Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Cohort 3
Program owner: California Board of State and Community Corrections
Summary: California funding for federally recognized Indian tribes in California to identify, document, publicize, investigate, and solve cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people and to provide related prevention, coordination, and support services.
The California Board of State and Community Corrections offered reimbursement-based grants to federally recognized Indian tribes in California for efforts addressing missing and murdered Indigenous people. Eligible activities included case identification and investigation, case-level data collection, public awareness, services for affected families, human-trafficking prevention, coordination between tribal police and non-tribal agencies, and partnerships with local law-enforcement agencies.
Applicants competed in three categories: Individual Tribe–Small Scope, up to $500,000; Individual Tribe–Large Scope, up to $1,000,000; and Two or More Tribes–Collaborative, up to $2,000,000. No match was required. The application period closed on April 18, 2025.
Selected proposals were to be under agreement from August 1, 2025, through January 31, 2029. The grant service period ends October 31, 2028, with the final three months reserved for the required evaluation report and financial audit.
Who is eligible?
Applicant types: Tribal governments
Federally recognized Indian tribes in California. Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 recipients could propose new or expanded activities or participate in a collaborative proposal. Previously funded tribes would be considered for an individual award only if funds remained after all new eligible applicants had been funded.
What can the funding be used for?
Identifying cases; collecting case-level data; publicizing, investigating, and solving cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people; culturally based outreach and awareness campaigns; mental-health services; substance-use-disorder treatment; reunification of Indigenous foster youth or runaways with their families; community healing; human-trafficking prevention; services for families of missing or murdered Indigenous people; coordination between tribal police and non-tribal counterparts; legal-clinic training on formal agreements between tribes and state or local governments; and partnerships with local law-enforcement agencies.
How to apply
Applications were accepted electronically through Submittable and were due by 5:00 p.m. PST on April 18, 2025. Prospective applicants were asked, but not required, to submit a non-binding letter of intent. The grant uses reimbursement funding, with grantees choosing monthly or quarterly invoicing.
Program contact
MMIP Grant Inbox
[email protected]
1-916-445-5073
Official sources
- California Grants Portal checked September 13, 2026
Grant details can change. Confirm all requirements on the official source before applying.