Tribal Court Improvement Program
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Award ceiling
—Award floor
—Posted
Jul 8, 2026Closes
Aug 7, 2026Location eligibility
No specific state restriction found in this listing — check the full opportunity for details.Categories: Income Security and Social Services
Eligible applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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.