Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§3663 Tribal Criminal 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 › § 3663
Summary
If money is available, the AG, consulting the Office of Tribal Justice, must award grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits who provide legal help to tribes, members, or courts under federal poverty guidelines, if they apply. Grants fund defense counsel, prosecution and judicial services and cover adult criminal, juvenile delinquency, and guardian‑ad‑litem matters.
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Title 25, §3663
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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 by 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 defense counsel services to all defendants in tribal court criminal proceedings and prosecution and judicial services for tribal courts, and/or other purposes consistent with this chapter. Funding under this subchapter may apply to programs, procedures, or proceedings involving adult criminal actions, juvenile delinquency actions, and/or guardian-ad-litem appointments arising out of criminal or delinquency acts.
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2010—Pub. L. 111–211 substituted “defense counsel services to all defendants in tribal court criminal proceedings and prosecution and judicial services for tribal courts” for “criminal legal assistance to members of Indian tribes and tribal justice systems”.
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25 U.S.C. § 3663
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102