CTAS-FY 2016
Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is committed to a sustained partnership with Tribal governments to improve justice and public safety in Tribal communities
Through Fiscal Year 2010 through 2015, an average of
approximately 240 applications per year are submitted for
nearly 700 individual grants or “purpose areas”.
There have been over 1,418 awards made for over $623 million
since CTAS began in 2010.
In Fiscal Year 2015, DOJ received 234 applications that included
627 individual purpose areas with funding requests
approaching $306 million. Less than $99 million was funded.
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office)
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
PA #1: Public Safety & Community Policing A-Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP)
Hiring
B- Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP) Equipment/Training
Administered by the Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS)
PA #2: Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning
Administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs on behalf of all CTAS participating bureaus and offices.
PA #3: Justice Systems, and Alcohol and Substance Abuse…BJA A - Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP)
B - Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention
Program (IASA) PA #3: Justice Systems, and Alcohol and Substance
Abuse…BJA Administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance in
the Office of Justice Programs
PA #4: Tribal Justice Systems Infrastructure
Administered by the Bureau of Justice
Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs
PA #5: Violence Against Women Tribal Governments Programs
Administered by the Office on Violence Against Women
PA #6: Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for
Indian Communities
Administered by the Office for Victims of Crime in the Office of Justice Programs
PA #7: Comprehensive Tribal Victim Assistance
Programs
Administered by the Office for Victims of Crime in the Office of Justice Programs
PA #8: Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts PA#9: Tribal Youth Program (TYP) Administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention in the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(OJJDP) removed the eligibility restriction for Purpose Area 9 (Tribal Youth Programs) to allow all federally recognized tribes to apply and has changed the maximum award amount from $500,000 to $350,000.
OJJDP has extended the award period for both Purpose Area 8 (Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts) and Purpose Area 9
(Tribal Youth Program) to four years.
Federally-recognized Tribes as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, listed on the
http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/webteam/documents/document/idc1-029026.pdf
Alaska Native Villages and Corporations
Tribal Consortium consisting of two or more federally-recognized Tribes
The overall goal of this program: enhance capacity of tribal courts to respond to alcohol-related issues of youth under age 21.
Address policies, procedures, assessment tools, and services that currently focus on youth under age 21 who possess or consume alcohol and suffer from alcohol-related issues.
Target population: The population served under this grant may include individuals who are younger than age 21
Allowable costs/activities:
Staffing
Supplies/equipment
Training
Travel
Comprehensive planning
Training and technical assistance: A TTA provider has been identified by OJJDP for grantees under this purpose area.
Strategic planning: Awardees are required to travel to a strategic planning training and submit a comprehensive plan for implementation of their program.
Performance Measures: https://www.ojjdp-
dctat.org/.
Travel:
Budget travel for attendance at:
1) one three-day strategic planning session for up to four people;
2) one three day PA #8-specific training event for 2–3 people; and
3) one three day DOJ CTAS orientation meeting for two to three people. (See the GSA website for determining allowable per-diem travel cost: www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287.)
Recipients of grant funds will be required to
participate in one program-area specific, web-based new grantee orientation.
Match:
No match is required
The overall goal of TYP supports and enhances Tribal efforts to prevent and control juvenile delinquency and strengthen the juvenile justice system
Prevention/Intervention/Treatment 1. Prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency and promote
protective factors. This may include mentoring, youth development, anti-gang education, truancy and school dropout prevention programs, afterschool programs, and parenting education programs.
2. Interventions for court-involved tribal youth. This may include mentoring, graduated sanctions, restitution, diversion, home detention, foster and shelter care, and other alternatives to detention.
3. Treatment services for at-risk and high-risk youth. This may include alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs; mental health treatment and prevention programs services; and development and implementation of trauma-informed practices in programs and services that address child abuse and neglect and the effects and issues of childhood trauma or exposure to violence.
4. Prevention and intervention services for native girls. This may include programs that focus on teaching skills needed to resist substance abuse, prevent teen pregnancy, build self-esteem, foster positive relationships with peers and adults learn self-advocacy, and build pro-social skills.
5. Services for youth in detention or out-of-home placement. This may include green/sustainable tribal traditions, risk and needs assessments, educational and vocational programming, mental health and substance abuse services, family strengthening, recreational activities, and aftercare/re-entry services to help successfully reintegrate the youth into the tribal community.
6. Improvement or establishment of data collection systems. This may include efforts to create or improve abilities to track youth in detention, placement or community-based programs with the goal of improving understanding of and responses to youth and community needs.
