Tribal Court Improvement Program
Department of Health and Human Services
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
Funding
Award size
$100K – $1M
Award ceiling
250000
Type
Grant
Dates
Deadline
Closing this week
Posted
07/08/2026
Closes
2026-08-07
Eligibility
Eligibility
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Program
Funding area
Income Security and Social Services - ISS
Opportunity #
HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CS-0020
Source
Status
Open
Market
Government
Level
Federal
Source
Grants.gov