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Federal Funding Opportunities for Drug Court President Obama signed the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill on March 11, 2009. The bill includes 63.9 million for BJA Solicitations for the CSAT Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in The SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year 2009 Grants to expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Drug and DWI Courts. Eligible Participants: SAMHSA/CSAT is restricting eligibility to existing individual misdemeanor or felony Adult Treatment Drug Courts that have demonstrated relationships and agreements with existing community-based substance abuse treatment providers in order to create the necessary networks to successfully implement these grants. Deadline: May 8, 2009. http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2009/ti_09_003.aspx
The following is a breakdown of other previously announced federal funding opportunities:
Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Juvenile Drug Court - $1.875 million: These grants are intended to enhance the capacity of existing Juvenile Drug Courts to serve substance-abusing juvenile offenders through the integration and implementation of the Juvenile Drug Court: Strategies in Practice, and the Reclaiming the Futures program models. Eligible Participants: Only Drug Courts can apply for funding, although they can subcontract services to addiction treatment providers. Courts must demonstrate strong alliances with providers in order to win the grants. Deadline: May 5, 2009. http://samhsa.gov/Grants/2009/ti_09_004.aspx
SAMHSA Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Grant Programs: This program will support states to pilot local implementation of trauma-integrated jail diversion programs and to replicate them statewide. They are placing a priority on applications that are specifically intending to serve veterans and other individuals in the justice system who are coping with post traumatic stress disorder and trauma-related disorders. Eligible Participants: Eligible applicants are the immediate office of the chief executive of a state (e.g., Governor), territory, Deadline: April 28, 2009. http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2009/sm_09_004.aspx.
The Edward Byrne Competitive Grant Program - $225 million: Byrne Competitive Grants are similar to JAG grants and are focused on ensuring job growth and job retention. However, instead of providing grants based on a formula, BJA administers these funds based on a competitive application process. These grants help state and local communities improve the capacity of local justice systems and may be used for national efforts such as training and technical assistance. Eligible Participants: National, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government that support the functioning of the criminal justice system. Deadline: April 27, 2009. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoveryByrne.pdf FY 09 Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Local Program: This program allows local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. The Recovery Act – Local JAG program will solicit applications from eligible tribes, and units of local government for local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice, as well as research and evaluation activities that will improve or enhance: law enforcement programs; prosecution and court programs; prevention and education programs; corrections and community corrections programs; drug treatment and enforcement programs; planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation). Eligible Participants: County governments, city or township governments. Deadline: TBD http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryJAG/JAGrecoveryLocal.pdf Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative FY 2009 Competitive Grant: The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail and returning to communities. Section 101 of the Act authorizes grants to state and local governments and federally recognized Indian tribes that may be used for demonstration projects to promote the safe and successful reintegration into the community of individuals who have been incarcerated. Deadline: April 20, 2009. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/09SecondChanceReentrySol.pdf Drug Free Communities Mentoring Program: The purpose of the DFC Mentoring Program is to provide grant funds to existing DFC grantees so that they may serve as mentors to newly-formed and/or developing coalitions that have never received a DFC grant. It is the intent of the DFC Mentoring Program that communities mentored through this effort will form functioning coalitions working to reduce youth substance abuse at the community level. Eligible Participants: Only existing DFC grantees are eligible to apply. [See Part III of this RFA for complete eligibility information]. http://www.ondcp.gov/dfc/files/fy09_Mentors_rfa.pdf COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP): Funding under this program will be for the purpose of addressing the serious needs of tribal law enforcement. The TRGP 2009 grant program is a comprehensive program that provides a variety of funding options including officer background investigations, law enforcement training, uniforms, basic issue equipment, department-wide technology, and vehicles for officers. The program's aim is to enhance tribal law enforcement infrastructure and community policing efforts. Deadline: April 10, 2009. http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=508 |
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