Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§3662 Tribal Civil Legal Assistance Grants
Title 25 › CHAPTER 38A — INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER I — TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS › § 3662
Summary
If money is available, the Attorney General with the Office of Tribal Justice must fund 501(c)(3) nonprofits that apply as the Attorney General requires to provide civil legal aid under Federal poverty guidelines to Indian tribes, members, or tribal justice systems, including guardians ad litem.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §3662
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Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Office of Tribal Justice, shall award grants to non-profit entities, as defined under section 501(c)(3) of title 26, which provide legal assistance services for Indian tribes, members of Indian tribes, or tribal justice systems pursuant to Federal poverty guidelines that submit an application to the Attorney General in such form and manner as the Attorney General may prescribe for the provision of civil legal assistance (including guardians ad litem and court-appointed special advocates for children and juveniles) to members of Indian tribes and tribal justice systems, and/or other purposes consistent with this chapter.
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2010—Pub. L. 111–211 inserted “(including guardians ad litem and court-appointed special advocates for children and juveniles)” after “civil legal assistance”.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 3662
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102