The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for funding under the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Drug Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $4,000,000 – $5,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
OJJDP seeks providers with extensive expertise in providing training and technical assistance to develop and improve juvenile or family treatment court strategies. The providers should have substantial experience conducting assessments of technical assistance needs, utilizing best program practices, assessing substance misuse/use disorders and co-occurring mental health capacities of established juvenile or family treatment court programs, developing and conducting training for juvenile or family treatment courts, conducting post-training evaluations, and effectively communicating and collaborating with other agencies to enhance treatment outcomes. Successful applicants will work with OJJDP to provide guidance on training topics, publications, manuals, training conferences, selection of grantees for onsite visits, and other substantive issues and deliverables.
Category 1: Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts TTA Program
Goals
The goal of the Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (JDTC) TTA Program is to build the capacity and effectiveness of juvenile drug treatment courts. The successful applicant should have substantial experience in assessing TTA needs, effectively communicating and collaborating with drug courts, providing peer-to-peer training, providing individualized technical assistance, and conducting post-training follow-up and evaluations. Training and technical assistance should be targeted to all OJJDP-funded juvenile drug treatment courts and reach as many nonfunded juvenile drug treatment courts as possible.
Objectives
The program’s overall objective is to provide JDTC practitioners with training and technical assistance that will develop, maintain, and enhance their juvenile drug treatment court. These strategies should target practices that are consistent with the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (JDTC) Guidelines. It is expected that the successful applicant will develop a TTA strategy and prioritization approach that includes both OJJDP-funded juvenile drug treatment courts and other juvenile drug treatment courts with identified needs. To achieve this overall objective, it is expected that the successful applicant will:
- Assess and address the national JDTC behavioral health training needs.
- Provide JDTCs with local and regional TTA, including rural and remote areas, that will enhance their capacity, knowledge, and skills to align with the practices of the JDTC Guidelines. It is expected that this will include assessing needs, initiating and supporting strategic planning, assisting with the implementation of appropriate program improvements, assessing program performance, and helping sustain effective JDTC programs.
- Assist OJJDP in identifying promising, innovative, and effective adolescent recovery programs, and assist JDTCs in establishing and sustaining collaborative partnerships with adolescent recovery service providers and stakeholders.
- Coordinate and collaborate with the OJJDP Opioid Affected Youth Initiative TTA provider, Tribal Youth Resource Center, and Family Treatment Courts TTA provider in helping program sites develop and implement effective, data-driven responses that address substance misuse/ use disorders, particularly opioids, and provide services to improve public safety and outcomes for children, youth, and families impacted by the national opioid crisis.
- Coordinate and collaborate with the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) National Drug Court Resource Center.
- Participate in OJJDP-directed TTA provider meetings, conferences, and webinars that correspond with the Drug Treatment Court TTA Program.
Category 2: Family Treatment Courts TTA Program
Goals
The goal of the Family Treatment Courts (FTC) TTA Program is to help family treatment court practitioners to develop, maintain, and enhance FTCs. The successful applicant should have substantial experience in assessing training needs, effectively communicating and collaborating with drug courts, providing peer-to-peer training, and conducting post-training follow-up and evaluations. It is expected that the successful applicant will develop a TTA strategy and prioritization approach that includes both OJJDP-funded family treatment courts and other family treatment courts with identified needs.
Objectives
The program’s overall objective is to provide FTC practitioners with TTA that will develop, maintain, and enhance FTCs. OJJDP encourages applicants to utilize TTA methods that incorporate the Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. The eight standards provide guidance to communities, states, tribes, and funders for improving outcomes for children, parents, and families affected by substance misuse/use disorder and co-occurring disorders who are involved in the child welfare system
It is expected that the successful applicant will:
- Assess and address the TTA needs of FTCs and recommend a plan to deliver assistance to jurisdictions at the national, regional, and state levels.
- Develop, implement, and enhance TTA materials and activities, including, but not limited to, standards, guidelines, protocols, TTA intake, and delivery methods.
- Provide TTA to OJJDP-funded family treatment court grantees that will include implementation, enhancement, and state-level initiatives. TTA support should help family treatment courts build program capacity, assess needs, initiate strategic planning, implement appropriate program improvements, provide peer-to-peer coordination, evaluate program performance, and sustain their programs.
- Identify, describe, and document best practices and lessons learned regarding family treatment court implementation, enhancement, and state-level initiatives to share with OJJDP-funded grantees, OJJDP, and other jurisdictions as directed.
- Coordinate and collaborate with the OJJDP Opioid Affected Youth Initiative TTA provider, Tribal Youth Center TTA Program, and Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts TTA provider in helping program sites develop and implement effective, data-driven responses that address substance misuse, particularly opioids, and provide services to improve public safety and outcomes for children, youth, and families impacted by the national opioid crisis.
Funding Information
- Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program – $4,000,000.
- Family Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program – $5,000,000.
Period of Performance
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
For-profit organizations other than small businesses, 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, private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses
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