Thursday, April 1, 2010

Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP)

The Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) helps develop new tribal courts; improves the operations of existing tribal courts; provides assistance with the development, enhancement, and operation of tribal justice systems; and provides funding for training and technical assistance (TTA) of tribal court and justice systems staff. The goal of the Tribal Courts TTA Program is to provide assistance to tribes through training, technical assistance, and policy development as the tribes strategically develop, implement, enhance, and operate their court systems. The training and technical assistance also assists the tribes in developing and implementing strategic community-wide criminal justice system planning.

Amount: $1.5m

Date due: May 18, 2010

For more information, click here.