U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

 Fact Sheet cops.usdoj.gov

2023 Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRP) for 

Missing Indigenous Persons Technical Assistance

Tribal Resources Grant Program—Technical Assistance

Tribal Resources Grant Program—Technical Assistance (TRGP–TA) funds are used to support tribal law enforcement 

agencies through training and technical assistance efforts around community policing topics. The 2023 TRGP–TA program 

will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective community policing strategies, increase the skills and 

abilities of law enforcement and community partners, increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakehold-

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ers using proven community policing practices, and institutionalize community policing practice in routine business.

WHEN: Deadline for first part of application 

in Grants.gov is May 15, 2023, at 

4:59 p.m. ET. Deadline for completed 

application in JustGrants is May 24, 

2023, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Start EARLY. The process takes 

more than one day.

WHERE: 1. Register online with www.sam.gov

to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier 

(UEI) and www.grants.gov to 

complete the Grants.gov application package.

2. Complete the application 

in the JustGrants Justice 

Grants System.

HOW: Online only. No hard copies sent 

by U.S. Mail or electronic copies 

sent via email.

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The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime 

victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving 

threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

FY23 Tribal Community Response Plans 

(TCRP) for Missing Indigenous Persons 

Technical Assistance Project—TRGP-TA

This year's program has one open solicitation. Executive 

Order 14053 of November 15, 2021, “Improving Pub

lic Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and 

Addressing the Crisis of Missing Indigenous People,” in 

part directs that technical assistance be provided to “promote coordination of Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 

enforcement, including, as appropriate, through the devel

opment and support of Tribal Community Response Plans 

(TCRPs) for missing person cases.” The goal of a TCRP 

is to improve responses to emergent missing Indigenous 

persons cases by establishing a collaborative response from 

Tribal Governments, law enforcement, and other partners 

through culturally appropriate guidelines. This program 

will provide funding to an organization that demonstrates 

well-established experience in developing and delivering 

direct technical assistance to law enforcement personnel 

and criminal justice professional in this area. 

Please see the Funding Provisions section on page 2 for 

an overview description of the solicitation. 
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All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds 

and any modifications or additional requirements that may be 

imposed by law.

Funding Provisions

Provisions include the following:

The Tribal Community Reponse Plans (TCRP) for Miss-

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ing Indigenous Persons Technical Assistance Project aims to 

improve responses to emergent missing Indigenous persons 

cases by establishing a collaborative response from Tribal 

Governments, law enforcement, and other partners through 

culturally appropriate guidelines. 

The TRGP–TA solicitation is open to all public governmen

tal agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, for-profit 

(commercial) and nonprofit institutions, institutions of 

higher education, community groups, and faith-based orga

nizations. Applications should be responsive to the solicita

tion and demonstrate knowledge of federal Indian law and 

tribal law and an understanding of community policing as it 

pertains to the application topic. Initiatives that are deemed 

“projects out of scope” as outlined in the solicitation guide 

or that primarily or solely benefit one or a limited number 

of law enforcement agencies or other entities will not be 

considered for funding. Applicants must identify specific 

program goals that will be directly accomplished if awarded 

TRGP–TA funding. 

There is one award for up to $300,000 available through the 

FY 2023 TRGP–TA program. The award is two years (24 

months) in length. There is no local match.

How to Apply

Applicants are first required to register online with 

www.sam.gov to obtain their Unique Entity Identifier and 

www.grants.gov to complete the Grants.gov application 

package. Deadline to complete this step is May 15, 2023, at 

4:59 p.m. ET. After submitting the Grants.gov application 

package, applicants will receive an email with instructions 

on completing the second part of the TRGP–TA application 

through JustGrants.

Complete application packages for the FY 2023 TRGP–TA 

solicitation are due by May 24, 2023, at 4:59 p.m. ET. Before 

submitting your application, please review the 

FY 2023 Tribal Resources Grant Program—Technical Assis

tance (TRGP–TA) Solicitation Guide. Applications in hard 

or electronic format sent via email or U.S. Mail will not 

be accepted.

Please note: The COPS Office requires two authorized rep

resentatives (Law Enforcement Executive/Program Official 

and Government Executive/Financial Official) for its grant 

applications. Confirm your two authorized representatives 

complete the steps to create their accounts. If they do not, the 

delay may prevent timely submission of your application.

2023 Tribal Resource Grant Program—Technical Assistance

Contact the COPS Office

For more information about COPS Office programs and resources, please call the COPS Office 

Response Center at 800-421-6770 or visit the 

COPS Office website at https://cops.usdoj.gov.

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