding, or constructing tribal justice facilities, including police departments, courts, detention centers, and transitional living facilities.

Purpose Area 5 supports the development, implementation, and enhancement of adult tribal treatment courts, such as healing to wellness courts and veterans’ treatment courts. The funding aims to address substance use disorders and recidivism by providing evidence-based treatment and recovery support. Purpose Area 6 focuses on improving the investigation, prosecution, and handling of criminal child abuse and neglect cases, particularly those involving child sexual abuse, while reducing trauma for victims. Purpose Area 8 supports the establishment and enhancement of youth healing to wellness courts, which integrate judicial supervision, treatment, and culturally relevant services for tribal youth. Purpose Area 9 funds tribal youth programs to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency, improve juvenile justice system responses, and support youth through prevention, intervention, and treatment services.

Eligible applicants include federally recognized tribal governments, tribal consortia, and, in certain cases, tribal designees. Each tribe or consortium may submit only one application, though tribes may participate in both independent and consortium applications as long as the proposed activities are distinct. Match requirements are not applicable for any purpose area under this funding opportunity.

The application process involves a two-step submission. Applicants must first submit the SF-424 form through Grants.gov by March 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The full application, including attachments, must then be submitted through JustGrants by March 25, 2025, at 8:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Applications must include responses to the tribal community and justice profile questions, purpose area-specific narratives, a budget detail worksheet and narrative, and other required documents such as tribal resolutions or memoranda of understanding for partnerships.

Award notifications are expected by September 30, 2025, with performance periods varying from 24 to 60 months depending on the purpose area. DOJ will provide pre-application webinars to assist applicants, and additional technical assistance is available throughout the application process. All applicants are encouraged to develop proposals that reflect a coordinated and strategic approach to improving public safety, justice systems, and services for tribal communities.