Tribal Courts
CFDA 15.029 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$271.4M
Awards
217
Recipients
141
States
27
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $218.8M | 141 | |
| 2025 | $48.7M | 59 | -77.7% |
| 2026 | $3.8M | 17 | -92.1% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 15.029
Largest individual obligations for Tribal Courts.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_A22AV00151_014 TRIBAL COURTS (JUDICIAL) PROGRAM | NAVAJO NATION TRIBAL GOVERNMENT Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | — | 2024 | $14,610,859 |
ASST_NON_A11AV00815_014 TRIBAL COURTS | EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS North Carolina | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | CHEROKEE, NC-11 | 2024 | $12,935,417 |
ASST_NON_A21AV00088_014 TRIBAL COURTS | WIND RIVER INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL Wyoming | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | FORT WASHAKIE, WY-00 | 2024 | $10,537,321 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00671_014 TO PROVIDE SERVICES COMPRISED OF CIVIL, CRIMINAL, TRAFFIC, YOUTH AND FAMILY, AND PEACEMAKING COURTS TO RESIDENTS OF THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE EXCEPT THOSE CRIMES INCLUDED IN THE MAJO… | OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | PINE RIDGE, SD-00 | 2024 | $7,663,337 |
ASST_NON_A18AV00274_014 NORTHWEST INTERTRIBAL COURT | NORTHWEST INTERTRIBAL COURT SYSTEM Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | LYNNWOOD, WA-90 | 2024 | $7,496,611 |
ASST_NON_A19AV00131_014 JUDICIAL SERVICES | SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBAL COUNCIL Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | SAN CARLOS RESERVATION, AZ-01 | 2025 | $7,440,246 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00079_014 FY 2024 ONE-TIME DISTRIBUTION OF TRIBAL COURT FUNDING | ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | ROSEBUD, SD-00 | 2024 | $7,347,539 |
ASST_NON_A23AV00414_014 JUDICIAL SERVICES | SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBAL COUNCIL Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | SAN CARLOS, AZ-02 | 2024 | $7,215,207 |
ASST_NON_A20AV00079_014 COLVILLE TRIBAL COURTS PROGRAM | CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COLVILLE RESERVATION Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | NESPELEM, WA-04 | 2024 | $5,588,020 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00062_014 TRIBAL COURTS | BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | BROWNING, MT-01 | 2024 | $5,457,260 |
ASST_NON_A96AV00001_014 TRIBAL COURT | MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS Mississippi | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | CHOCTAW, MS-03 | 2024 | $5,374,876 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00742_014 DISTRIBUTE FUNDS | MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | MESCALERO, NM-02 | 2024 | $5,348,407 |
ASST_NON_A18AV00042_014 CROW TRIBAL COURTS CONTRACT | CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | CROW AGENCY, MT-02 | 2024 | $5,268,724 |
ASST_NON_A19AV00157_014 FORT PECK TRIBAL COURTS CONTRACT | FORT PECK ASSINIBOINE & SIOUX TRIBES Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | POPLAR, MT-02 | 2024 | $5,226,690 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00157_014 TRIBAL COURTS | WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | WHITERIVER, AZ-02 | 2024 | $5,125,509 |
ASST_NON_A24AV00143_014 TRIBAL COURT | MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN Wisconsin | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | KESHENA, WI-08 | 2024 | $5,108,504 |
ASST_NON_A21AV00232_014 TRIBAL COURTS | FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | HARLEM DIVISION, MT-01 | 2024 | $5,056,040 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00597_014 TRIBAL COURTS | WIND RIVER INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL Wyoming | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | FORT WASHAKIE, WY-00 | 2025 | $4,798,703 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00397_014 TO ADMINISTER A COURT SYSTEM WHICH ADDRESSES THE CIVIL, CRIMINAL, CHILDREN, AND APPELLATE COURTS AND BACKLOG CASE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDING ON THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION. | ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | ROSEBUD, SD-00 | 2025 | $4,617,438 |
ASST_NON_A21AV00022_014 TRIBAL COURT | MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN Wisconsin | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | KESHENA, WI-08 | 2024 | $4,361,269 |
ASST_NON_A22AC00169_014 ALASKA NATIVE JUSTICE CENTER ANJC -STATEWIDE JUSTICE SERVICES AND TRAINING | ALASKA NATIVE JUSTICE CENTER, INC Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | ANCHORAGE, AK-00 | 2024 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00505_014 FY 2025 FUNDING FOR IDC AND DCSC | OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | PINE RIDGE, SD-00 | 2025 | $3,732,328 |
ASST_NON_A18AV00075_014 TRIBAL COURTS PROGRAM | WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | WHITERIVER, AZ-02 | 2024 | $3,506,538 |
ASST_NON_A18AV00174_014 TRIBAL COURT | MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN Wisconsin | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | KESHENA, WI-08 | 2024 | $3,405,897 |
ASST_NON_A17AV00547_014 TRIBAL COURT PROGRAM UTU | UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | CO-03 | 2024 | $3,357,578 |
ASST_NON_A24AV00009_014 FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY TRIBAL COURTS | FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | HARLEM, MT-02 | 2024 | $3,310,001 |
