Opportunity Listing - Tribal Court Improvement Program

Tribal Court Improvement Program

Agency: Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB

Assistance Listings: 93.586 -- State Court Improvement Program

Last Updated: April 20, 2026

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides funding to tribal courts to assess the effectiveness of and support improvements to how these courts and/or legal representation handle American Indian and Alaska Native child welfare cases. This includes cases involving family preservation, family reunification, guardianship, and adoption.

The Tribal Court Improvement Program (TCIP) supports the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) mission to foster health and well-being by providing partnership and effective delivery of human services.

Through this program, ACF partners directly with tribes to strengthen tribal court systems that oversee child welfare matters, helping ensure that children are safe, families are supported, and court proceedings are timely, fair, and legally sound.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are Indian tribes, as defined by subsections (E) and (I) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), or tribal consortia that meet one of the three conditions below: Operating an approved title IV-E program in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c).Plans to operate a title IV-E program and have received a Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grant, as authorized by section 476 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 676).Have a court that handles foster care or adoption cases.A tribal consortium is a partnership between two or more tribes that work together to achieve a common objective. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.

Grantor contact information

Description

Catherine Heath 888-203-6161

Email

cb@grantreview.org

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

June 9, 2026

Estimated Application Due Date:

July 24, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

September 29, 2026

Estimated Project Start Date:

September 30, 2026

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

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Award

$943,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CS-0020

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Income security and social services

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Forecast posted date:

April 20, 2026

Archive date:

August 23, 2026