The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to plan, implement, and enhance veterans treatment court (VTC) services, including program coordination, management of veterans treatment court participants, ensuring fidelity to the model, and recovery support services.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,500,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provide financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments to plan, implement, and enhance the operations of veterans treatment courts (VTCs). Veterans treatment courts effectively integrate evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in judicially supervised criminal court settings that have jurisdiction over veterans with substance use disorder treatment needs in order to reduce recidivism, increase access to treatment and recovery support, and prevent overdoses. Samples of previous, successful applicants can be found at Veterans Treatment Court Grant Program
Goals
To provide veterans treatment courts and criminal justice professionals with the resources needed to implement, enhance, and sustain evidence-based treatment and recovery support programs and systems for veterans in the criminal justice system who have substance use disorders.
Objectives
An applicant should address the objectives listed below in the Goals, Objectives, Deliverables and Timeline web-based form.
- Ensure treatment court participants have access to all types of FDA-approved medications to treatment substance use disorders; include training on overdose prevention.
- Make sure practitioners have the tools to effectively provide judicial and community supervision, mandatory and random drug testing, substance use and mental health disorder treatment, and appropriate incentives and sanctions.
- Utilize evidence-based practices and principles that incorporate the Ten Key Components of Veterans Treatment Courts and other relevant research.
- Ensure early and accurate identification of potential veterans for referral to veterans treatment courts, including use of VRSS.
- Ensure that all individuals eligible for the program have equal access to it as measured by the collection and examination of program data.
- Build and maximize capacity to ensure all potential participants are identified early and assessed for risk and needs using a validated risk and clinical assessment tool to determine their eligibility.
- Enhance the provision of recovery support services, including transitional recovery housing assistance and peer and family support, to support ongoing recovery.
- Enhance collaboration between states and local and/or tribal jurisdictions to support the operations and enhancements of VTC activities.
Priority Areas
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
- Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
- BJA is committed to advancing work that supports the implementation and/or enhancement of VTC programs. In support of this, OJP will provide priority consideration when making award decisions to applicants that propose project(s) that are designed to implement and/or enhance VTC programs by demonstrating the following strategies in their plans
Funding information
This solicitation offers the following three grant categories:
- Category 1: Planning and Implementation: $900,000
- Category 2: Enhancement: $950,000
- Category 3: Statewide: $2,500,00
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
48
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- State governments
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
