Comprehensive Strategic Planning

The BJA Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation supports BJA’s comprehensive approach to deliver training and technical assistance (TTA) to federally recognized Indian Tribes. The TTA will provide tribal jurisdictions with assistance to: (1) develop strategies to address crimes relating to substance abuse and other controlled substances; and (2) implement and enhance tribal justice systems including tribal law enforcement, courts, prosecution, and pretrial; (3) conduct comprehensive justice system-wide strategic planning and develop written justice system-wide strategic plans; (4) address violent crime in tribal communities; (5) address the tribal justice needs of Alaska Native Villages; and (6) develop and foster intergovernmental collaboration among tribal-federal-state-local governments in order to improve public safety and victims’ services. The main focus of the TTA will be with tribes who receive funding under CTAS Purpose Areas 2 (Strategic Planning), 3 (Tribal Justice Systems), and 10 (Violent Crime) The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC), with partners the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) and the Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI), will provide TTA to the CTAS PA 2 grantees that will assist tribal justice systems to develop and implement improved strategies to address and enhance tribal justice system capacity and safety. The partners' TTA approach guides justice practitioners through a process of collaborative multi-disciplinary planning to promote community wellness and safety. CA/NCF

The Bureau of Justice Assistance provides a comprehensive array of training and technical assistance (TTA) to assist federally recognized Indian tribes' ability to implement and enhance programs to reduce alcohol, substance abuse, and related crimes; and strengthens tribes' ability to implement and enhance tribal justice systems through training and technical assistance to increase their knowledge of emerging technology, evidence-based practices, and new models of service. The TTA offered will increase the knowledge of criminal and tribal justice practitioners through in-person training, web-based learning, distance learning using webinars, teleconferences, and developing or revising training curricula; increase a tribal justice agency's ability to solve problems and/or modify policies or practices; and increase the information provided to BJA and the criminal and tribal justice communities.

Through the Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning Program TTA, The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC), with partners the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) and the Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI), will provide intensive, customized TTA to assist four new CTAS PA 2 grantees in the development and implementation of improved strategies to address and enhance their tribal justice system capacity, thereby increasing safety for their members. This includes the deployment of subject matter expertise onsite and via technology, to assist them with developing and strengthening their advisory board, developing and administering a community and justice system needs assessment, and using that data to create a comprehensive tribal justice system strategic plan in which to follow that will be the road map to enhancement of the tribe's justice system.

NCA/NCF

The BJA Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation supports BJA’s comprehensive approach to deliver training and technical assistance (TTA) to federally recognized Indian Tribes. The TTA will provide tribal jurisdictions with assistance to: (1) develop strategies to address crimes relating to substance abuse and other controlled substances; and (2) implement and enhance tribal justice systems including tribal law enforcement, courts, prosecution, and pretrial; (3) conduct comprehensive justice system-wide strategic planning and develop written justice system-wide strategic plans; (4) address violent crime in tribal communities; (5) address the tribal justice needs of Alaska Native Villages; and (6) develop and foster intergovernmental collaboration among tribal-federal-state-local governments in order to improve public safety and victims’ services. The main focus of the TTA will be with tribes who receive funding under CTAS Purpose Areas 2 (Strategic Planning), 3 (Tribal Justice Systems), and 10 (Violent Crime)

The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC), with partners the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) and the Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI), will provide TTA to the CTAS PA 2 grantees that will assist tribal justice systems to develop and implement improved strategies to address and enhance tribal justice system capacity and safety. The partners' TTA approach guides justice practitioners through a process of collaborative multi-disciplinary planning to promote community wellness and safety.

CA/NCF

The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC), with partner, the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) the (Partners) present this application in response to the invitation by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to apply for continuation funds in support of FY 2022-2023 Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program, supplemental to 2019-IC-BX-K002. The project supports the CTAS, Purpose Area 2 (PA2) grantees, as well as other federally recognized tribes, and all CTAS related activities.

