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Tribal Court Improvement Program

Federal funding opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CS-0020 from Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB (Department of Health and Human Services).

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Posted
July 8, 2026
Closes
August 7, 2026
Award ceiling
$250,000
Award floor
$50,000
Program funding
$943,000
Expected awards
7
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
93.586
Category
Income Security and Social Services
Archives
September 6, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.586 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$26.9M
FY2025 obligated
$28.5M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$37.6M
Awards in window
307

Top recipients: Judicial Council of California, Supreme Court of Texas, The State of Florida Judiciary Courts, Unified Court System of New York State, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

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.

Who can apply

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.

How to apply

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Agency contact: Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB · cb@grantreview.org · 202-690-7110

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