The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is accepting applications from a non-profit entity as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with expert knowledge and extensive experience in judicial education on the participation of expert practitioners, preferably facilitating peer to peer engagement opportunities for state court judges.
Donor Name: Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $300,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
ONDCP’s State Judiciary Education on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Cooperative Agreement supports training and education that helps educate states court systems and the entire justice system about the science of addiction, substance use, and substance use disorder, and how substance use and substance use disorder is impacted by the criminal legal system. The President’s priority is to enhance public safety by providing those who have engaged in criminal activity with greater opportunities to lead productive lives by addressing a range of issues, including mental health, vocational training, job creation, after-school programming, substance use, and mentoring through evidence-based rehabilitation programs. ONDCP seeks to reduce drug use and its consequences through evidence-based practices, and this cooperative agreement will apply these principles to the criminal justice system.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to: educate and train judges to improve adherence to best practices, decrease justice costs and recidivism, and increase awareness of the science of addiction, substance use, and substance use disorder among the judiciary. The cooperative agreement recipient shall:
- Engage judges and former judges to provide peer-to-peer educational opportunities.
- Use expert practitioners in the fields engaged in the science of addiction, criminal justice, and healthcare.
- Provide in-person training, online training, and jurisdiction-specific technical assistance to a variety of demographically composed areas at the state, local, and Tribal levels.
- Include ONDCP policy priorities in the development and execution of training and educational programs:
- Applying a comprehensive approach to addressing substance use and substance use disorders, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.
- Diversion programming with evidence-based and comprehensive case management, treatment for substance use disorders, recovery and other necessary services.
Goal
The program’s goals are:
- To provide training and education to the state judiciary to be mindful of evidence-based interventions from arrest to reentry, consistent with sound judicial discretion;
- To educate the judiciary on substance use and substance use disorders; and
- To promote the public health approach to substance use disorder prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.
Program Objectives
The objectives of the program are as follows:
- To provide education and training on statewide, regional, and national levels of no-cost, on-request curricula on evidence-based interventions at all points of engagement with the criminal justice system.
- To provide nationally, discipline specific training for the judiciary.
- To conduct evaluations of trainings provided under this cooperative agreement.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: Up to $300,000
- Project Period: 12 months
Eligibility Criteria
- ONDCP invites applications from non-profit organizations (including faith-based, community, and Tribal organizations), and institutions of higher learning (including Tribal institutions of higher education) with demonstrated expertise in training the judiciary on the science of addiction and its implications in the criminal justice system. Applicants must be able to secure the participation of expert practitioners, preferably facilitating peer to peer engagement opportunities for state court judges.
- ONDCP welcomes joint applications from two or more eligible applicants; however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants. The applicant should provide information that demonstrates the strength of the commitment of their partnering organizations, as set forth in Memorandums of Understanding, letters of support, statements of work, etc. All co-applicants must have demonstrated expertise in the provision of training and education on substance use and substance use disorders.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
