BJA FY 2019 Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance Program - Category 4

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 Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI) at the University of North Dakota, along with partners the Center for Court Innovation Tribal Justice Exchange (CCI), National Tribal Criminal Justice Center at Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) and the National Tribal Judicial College (NTJC), proposes to provide TTA to tribes funded under CTAS Purpose Area #10 as they develop strategies to respond to precipitous increases in crime at the tribal level, especially violent crime. In order to provide thorough, competent and culturally relevant training and technical assistance, the partners to this project will work directly with grantee tribes through initial outreach and TTA needs assessment, provision of on-site TTA as needed, distance learning modules on topics such as SAUSA basics, tribal and federal collaboration relevant to investigation and prosecution, tribal court and code development to address precipitous increases in violent crime, judicial training relevant to evidence and forensic evidence, and national conference delivery.
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Partners:  The Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI), along with primary partners Center for Court Innovation Tribal Justice Exchange (CCI), National Tribal Criminal Justice Center with Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) and the National Tribal Judicial College (NTJC), propose to provide consistent, culturally relevant, comprehensive and user-friendly delivery of TTA to BJA and OVW grantees and OLJ as they develop strategies to respond to precipitous increases in crime at the tribal level, especially violent crime.  

Experience: The partners have worked collaboratively for more than a decade to provide TTA focusing on court planning, diversionary programming, code development, strategic planning, tribal civil and criminal legal assistance, victims of crime, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault.  The partnership has evolved through a series of federally funded grant projects wherein the partnering agencies provided TTA to tribes nationwide. Partners have experience providing TTA to an array of tribal audiences and disciplines through in person training, online opportunities and publications.  Each partner has developed internal procedures to evaluate and report to funding agencies.

TTA: Key activities include a TTA needs assessment, on-site TTA, distance learning, judicial training, support for national conferences, establishment of online communities of practice and support for Operation Lady Justice Task force efforts, including a community of practice for tribal law enforcement. 

The following provides an overview of project goals and objectives:

GOAL 1: To provide proactive technical assistance to assist grantees and target audience in meeting the goals and objectives of their grant funding.

Objective 1: Provide overall project oversight and coordinated outreach to grantees and target audience.

Objective 2: Provide TA to target audience and support their efforts to successfully plan and implement strategies and programs to address precipitous increase in crime, particularly violent crime in their tribal community.

GOAL 2: To provide culturally competent, comprehensive and user-friendly Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) to assist BJA and OVW grantees in meeting the goals and objectives of their grant funding.

Objective 1: Provide TTA to grantees and target audience through publications, training opportunities, distance learning opportunities and online dissemination of resources on topics relevant to addressing precipitous increases in crime in tribal communities, particularly violent crime.

Objective 2: To support national partners on related projects and collaborate with BJA and OVW and funded TTA Providers to ensure consistent delivery of TTA to BJA and OVW grantees.

Partners:  The Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI), along with primary partners Center for Court Innovation Tribal Justice Exchange (CCI) and remaining partner to be identified, propose to provide consistent, culturally relevant, comprehensive and user-friendly delivery of TTA to BJA and OVW grantees and to support the activities of the DOJ MMIP task force and Intertribal Working Group as they develop strategies to respond to violent crime and implement Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction.  

Experience: The partners have worked collaboratively for more than a decade to provide TTA focusing on court planning, diversionary programming, code development, strategic planning, tribal civil and criminal legal assistance, victims of crime, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault.  The partnership has evolved through a series of federally funded grant projects wherein the partnering agencies provided TTA to tribes nationwide. Partners have experience providing TTA to an array of tribal audiences and disciplines through in person training, online opportunities and publications.  Each partner has developed internal procedures to evaluate and report to funding agencies.

TTA: Key activities include a TTA needs assessment, on-site TTA, distance learning, training, support for national conferences, establishment of online communities of practice and support for DOJ MMIP Task force and Intertribal Working Group efforts, including a community of practice for tribal law enforcement. 

The following provides an overview of project goals and objectives:

GOAL 1: To provide proactive technical assistance to assist grantees and target audience in meeting the goals and objectives of their grant funding.

Objective 1: To provide overall project oversight, coordinated outreach and focused technical assistance to grantees and target audience.

GOAL 2: To provide culturally competent, comprehensive and user-friendly Training and Technical Assistance (TTA).

Objective 1: To support and provide education, resources, and tools to support implementation of grantee projects and DOJ MMIP task force efforts.

GOAL 3: To support national partners on related projects and collaborate with BJA and OVW and funded TTA Providers to ensure consistent delivery of TTA to BJA and OVW grantees.

Objective 1: To support DOJ MMIP Task Force, Intertribal Working Group activities.
Objective 2: To support National Partners and federal agencies.