Application Notes:

Prior to submitting full applications, applicants must submit mandatory initial applications, which must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 18, 2025.

Initial applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

Initial applications must include the SF 424.

Applicants will be notified as to whether their initial applications have been approved and will be invited to submit full applications, which must be received by 8:59 p.m. ET on March 25, 2025.

Full applications must be submitted online at diamd-auth.usdoj.gov.

Full applications must include:

• Standard application information
• SF LLL
• Proposal abstract(s) (2,000 characters max)
• Data requested with application
• Purpose area narrative question sets
• Budget and associated documentation
• Memorandum of understanding (MOU) (if applicable)
• Curriculum vitae or resumes (if applicable)
• Tribal authority to apply/tribal authorizing resolution (if applicable)
• Letters of support (if applicable)

Refer to pages 44-51 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding application components.

The following are required in order to submit an application:

• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
• SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.

An optional webinar, specific to this component, is scheduled as follows:

January 30, 2025
3:00 p.m. ET
Registration: us02web.zoom.us

Additional program webinars are scheduled for this program. Information regarding additional webinars and office hours can be found online at rise.articulate.com.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Tribal community and justice profile (20 percent)
• Purpose area narrative(s) (60 percent)
• Budget detail worksheet and narrative (15 percent)
• Application timeline (5 percent)

Refer to the NOFA file and Application folder for additional application information.

Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program; however, matching funds proposed by successful applicants will become mandatory and subject to audit.

Funding Notes:

An estimated $105 million is available for this program overall, of which approximately $9 million is available to support an anticipated six to eight awards of up to an anticipated $900,000 through this component, as follows:

• Single jurisdiction facility: awards of up to $1.9 million
• Regional (two or more tribes) facility: award amounts are based on the population sizes of tribes that will be served as a result of the project, as follows:
  • Population size of 50 to 10,000: awards of up to $2.8 million
  • Population size of 10,001 to 50,000: awards of up to $4.2 million
  • Population size of 50,001 or more: awards of up to $5.6 million

In addition to monetary awards, recipients will receive free training and technical assistance (TTA).

Award notifications are expected to be made by September 30, 2025.

Project periods will be up to 60 months and must begin on October 1, 2025.

Applicants must budget travel costs for attendance by two staff members at the program orientation meeting, as detailed on page 11 of the NOFA file.

Applicants must also budget the costs of one project manager and one financial manager.

Conference costs must receive prior approval from the funding agency. Refer to pages 44-47 of the FinancialGuide file for additional information regarding costs that require prior approval from the funding agency.

All award recipients and subrecipients must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.

Funds may not be used for:

• Temporary modular facilities, such as trailers
• State or local facilities
• Outside training and technical assistance (TTA) providers or outside organizations to create a strategic plan
• Land acquisition
• Compensation of federal employees
• Travel of Department of Justice (DOJ) employees
• Bonuses or commissions
• Lobbying
• Fundraising
• Corporate formation
• Costs incurred outside the project period, unless approved in writing by the funding agency

Refer to the FinancialGuide and CostAllowability files for additional information regarding unallowable costs.

For FY 2024, $84,646,962 was provided to support awards through this program overall, and nine awards were issued via this component. For FY 2023, $96,704,143 was provided to support awards through this program overall, and ten awards were issued via this component. For FY 2022, $82,206,777 was provided to support awards through this program overall, and six awards were issued via this component. Refer to the Award file for details.

January 8, 2025
A fact sheet pertaining to sole source justification has been released and attached as the SSJFactSheet file. In addition, a list of answers to frequently asked questions regarding this program has been released and attached as the FAQ file. The Eligibility section has been updated accordingly.