Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Training and Technical Assistance Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Training and Technical Assistance Program is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), focused on helping American Indian and Alaska Native tribes strengthen their correctional infrastructure through specialized training and hands-on technical assistance. The core purpose is to support tribes as they develop practical, cost-effective strategies to plan, renovate, and/or construct facilities tied to the incarceration and rehabilitation of both juvenile and adult offenders who are subject to tribal jurisdiction. In other words, the program is aimed at improving how tribal communities think through, design, and carry out correctional facility projects so that limited resources are used wisely and facilities better meet safety, compliance, and rehabilitation needs.

Rather than being a direct brick-and-mortar construction grant in the traditional sense, the emphasis is on training and technical support that can make facility projects more achievable and sustainable. That can include guidance on planning processes, evaluating needs, exploring renovation versus new construction options, considering operational costs over the life of a facility, and aligning facility design with programming for rehabilitation. The intent is to help tribes avoid common pitfalls in correctional facility development, make informed decisions early, and create plans that are realistic for local conditions, budgets, staffing, and long-term operations.

This opportunity is authorized under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title II, Subtitle A (Public Law 103-322), as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 13701 et seq. The associated CFDA listing is 16.596, identified as the Tribal Justice Facilities Grant Program for Indian Tribes, which places it within the broader federal justice assistance framework supporting tribal justice and detention-related improvements.

The funding instrument for this program is a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency generally expects to have a more active role in overseeing or collaborating on the work than it would under a standard grant. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $1,000,000, and the minimum award amount (award floor) is listed as $0. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which can make participation more feasible for applicants that may not have additional funds available to meet a match.

Eligibility is broad and includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, small businesses, and for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses). This wide eligibility structure reflects that technical assistance and training services may be delivered by a range of qualified entities, including universities, specialized correctional planning firms, tribal consortia, and nonprofit technical assistance providers, depending on how the project is designed.

Key administrative details show the opportunity was posted on January 12, 2009 (created January 7, 2009), with an application closing date of March 12, 2009, and an archive date of April 11, 2009. The Funding Opportunity Number is BJA-2009-2018. For applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact for application technical support was Chris Casto at 202-353-7193.

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