Target population: The population served under this grant must not include individuals who are age 18 or older
Allowable costs/activities:
Staffing
Strategic Planning
Equipment
Training
Travel
Orientation: Recipients of grants funds may also be required to participate in one program-area specific, web-based new grantee orientation
Strategic planning: Awardees will be required to
travel to a strategic planning training, and submit a comprehensive plan for implementation of their program. Encouraged to form an advisory committee.
Performance Measures: https://www.ojjdp-dctat.org/.
Budget travel for attendance at:
1) one three-day strategic planning session for up to four people;
2) one three-day PA #9 specific training event for 2–3 people; and
3) one three-day DOJ CTAS orientation meeting for two to three people. (See the GSA website for determining allowable per-diem travel cost: www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287.)
Tribal Community & Justice Profile (30%)** Executive Summary Tribal Narrative Profile
Purpose Area Narrative for each Purpose Area for which the
applicant is applying (50%)**
Budget Detail Worksheet and Narrative including Demographic
Form (15%)**
Project/Program Timeline for each Purpose Area for which the
applicant is applying or one combined timeline for all Purpose
Areas for which the applicant is applying (5%)
Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) Other Attachments (as needed)
Job descriptions/resumes
Memorandum of agreement with proposed
partners
*Register with GMS early – No later than February 2, 2016
Instructions to register/submit application in GMS: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmscbt/
GMS: [email protected],1-888-549-9901(opt. 3), M-F, 6AM-12:00AM ET
Acquire a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number well in advance of applying, if you do not already have one.
Acquire or renew registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) database well in advance of applying (replaces CCR). *There is an FAQ on this for more detail.
Note: Only one application per Tribe or Tribal consortium will be accepted
An application can be revised in GMS up until the application deadline, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 (9PM ET)
If multiple applications are submitted, only the last one will be considered
Applicants who cannot submit an electronic application to GMS should call 1-800-421-6770 no later than Friday, January 22, 2016
Solicitation: Opened November 19, 2015
Closes 9pm Eastern Standard Time Tuesday, February 23, 2016
No Internet access - applicants must contact Response Center by Friday, January 22, 2016
DOJ expects to award grants no later than September 30, 2016
**Please don’t wait until the last day to submit the application in GMS.**
Visit DOJ’s dedicated CTAS website for up-to-date information:
www.justice.gov/tribal
Webinars are scheduled during the open period of the solicitation
Fact Sheets and Frequently Asked Questions are available
Prior years solicitations are available for review on the website – sample successful applications can be requested through the Response Center, 1-800-421-6770 or [email protected]
An online preparation guide for the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)is available to assist tribes as they prepare for, write and submit their applications for complex grants such as CTAS.
http://tribaljustice.edc.org/CTAS_Guide/story.html
DOJ Response Center
1-800-421-6770
Sign up for email updates when CTAS opens, etc. at: http://www.justice.gov/tribal/open-sol.html (click on envelope icon in banner)
*Reminder: The deadline is
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 @ 9pm ET
2/5/2016
Youth
Parents
Business
Media
Schools
Youth Serving
Organizations
State/Local/Tribal
Government
Healthcare
Professionals
Law
Enforcement
Substance Abuse
Organizations
Civic/Volunteer
Organizations
Religious/ Fraternal
Organizations
Local Problems Require Local Solutions
Drug-Free Communities
Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program
Goals of the DFC Program • To establish and strengthen collaboration among
communities, nonprofit agencies, and Federal, State, local and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance use among youth
• To reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse
January
FOA Public
February
Recruit Peer Reviewers
March
Applications Due
March / April
HHS Format/Requirement
Screening
April
Statutory Eligibility Requirements
May/June
Peer Review Process
June/July
Rank Order Funding Packages Assembled
August/September
Funding Decisions Announced
September/October
Notice of Awards Issued
October
Summary Sheets / Scores Mailed
December
DFC New Grantee Meeting
DFC Yearly Grant Cycle
DFC Applicant Workshop Locations
Friday, January 22, 2016: El Paso, TX, Hampton Inn and Suites,
6635 Gateway Boulevard West, El Paso, TX 79925
Friday, February 5, 2016 (after CADCA’s National Leadership
Forum): Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, 201
Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745
Helen Hernandez DFC Administrator
202.395.6665 [email protected]
Victoria Cummiskey DFC Policy Analyst
202.395.6774 [email protected]
DFC Website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/drug-free-communities-support-program
