FY18-20 Holistic Defense Pilot TTA

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) Program serves to enhance operations of tribal court systems and improve access to those systems through legal services, and to support the development and enhancement of tribal justice systems. For Category 1-Civil and for Category 2-Criminal, eligible applicants were non-profit organizations with a tax status of 501(c)(3) under the Internal Revenue Service Code, including tribal enterprises and educational institutions. The category 1 and 2 awards are designed to strengthen and improve the representation of indigent respondents in civil causes of action, an indigent defendants in criminal cases under the jurisdiction of Indian tribes. For Category 3, eligible applicants were national or regional membership organizations and associations whose membership or a membership section consists of judicial system personnel within tribal justice systems. The award is designed to provide quality training and technical assistance to develop and enhance tribal justice systems.

The award recipient will use grant funds to enhance the operations of tribal justice systems, improve the access to those systems, and provide TTA for development and enhancement of tribal justice systems. For FY 2019, one of the priorities is implementation of holistic approaches in representation of tribal members in tribal courts which could include collaboration between civil and criminal indigent defense and other related services for tribal members to enhance outcomes for clients consistent with the TCCLA program and principles of healing and wellness. Grantees are also encouraged to collaborate with other grantees, Indian tribes, and the tribal justice community to accomplish these goals.
NCA/NCF

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) Program serves to enhance operations of tribal court systems and improve access to those systems through legal services, and to support the development and enhancement of tribal justice systems. For Category 1-Civil and for Category 2-Criminal, eligible applicants were non-profit organizations with a tax status of 501(c)(3) under the Internal Revenue Service Code, including tribal enterprises and educational institutions. The category 1 and 2 awards are designed to strengthen and improve the representation of indigent respondents in civil causes of action, an indigent defendants in criminal cases under the jurisdiction of Indian tribes. For Category 3, eligible applicants were national or regional membership organizations and associations whose membership or a membership section consists of judicial system personnel within tribal justice systems. The award is designed to provide quality training and technical assistance to develop and enhance tribal justice systems.

The award recipient will use FY 2018 funds to enhance the operations of tribal justice systems and improve the access to those systems, and to provide TTA for development and enhancement of tribal justice systems.
CA/NCF

The Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) Program purpose is to strengthen and improve the capacity of tribal justice systems to address civil and criminal causes of action in their jurisdiction and to ensure access to quality training and technical assistance (TTA) for systems’ development and enhancement, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the operations of tribal justice systems and improving access to those systems by tribal citizens. Elgibility for Category 1 and 2 site-based grants includes non-profit organizations as defined by 26 U.S.C.§ 501(c)(3), tribal nonprofit organizations, tribal enterprises, and educational institutions, with experience providing legal assistance to eligible individuals, pursuant to federal poverty guidelines, and Indian tribes or tribal justice systems. Eligibility for Category 3, TTA cooperative agreement includes national or regional membership organizations and associations whose membership consists of judicial system personnel with tribal justice systems.

The Category 3 cooperative agreement grantee will provide training and technical assistance for the development, enrichment, enhancement of tribal justice systems, or other purposes consistent with this chapter 38A of 25 U.S.C. 3661 et. seq. Under the Fiscal Year 2020 TCCLA Program solicitation cover, the priority is to improve the capacity and quality of indigent defense services and defense strategies for tribal justice systems. The grantee will enhance a holistic defense curriculum by competing resources to develop additional defense strategies and using information gathered to inform curriculum enhancements; identify emerging issues, needs, strategies and prioritize recommendations of tribal stakeholders to fold into annual BJA funding priorities; hold annual veterans’ legal clinic(s); and deliver customized TTA to all active TCCLA grantees and Indian tribes.

NCA/NCF