Call for Applications: Adult Treatment Court Program (US)

Deadline: 12-Mar-25

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is accepting applications to prevent overdose and reduce the use of opioids, stimulants and other substances by people involved in the criminal justice system.

The Adult Treatment Court Program seeks to assist states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments to plan, implement, and enhance the operations of adult treatment courts including management and service coordination for treatment court participants, fidelity to the adult treatment court model, and recovery support services.

Goals and Objectives

• The purpose of this program is to provide adult treatment courts, their partners, and criminal justice professionals with the resources needed to plan, implement, enhance, and sustain evidence-based treatment court programs for individuals with substance use disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system. BJA seeks to support adult treatment court programs in reducing recidivism, increasing access to treatment, recovery support services, and preventing overdose.
• Goal 1: Help individuals in the adult treatment court program with substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders to gain access to treatment and recovery support services:
  • Objective 1: Increase the number of potential participants screened (i.e., determine eligibility), assessed (i.e., identify criminogenic risk, substance use disorder, or mental health conditions), and referred for treatment courts and services.
  • Objective 2: Administer mandatory and random drug and alcohol testing of program participants to help monitor substance use and treatment progress.
  • Objective 3: Increase access to and recruitment and retention in effective treatment for substance use disorders and offer recovery support services.
• Goal 2: Reduce recidivism and improve adult treatment court success rates:
  • Objective 1: Increase the number of individuals who successfully complete the treatment court program by expanding evidenced-based treatment programs, incorporating supervision, drug testing, and program sanctions and incentives.
  • Objective 2: Reduce the current recidivism rate among program participants actively participating in the grant program.
• Goal 3: To ensure nonbiased, equitable access and services for all sociodemographic and sociocultural groups seeking to gain access into the adult treatment court program:
  • Objective 1: Collect and track data for individuals who qualify and disqualify for the adult treatment court program.
  • Objective 2: Provide support and/or develop the capacity to access substance use, mental health, co-occurring disorder treatment, and all three forms of FDA-approved medications to treat opioid use disorders.
  • Objective 3: To increase support services for participants actively participating in the grant program.

Funding Information

• Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $37,750,000
• Category 1: Planning and Implementation:
  • Anticipated Number of Awards: 5
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $950,000
• Category 2: Enhancement:
  • Anticipated Number of Awards: 28
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
• Category 3: Statewide:
  • Anticipated Number of Awards: 2
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
• Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
• Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 48 months.

Eligible Activities

• The selected provider will conduct the following activities in support of the program goals and objectives:
  • Plan and implement a new ATC program that adheres to the requirements of the NOFO, including All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards, and is consistent with key components for treatment courts, increasing identification of those in need and connecting to evidence based services and supports.
  • Enhance and/or expand the operations of the ATC, consistent with the requirements of this funding opportunity, including All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards, and with key components for treatment courts, increasing identification of those in need and connecting to evidence based services and supports.
  • Enhance and/or expand the state’s capacity to coordinate activities and increase services that support the needs of ATCs in the state, consistent with the requirements of the NOFO, including All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards, with key components for treatment courts and with the goals of enhancing ability to track treatment courts using data, and audit and enhance practice and to build capacity with training.

Eligibility Criteria

• For Category 1: Planning and Implementation and Category 2: Enhancement, the following entities are eligible to apply:
  • Government Entities:
    • State governments
    • County governments
    • City or township governments
    • Special district governments and other units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state
    • Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Public Housing Organizations:
    • Public housing authorities
    • Indian housing authorities
  • Nonprofit Organizations:
    • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
    • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Other: Public or private entities acting on behalf of a single treatment court through agreement, such as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with state, city, township, county, or tribal governments.
• For Category 3: Statewide, the following entities are eligible to apply:
  • Other: State agencies such as the state administering agency, the administrative office of the courts, and the state substance abuse agency
  • Other: State criminal justice agencies and other state agencies involved with the provision of substance use and/or mental health services, or related services.
• “Other” Entities Definition:
  • State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.