Assistance Listing 16.583
Children'S Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities
Office of Justice Programs · Department of Justice
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 21 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $450,000. Expect about 87 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 76%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $450K
- $448K – $450K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 6
- $2.6M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Dec
- annual · 87-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Nation | Tribal | OK | 2 | $899,990 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Tribal | OK | 2 | $886,804 |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | Tribal | MN | 2 | $878,392 |
| Alaska Native Justice Center, INC | Tribal | AK | 2 | $874,534 |
| Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes | Tribal | MT | 2 | $640,694 |
| Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation | Tribal | MT | 1 | $450,000 |
| KAW Nation | Tribal | OK | 1 | $450,000 |
| Pueblo of Acoma | Tribal | NM | 1 | $450,000 |
| RED Lake Band of Chippewa Indians | Tribal | MN | 1 | $450,000 |
| Puyallup Tribe of Indians | Tribal | WA | 1 | $450,000 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $6.7M | $428K | $402K – $450K |
| 2022 | 7 | $2.6M | $444K | $431K – $450K |
| 2023 | 7 | $3.0M | $450K | $428K – $450K |
| 2024 | 8 | $2.7M | $450K | $333K – $450K |
| 2025 | 6 | $2.6M | $450K | $448K – $450K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | 2026-10-15 | 83 d | O-BJA-2026-172662 · U.S. Department of Justice FY26 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| 2024-12-19 | 2025-03-18 | 89 d | O-BJA-2025-172288 · FY25 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation |
| 2023-12-12 | 2024-03-08 | 87 d | O-BJA-2024-171911 · FY24 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation |
| 2022-12-19 | 2023-05-10 | 142 d | O-BJA-2023-171471 · U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Fiscal year 2023 Competitive Grant Announcement |
| 2022-08-23 | 2022-08-29 | 6 d | O-BJA-2022-171426 · BJA FY 2022 Invited to Apply- Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards - Law Enforcement Operations |
| 2021-12-14 | 2022-03-10 | 86 d | O-BJA-2022-171017 · U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Fiscal year 2022 Competitive Grant Announcement |
| 2021-01-19 | 2021-03-16 | 56 d | O-BJA-2021-60008 · U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Fiscal year 2021 Competitive Grant Announcement |
| 2019-12-04 | 2020-02-25 | 83 d | DOJ-2020-6396 · U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation |
| 2018-11-28 | 2019-03-12 | 104 d | DOJ-2019-5941 · U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation |
| 2018-01-03 | 2018-03-20 | 76 d | DOJ-2018-5410 · U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation |
| 2016-11-29 | 2017-02-28 | 91 d | DOJ-2017-4997 · U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation |
| 2013-04-25 | 2013-06-10 | 46 d | OVC-2013-3613 · OVC FY13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program-Vision 21 Fellowships |
| 2011-04-15 | 2011-06-14 | 60 d | OVC-2011-3016 · OVC FY 11 American Indian and Alaska Native SANE-SART Program |
| 2009-02-12 | 2009-04-06 | 53 d | OVC-2009-2065 · OVC FY09 Training and Technical Assistance for Childrens Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Grant Program |
| 2009-02-10 | 2009-04-06 | 55 d | OVC-2009-2064 · OVC FY 09 Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 16.583?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 21 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $450,000. Expect about 87 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Children'S Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $450K; the middle half ran from $448K to $450K. 6 new awards were made, with $2.6M committed to them.
When does 16.583 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Dec with about 87 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jul 24, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Justice (Office of Justice Programs). Assistance Listing 16.583 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.