Indian Child Welfare Act Title II Grants - Public Safety
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, through the Department of the Interior, is offering discretionary grant funding for Indian Organizations to establish and operate off-reservation Indian child and family service programs under the Indian Child Welfare Act. The program supports services that stabilize Indian families and Tribes, prevent the breakup of Indian families, and keep permanent removal of an Indian child from parental or custodial care as a last resort. Eligibility is limited to nonfederally recognized Native American Tribal Organizations and other Indian Organizations, which may apply individually or as a consortium, and no matching funds are required. Applications are due electronically by June 16, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET; the anticipated award range is $100,000 to $300,000, with about 10 awards and $2 million total funding, and the contact is Andrea Wilson at andrea.wilson@bia.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Eligibility for funding will be limited to activities that support and are consistent with the intent and activities outlined in the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) section 202 (25 U.S.C. 1932).Indian Organizations may apply individually or as a consortium for a grant under this notice. Indian Organization, solely for the purpose of eligibility for grants, means any legally established group, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity which is owned or controlled by Indians, or a majority (51 percent or more) of whose members are Indians. A consortium is created by an agreement or association between two or more eligible applicants who enter into an agreement to administer a grant program and to provide services under the grant to Indian residents in a specific geographical area when it"s administratively feasible to provide an adequate level of service within the area. An applicant may not submit more than one application nor be the beneficiary of more than one grant under this notice.