BJA FY 11 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training, and Technical Assistance

The summary for the BJA FY 11 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training, and Technical Assistance Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 11 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training, and Technical Assistance
	CFDA Number:	16.815
	CFDA Description:	Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2011-2968
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 15, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 15, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 12, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 12, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jun 11, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	1,150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants in Category 1 are limited to tribal and non-tribal non-profit (Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) § 501(c)(3)) entities that provide legal assistance services for federally recognized Indian tribes, members of federally recognized Indian tribes, or tribal justice systems pursuant to federal poverty guidelines. Federal poverty guidelines are updated every year by the U.S. Federal poverty guidelines are updated every year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov/opa/pdf/poverty-guidelines-010.pdf). Applicants in Category 2 are limited to tribal and non-tribal non-profit (I.R.C. §501(c)(3)) entities that provide legal assistance services for federally recognized Indian tribes, members of federally recognized Indian tribes, or tribal justice systems pursuant to federal poverty guidelines, Federal poverty guidelines are updated every year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov/opa/pdf/poverty-guidelines-2010.pdf). Applicants in Category 3 are limited to national or regional membership organizations and associations whose membership or a membership section consists of judicial system personnel within tribal justice systems.
Grant Description: Authorized by 25 USC 3651, et seq., BJA's Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) grants enhance tribal justice systems and improve access to those systems. Targeted to non-profit organizations, the grants serve to strengthen and improve the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases and indigent respondents in civil causes of action under the jurisdiction of Indian tribes.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://wwwstage.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/grant/11tcclasol.pdf
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