ASST_NON_A23AV01250_014 TRIBAL COURTS | NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | LAME DEER, MT-02 | 2024 | $2,916,801 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00628_014 TRIBAL COURTS | PENOBSCOT INDIAN NATION Maine | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | PENOBSCOT RESERVATION, ME-02 | 2024 | $2,841,814 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00107_014 TRIBAL COURTS | BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | BROWNING, MT-01 | 2025 | $2,835,180 |
ASST_NON_A19AV00965_014 PUYALLUP TRIBAL COURT | PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | TACOMA, WA-90 | 2024 | $2,689,268 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00653_014 TO PROVIDE DUE PROCESS ON DAY-TO-DAY PROSECUTORIAL SERVICES FOR CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, LEGAL ADVICE TO JUDGES, CLERKS OF COURTS, AND TRIBAL POLICE OFFICERS, PREPARE LEGAL FORMS… | OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | PINE RIDGE, SD-00 | 2024 | $2,623,584 |
ASST_NON_A13AV00357_014 103 KALISPEL TRIBE OF INDIANS - TRIBAL COURT | KALISPEL INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE KALISPEL RESERVATION Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | USK, WA-05 | 2024 | $2,534,163 |
ASST_NON_A23AV00105_014 TMBCI TRIBAL COURT | TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS North Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | BELCOURT, ND-00 | 2024 | $2,512,343 |
ASST_NON_A20AV00171_014 TRIBAL COURTS PROGRAM | UTE INDIAN TRIBE Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | UTE MOUNTAIN RESERVATION, CO-01 | 2024 | $2,342,889 |
ASST_NON_A18AV00226_014 YAKAMA TRIBAL COURT | CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | TOPPENISH, WA-04 | 2024 | $2,303,147 |
ASST_NON_A23AV00186_014 CONSOLIDATED TRIBAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM (CTGP) | SAC & FOX TRIBE OF THE MISSISSIPPI IN IOWA Iowa | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | TAMA, IA-02 | 2024 | $2,096,694 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00230_014 ADD FY24 ONE-TIME TRIBAL COURT BASE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $207,964 LINE ITEM 00300. | SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, THE Oklahoma | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | WEWOKA, OK-05 | 2024 | $2,021,517 |
ASST_NON_A23AV00262_014 TRIBAL COURT | POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI Michigan | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | DOWAGIAC, MI-06 | 2024 | $1,985,714 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00260_014 FORT PECK TRIBES TRIBAL COURT CONTRACT | FORT PECK ASSINIBOINE & SIOUX TRIBES Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | POPLAR, MT-02 | 2025 | $1,967,249 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00244_014 TRIBAL COURT | LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN Wisconsin | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | HAYWARD, WI-07 | 2025 | $1,836,407 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00602_014 CONTINUATION OF AWARD A19AV00809 - JUDICIAL SERVICES | COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | COLORADO RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, AZ-04 | 2024 | $1,763,387 |
ASST_NON_A24AV00735_014 P.L. 93-638 TRIBAL COURT CONTRACT WITH THE LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE. | LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | LOWER BRULE, SD-00 | 2024 | $1,676,277 |
ASST_NON_A25AC00200_014 NAVAJO COUNTY ADULT DETENTION SERVICES | COUNTY OF NAVAJO Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | HOLBROOK, AZ-02 | 2025 | $1,604,574 |
ASST_NON_A21AV00416_014 P.L. 93-638 CONTRACT FOR TRIBAL COURT WITH THE SANTEE SIOUX NATION.' | SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE OF NEBRASKA Nebraska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | KNOX COUNTY, NE-01 | 2024 | $1,528,546 |
ASST_NON_A23AV00139_014 TRIBAL COURTS | LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN Wisconsin | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | HAYWARD, WI-07 | 2024 | $1,504,750 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00770_014 TRIBAL COURTS | CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | CROW AGENCY, MT-02 | 2025 | $1,476,821 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00839_014 FUND DISTRIBUTION | MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | MESCALERO, NM-02 | 2025 | $1,470,030 |
ASST_NON_A22AV00268_014 DISTRIBUTE FUNDS | PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | SANTA ANA PUEBLO, NM-01 | 2024 | $1,394,955 |
ASST_NON_A25AV00538_014 TRIBAL COURTS-ATTORNEY GENERAL SERVICES | OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | PINE RIDGE, SD-00 | 2025 | $1,252,355 |
ASST_NON_A24AV00297_014 COMANCHE NATION, TRIBAL COURT MODIFICATION #11 - TO ADD FY26 CR1 DIRECT FUNDING. | COMANCHE NATION Oklahoma | Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | LAWTON, OK-04 | 2024 | $1,238,383 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | $36.6M | 14 |
| South Dakota | $31.9M | 14 |
| Arizona | $31.5M | 17 |
| Washington | $21.3M | 6 |
| Wisconsin | $21.0M | 15 |
| Wyoming | $15.3M | 2 |
| Alaska | $14.6M | 30 |
| North Carolina | $12.9M | 1 |
| New Mexico | $11.4M | 12 |
| California | $11.2M | 35 |
| Oklahoma | $9.5M | 15 |
| Colorado | $8.8M | 6 |
| Nevada | $7.2M | 17 |
| Mississippi | $5.4M | 1 |
| North Dakota | $3.7M | 5 |
| Maine | $3.4M | 6 |
| Michigan | $3.0M | 4 |
| Nebraska | $2.6M | 2 |
| Iowa | $2.1M | 1 |
| Oregon | $988K | 3 |
| Minnesota | $627K | 3 |
| Texas | $522K | 1 |
| Virginia | $451K | 1 |
| Utah | $331K | 2 |
| New York | $255K | 1 |
| Louisiana | $36K | 1 |
| Connecticut | $5K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of the Interior$271.4M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs