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The FY23 Tribal Resources Grant Program - Technical Assistance (TRGP-TA) is a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office funding opportunity designed to strengthen public safety in tribal communities by expanding and improving community policing practices through hands-on technical assistance. Community policing, as framed in the solicitation, emphasizes partnerships and problem-solving approaches that address the real conditions driving crime and community fear, rather than relying only on reactive enforcement. In this program, the COPS Office is focusing its resources on helping tribal law enforcement agencies and their partners build practical capacity, adopt proven approaches, and embed community policing into everyday operations. The broader values running through the program include civil rights and racial equity, improved access to justice, support for victims and people impacted by the justice system, stronger community safety, and increased trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
This solicitation is structured around a specific technical assistance project: helping tribes develop and implement Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRPs) for Missing Indigenous Persons. The opportunity aligns with Executive Order 14053 (November 15, 2021), which calls for better coordination across federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and specifically encourages the development and support of TCRPs for missing person cases. A TCRP is meant to be a tribally led, culturally appropriate set of guidelines and procedures that improves the speed, coordination, and effectiveness of responses when an Indigenous person goes missing. The federal government has already produced draft guides for TCRP development with input from tribal leaders and communities, and this grant is intended to build on prior COPS Office technical assistance work by moving from general community policing support into targeted assistance that directly improves missing-person response capacity and coordination.
Funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, with one expected award up to $300,000. While eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" (with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full notice), the solicitation makes clear that the successful applicant should be an organization with well-established experience providing direct technical assistance to law enforcement and justice professionals in this subject area. The emphasis is on delivering practical, on-the-ground assistance that helps agencies build and operationalize plans and procedures. Research and training development projects aimed at tribal law enforcement are explicitly out of scope, meaning proposals centered on producing new research studies or creating training curricula as the primary output are not what this funding is meant to support.
The work itself is expected to include several core components. First, the recipient must create a technical assistance strategy that helps tribal law enforcement develop and implement TCRPs, and that strategy should leverage and coordinate with existing DOJ resources, including U.S. Attorneys Offices personnel such as MMIP Coordinators, Tribal Liaisons, and Law Enforcement Coordinators, as well as the National Indian Country Training Initiative. Second, the project must help tribal agencies strengthen or update internal law enforcement policies and procedures connected to missing or murdered Indigenous persons cases, which can include issues like intake processes, information sharing, investigative steps, coordination protocols, and communication approaches. Third, the recipient must deliver technical assistance not only to tribal agencies but also, as needed, to nontribal law enforcement partners who may be part of implementation, since cross-jurisdiction coordination is often central in missing-person cases. Fourth, the project must ensure broad dissemination of tools and materials that support TCRP development, so that the benefits extend beyond a small number of sites and can be adopted more widely.
The solicitation also sets expectations for the kind of products the COPS Office wants the project to generate. Knowledge products and guidance should follow "good guidance" principles: they should be quality-driven and action-oriented (clear steps that reduce inconsistent performance), evidence-based (aligned with the best available evidence identified through systematic review), accessible (plain language and practical length for working law enforcement professionals), and memorable (easy to apply under pressure in complex situations). Applicants are expected to consider COPS Office performance measures when shaping project activities and to follow the COPS Office Editorial and Style Manual for deliverables. If the project includes site-specific work with particular agencies, letters of support from the targeted agencies are strongly encouraged to show buy-in and readiness to participate.
Finally, the COPS Office is placing a strong premium on demonstrated cultural, legal, and operational competence in Indian Country contexts. Applicants must document staff experience and organizational capability to work with federally recognized tribes, including knowledge of federal Indian law and tribal law, jurisdictional issues that affect investigations and enforcement (including complexities for tribes located in P.L. 93-280 states), federal policies tied to self-determination and tribal consultation, the roles of federal agencies involved in Indian law enforcement and tribal justice services, and an understanding of tribal governance systems, culture, and intergovernmental protocols. In short, the grant is built for an experienced technical assistance provider that can support tribally led planning, improve real-world law enforcement procedures, and produce usable tools that help tribes and their partners respond more effectively to missing Indigenous persons cases.Apply for O COPS 2023 171555
- The Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY23 Tribal Resources Grant Program - Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 12, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 15, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FY23 Tribal Resources Grant Program - Technical Assistance (TRGP-TA) FAQs
What is the FY23 Tribal Resources Grant Program - Technical Assistance (TRGP-TA)?
TRGP-TA is a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) COPS Office funding opportunity that supports tribal public safety by expanding and improving community policing practices through hands-on technical assistance.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The solicitation is designed to strengthen practical capacity in tribal communities by helping tribal law enforcement agencies and partners adopt proven community policing approaches and embed them into everyday operations, with a targeted focus on missing-person response for Indigenous people.
How does the solicitation define or frame community policing?
Community policing is framed as partnerships and problem-solving approaches that address the real conditions driving crime and community fear, rather than relying only on reactive enforcement.
What values or priorities are emphasized by the program?
The solicitation highlights civil rights and racial equity, improved access to justice, support for victims and people impacted by the justice system, stronger community safety, and increased trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
What specific technical assistance project is this solicitation centered on?
The solicitation is structured around helping tribes develop and implement Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRPs) for Missing Indigenous Persons.
What is a Tribal Community Response Plan (TCRP)?
A TCRP is a tribally led, culturally appropriate set of guidelines and procedures intended to improve the speed, coordination, and effectiveness of responses when an Indigenous person goes missing.
