# Simpler Grants.gov #O-BJA-2026-172775

BJA grants for tribal legal assistance and justice-system training

**Buyer:** Bureau of Justice Assistance
**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 06, 2026
**Identifier:** O-BJA-2026-172775
**NAICS:** 541199

The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s FY 2026 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program provides grant funding to strengthen legal services and justice systems in tribal communities.
- **Government buyer and program**
  - Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice; Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program, Assistance Listing 16.815.
  - This is a discretionary cooperative-agreement grant opportunity, not a procurement of commercial products or services.
- **Funding and applicants**
  - Maximum award: $600,000; cost sharing or matching is not required.
  - Eligible applicants include qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits that provide tribal legal assistance and national or regional membership organizations whose members work in tribal justice systems.
- **Supported activities**
  - Legal aid and indigent defense for eligible tribal members, federally recognized tribes, and tribal justice systems, particularly in rural and remote communities with limited legal services.
  - Training and technical assistance to develop or strengthen tribal courts and justice-system operations.
  - Focus areas include tribal-state joint jurisdiction, veterans’ clinics and legal assistance for Native American veterans, Missing Murdered and Indigenous People, Violence Against Women Act matters, the Tribal Law and Order Act, and Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction.
- **OEMs, vendors, and line items**
  - No OEMs or vendors are named. No product or service line items, part numbers, or purchase quantities are specified.

### Description

This funding opportunity supports legal assistance to eligible tribal members, federally recognized Indian tribes, and tribal justice systems serving rural and remote tribal communities where legal services are sparse. It also supports specialized training and technical assistance to develop and enhance tribal courts and justice system operations. Areas include tribal and state joint jurisdiction, veterans’ clinics and legal assistance, Missing Murdered and Indigenous People, the Violence Against Women Act, the Tribal Law and Order Act, and Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction. The award maximum is $600,000; no cost sharing or matching is required.

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