The Partners' TTA approach guides justice practitioners through a process of collaborative multi-disciplinary planning to promote community wellness and safety. Through this opportunity, NCJTC will continue to promote the goals of the BJA in CTAS related activities to support Tribal nations applying for, or awarded, CTAS funding. NCJTC will also assist Tribes engaging in comprehensive Tribal justice system-wide strategic planning resulting in the development of a written strategic plan.

The project goal is to assist the tribal justice systems of federally recognized tribes to develop and implement improved strategies to address and enhance their tribal justice system capacity, thereby increasing safety for their members; the outcome being the development of a written strategic plan in which to follow that will be the road map to enhancement of the tribe's justice system.

The deliverables include:

Objective 1: Provide Training and Technical Assistance to BJA grantees and other federally recognized tribes for the project period.
Deliverable: Support BJA PA2 grantees, and any existing grantees, with their justice system planning project.
Deliverable: Provide strategic planning TTA to grantee and non-grantee tribes through knowledge-sharing activities and tools.
Deliverable: Collaborate with other BJA and DOJ funded TTA providers to ensure coordinated TTA efforts, including delivery of TTA to Alaska grantees and to grantees with training needs specific to other CTAS purpose areas.

Objective 2: Provide coordination of BJA/DOJ CTAS events to prepare tribes to apply for CTAS and for
those awarded CTAS projects with information and resources needed to successfully manage their awards.
Deliverable: Provide planning and logistical support for CTAS grantee orientation.
Deliverable:Administer the CTAS assessment and report.
Deliverable: Coordinate CTAS webinars annually.
Deliverable: Conduct four virtual CTAS Accessing Grants trainings for tribes during the open solicitation period.
Deliverable: Provide faculty and planning support for the American Indian Justice Conference.

The Partners are experienced in meeting all deliverables and we look forward to continued efforts with BJA.

The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC), with partner, the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) and the Tribal Judicial Institute of University of North Dakota School of Law, the (Partners), present this application in response to the invitation by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to apply for continuation funds in support of FY 2022-2024 Tribal Justice CTAS (Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program, supplemental to 2019-IC-BX-K002.

The main goals of this project are to continue to provide support to the PA2 grantees and any other federally recognized tribe to engage in comprehensive justice system-wide strategic planning, and to provide logistical support to the CTAS committee in the delivery of CTAS pre-application preparation, orientation, and evaluation.

Goal 1: Assist federally recognized tribes in the development and implementation of improved strategies to address and enhance their tribal justice system capacity

Objective: Provide Training and Technical Assistance to BJA grantees and other federally recognized tribes for the project period.

Deliverable: support BJA FY 2022-2023 PA2 grantees, and any existing grantees with their justice system planning project.

Deliverable: provide strategic planning TTA to grantee and non-grantee tribes through knowledge-sharing activities and tools.

Deliverable: identify and summarize emerging practices and lessons learned to share with other tribal justice practitioners through the tribal access to justice innovation

Deliverable: collaborate with other BJA and DOJ funded TTA providers to ensure coordinated TTA efforts, including delivery of TTA to Alaska grantees and to grantees with training needs specific to other CTAS purpose area.

Deliverable: provide faculty and planning support for the American Indian Justice Conference or other national event.

Deliverable: provide grant project management and evaluation.

Goal 2: Provide logistical support to the CTAS committee in the delivery of CTAS pre-application preparation, orientation, and evaluation.

Objective: Provide coordination of BJA/DOJ CTAS events to prepare tribes to apply for CTAS and for those awarded CTAS projects with information and resources needed to successfully manage their awards.

Deliverable: Provide planning and logistical support for CTAS grantee orientation.

Deliverable: Administer the annual CTAS assessment and report (FY 2023 - FY 2024).

Deliverable: Coordinate CTAS webinars annually (December 2023-September 2024).

Deliverable: Conduct four virtual CTAS Accessing Grants training courses for tribes during FY 2023-FY 2024 open solicitation period.

Deliverable: Provide grant project management and evaluation.