How does this opportunity relate to Executive Order 14053?
The opportunity aligns with Executive Order 14053 (November 15, 2021), which calls for improved coordination across federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and encourages development and support of TCRPs for missing person cases.
What type of award is being offered?
Funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates ongoing involvement or collaboration with the funding agency during the project.
How many awards are expected, and what is the maximum award amount?
The COPS Office expects to make one award, up to $300,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full notice. The solicitation makes clear that the successful applicant should be an organization with well-established experience providing direct technical assistance to law enforcement and justice professionals in this subject area.
What kind of applicant is the COPS Office looking for?
The COPS Office is seeking an experienced technical assistance provider capable of delivering practical, on-the-ground support that helps agencies build and operationalize missing-person response plans and procedures in Indian Country contexts.
Is this funding intended for research projects?
No. Research projects are explicitly out of scope. Proposals centered on producing new research studies are not what this funding is meant to support.
Is this funding intended for training development or creating new curricula?
No. Training development projects aimed at tribal law enforcement are explicitly out of scope when creating curricula is the primary output.
What are the core activities the recipient is expected to perform?
The solicitation describes several core components: (1) create a technical assistance strategy to help tribes develop and implement TCRPs; (2) help strengthen or update internal law enforcement policies and procedures related to missing or murdered Indigenous persons cases; (3) provide assistance to tribal agencies and, as needed, nontribal law enforcement partners involved in implementation; and (4) broadly disseminate tools and materials that support TCRP development.
What does the solicitation mean by a "technical assistance strategy" for TCRPs?
It means an organized approach to delivering hands-on support that helps tribal law enforcement develop and implement TCRPs, while leveraging and coordinating with existing DOJ resources and relevant personnel.
Which DOJ resources and personnel should the project coordinate with?
The technical assistance strategy should leverage and coordinate with existing DOJ resources, including U.S. Attorneys Offices personnel such as MMIP Coordinators, Tribal Liaisons, and Law Enforcement Coordinators, as well as the National Indian Country Training Initiative.
What kinds of internal policies and procedures may be addressed through the technical assistance?
The solicitation notes areas such as intake processes, information sharing, investigative steps, coordination protocols, and communication approaches connected to missing or murdered Indigenous persons cases.
Does the project only support tribal law enforcement agencies?
No. While tribal agencies are central, the solicitation also expects technical assistance to be provided to nontribal law enforcement partners as needed, because cross-jurisdiction coordination is often central in missing-person cases.
What does "broad dissemination" mean in this solicitation?
It means the project must ensure tools and materials supporting TCRP development are shared widely so that benefits extend beyond a small number of sites and can be adopted more broadly.
What kinds of deliverables or products does the COPS Office expect?
The solicitation anticipates knowledge products and guidance materials that are usable in practice and support consistent implementation of TCRP-related procedures.
What are the "good guidance" principles referenced for knowledge products?
Products should be quality-driven and action-oriented (clear steps that reduce inconsistent performance), evidence-based (aligned with the best available evidence identified through systematic review), accessible (plain language and practical length for working law enforcement professionals), and memorable (easy to apply under pressure in complex situations).
Are applicants expected to use any specific editorial or style requirements for deliverables?
Yes. Deliverables are expected to follow the COPS Office Editorial and Style Manual.
Are there performance measurement expectations?
Yes. Applicants are expected to consider COPS Office performance measures when shaping project activities.
Are letters of support required?
The solicitation states that if the project includes site-specific work with particular agencies, letters of support from targeted agencies are strongly encouraged to demonstrate buy-in and readiness to participate.
What kind of experience in Indian Country is the COPS Office emphasizing?
The solicitation places a strong premium on demonstrated cultural, legal, and operational competence in Indian Country contexts, including experience working with federally recognized tribes and understanding tribal governance systems, culture, and intergovernmental protocols.
What legal and jurisdictional knowledge should applicants be able to demonstrate?
Applicants must document knowledge of federal Indian law and tribal law, jurisdictional issues affecting investigations and enforcement (including complexities for tribes located in P.L. 93-280 states), federal policies tied to self-determination and tribal consultation, the roles of federal agencies involved in Indian law enforcement and tribal justice services, and related operational realities.
Why does the solicitation mention P.L. 93-280 (Public Law 280) states?
The solicitation highlights that jurisdictional complexities can affect investigations and enforcement, and it explicitly notes that applicants should understand these complexities, including those relevant to tribes located in P.L. 93-280 states.
What does "tribally led" mean in the context of TCRPs?
It means the plan is led by tribes and designed to be culturally appropriate, reflecting tribal priorities and protocols while improving coordination and operational response to missing-person cases.
Does the solicitation build on prior federal work related to TCRPs?
Yes. The solicitation notes the federal government has produced draft guides for TCRP development with input from tribal leaders and communities, and this grant is intended to build on prior COPS Office technical assistance work by moving into targeted assistance that improves missing-person response capacity and coordination.
What is the practical focus of the program compared with more general community policing support?
The solicitation describes a shift from general community policing support to targeted assistance that directly improves missing-person response capacity, coordination, and operational procedures through TCRP development and implementation.
What is the overall goal for tribal communities if this project is successful?
The overall goal is to support tribally led planning, improve real-world law enforcement procedures, and produce usable tools that help tribes and their partners respond more effectively to missing Indigenous persons cases, strengthening trust and community safety.
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