The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for the Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resource Center (ATC TTA) Initiative.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,500,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by providing resources to state, local, and federally recognized tribal governments to support adult treatment court, veterans treatment court, and community court programs and systems for individuals involved with the justice system who have substance use disorders, including stimulant and opioid use, and are at risk for overdose, as well as veterans who may have a history of violence.
With this solicitation, BJA seeks providers to deliver a range of training and technical assistance (TTA), resources, and information to BJA-funded adult treatment courts, veterans treatment courts, community courts, and to the treatment court field at large, as well as to the statewide drug court coordinators who lead this work in their states. Providers for all categories in this solicitation are expected to participate in the BJA Adult Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance Collaborative (TTA Collaborative) and work together to assist local, state, and tribal courts to plan, implement, and enhance the operations of treatment courts consistent with the most current evidence-based practices to include the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) Best Practice Standards and the 10 Key Components of Drug Courts. Selected providers will, with guidance from BJA:
- Identify and implement cost-effective training strategies that prioritize and arrange training events for jurisdictions with the highest need.
- Identify and maintain a list of expert consultants who will provide technical assistance (TA) support to grantees and represent all treatment court team disciplines.
- Expand services to increase access to evidence-based treatment (i.e. medication-assisted treatment) and recovery support services, and achieving racial equity.
- Support national and federal partners and the TTA Collaborative on related projects and maintain a presence at conferences, workshops, and training events related to treatment court programs, budgeting travel costs appropriately.
- Participate in BJA’s GrantStat, which calls for the collection and analysis of performance data and other relevant grant-level information which serves to hold BJA as well as the TTA Collaborative accountable for each BJA grantee’s performance as measured against the goals and objectives of their award.
Goals
To provide adult and veterans treatment courts, community courts, and criminal justice professionals with the resources needed to plan, implement, enhance, and sustain evidence based treatment court programs for justice-involved individuals and veterans
Objectives
The ATC TTA Initiative’s objectives are to assist newly established and operational adult and veterans treatment and community court programs to: Build and maximize program capacity in adherence with the most current evidence-based practices including the NADCP Best Practice Standards and the 10 Key Components of Drug Courts.
- Ensure court participants are identified and assessed for risk and need using a validated tool.
- Ensure courts provide early and accurate identification of potential veterans for referral to veterans treatment courts, including use of the Veterans Re-Entry Search Service (VRSS).
- Build and expand courts’ capacity to provide access to evidence-based substance use treatment, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), as well as training on overdose and overdose prevention.
- Ensure courts provide services that reduce stigma and are culturally responsive.
- Ensure courts have the resources to provide equivalent access to their treatment programs as measured by the collection and examination of program data.
- Ensure court participants receive targeted, evidence-based services.
- Enhance the provision of recovery support services.
- Ensure the provision of community reintegration services to achieve long-term recovery.
- Assist in collecting and reporting on performance measures and identify and explain trends.
Funding Information
Category 1: Foundational Training
- Dollar Amount for Award: $1,500,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 24
Category 2a: Training Initiative
- Dollar Amount for Award: $2,000,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 24
Category 2b: Resource Center
- Dollar Amount for Award: $1,000,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 24
Category 3: Sitebased TA
- Dollar Amount for Award: $2,000,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 24
Category 4: State-based TA
- Dollar Amount for Award: $3,500,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 24
Category 5: Veterans Treatment Court TTA
- Dollar Amount for Award: $4,500,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 24
Category 6: Community Court TTA
- Dollar Amount for Award: $2,500,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 24
Eligible Applicants
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
