Closed · HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CS-0020 · CFDA 93.586 · Discretionary
Tribal Court Improvement Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$250K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 7, 2026
- Close date
- 7
- Expected awards
The verdict
Tribal Court Improvement Program is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB that offered $50,000 -- $250,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$250K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 7
- expected awards
- 93.586
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Tribal Court Improvement Program - is cataloged under number HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CS-0020 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.586, posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 8, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $250,000. The agency has projected $943,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 7 awards. If the agency funds the expected 7 awards from the $943,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $135,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 7, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $250,000
Close Date
August 7, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 8, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$943,000
Expected Awards
7
Instrument
Grant
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
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 07, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Catherine Heath cb@grantreview.org
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