2025 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

This funding opportunity seeks to build the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Tribal governments to implement new and innovative approaches to enhance existing juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTC) and improve outcomes for youth with substance use disorder or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, including those with histories of trauma.

Any court that receives funds under this program may not permit participation by any individual who is charged with or has committed a violent offense. For the purposes of this NOFO, an individual who is charged with or has committed a violent offense means a person who:

• is charged with or convicted of an offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1 year, during the course of which offense or conduct (a) the person carried, possessed, or used a firearm or dangerous weapon; (b) there occurred the death of or serious bodily injury to any person; or (c) there occurred the use of force against another person, without regard to whether any of the circumstances described above (at (a) or (b)) is an element of the offense or conduct of which or for which the person is charged or convicted; or a person who
• has one or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. (See 34 U.S.C. 10613(a).) An individual who is charged with or has committed a violent offense also includes a youth who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a felony-level offense that (1) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or the possession or use of a firearm or (2) by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense. (See 34 U.S.C. 10613(b).) Funding will be immediately suspended if DOJ determines that an individual who is charged with or has committed a violent offense is participating in any program funded under this NOFO.

Program Goals and Objectives

• Category 1: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Planning and Implementation Program
  • Goal 1: To support jurisdictions that identified a need to establish a JDTC.
  • Objective 1: Provide treatment and accountability to youth with substance use and cooccurring mental health disorders by offering access to treatment and recovery services that ensure equal access to services that will ultimately enhance public safety and promote positive outcomes for youth.
  • Objective 2: Develop an initial planning process not to exceed 12 months that will educate the JDTC team about the basic components of a JDTC and create a program that integrates court and treatment functions.
  • Objective 3: Establish a fully operational court that is providing services at the conclusion of the planning process.
• Category 2: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Enhancement Program
  • Goal 1: To enhance and expand existing JDTCs to be responsive to the evidence-based Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines. Successful applicants will be expected to provide a coordinated, multisystem approach designed to combine the judicial oversight authority of JDTCs with effective substance use disorder treatment services to reduce recidivism and substance use.
  • Objective 1: Improve access and availability of adolescent (and family when appropriate) substance use disorder treatment services to a larger number of clients, increase equal access to and retention within the treatment court program, increase the number of individuals served, and/or propose enhancements to improve the quality of treatment services by adding workforce development strategies, evidence-based treatment approaches, or new treatment services to address unmet or emerging trends.

Funding Information

• Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Planning and Implementation Program
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000.00
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 36 months
• Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Enhancement Program
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $650,000.00
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• State governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• County governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• City or township governments.

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