CFPs: Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (US)

Deadline: 17-Apr-25

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking proposals for the Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program 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 veteran’s treatment courts (VTC) including service coordination, fidelity to the VTC model, and recovery support services.

The focus of the VTC Discretionary Grant Program is to reduce the use of opioids, stimulants, and other substances, including alcohol, by high-risk/highneed veterans involved in the criminal justice system. Recognizing the significant increase and public health impact of overdose deaths, BJA also encourages a focus on treating SUDs and MHDs with access to evidence-based practices, including but not limited to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), to prevent overdose and overdose deaths.

Program Goals and Objectives 

• BJA seeks to provide VTCs and professionals in the criminal justice system with the resources needed to plan, implement, enhance, and sustain evidence-based treatment court programs for veterans with SUDs who are involved in the criminal justice system in order to reduce recidivism, increase access to treatment and recovery support, and prevent overdose.
• Goal 1: Help veterans in the veteran’s 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 identified and screened (i.e., determine eligibility) and assessed (i.e., identity criminogenic risk, substance use or mental health conditions) from open to close of project period.
  • Objective 2: Ensure all grantees administer mandatory and random drug and alcohol testing of program participants to help monitor substance use and treatment progress over the project period.
  • Objective 3: Ensure all grantees provide, develop, or increase access to evidence-based SUD treatment, as well as recovery support services, over the project period.
• Goal 2: Reduce recidivism and improve veterans’ treatment court success rates
  • Objective 1: Enhance coordination of services with key partners in the program (including the VA), consistent with the Ten Key Components.
  • Objective 2: Maintain graduation rates for all treatment court participants actively participating in the grant program from open to close of project period.
  • Objective 3: Reduce the current recidivism rate among program participants actively participating in the grant program from open to close of project period.
• Goal 3: Ensure access to services for all eligible veterans seeking to gain access into the veteran’s treatment court program.
  • Objective 1: Collect and track data for individuals who qualify and disqualify for the VTC program.
  • Objective 2: Provide support and or develop the capacity to access substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorder treatment, including all forms of FDA-approved medications to treat OUDs.
  • Objective 3: Increase support services for participants actively participating in the VTC program.

Categories

• Category 1: Planning and Implementation
• Category 2: Enhancement
• Category 3: Statewide

Funding Information and Duration

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 19,250,000
• Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
• Category 1: Planning and Implementation
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $950,000
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 48 months
• Category 2: Enhancement
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 48 months
• Category 3: Statewide
  • Anticipated Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
  • Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 48 months

Duration

• Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 48 months

Eligibility Criteria

• For Category 1: Planning and Implementation and Category 2: Enhancement, eligible applicants are limited to:
  • Government Entities 
    • State governments
    • County governments
    • City or township governments
    • Special district governments
    • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
    • Native American tribal governments (other than 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).
• For Category 3: Statewide, eligible applicants are limited to the following:
  • Other 
    • State agencies such as the state administering agency, the administrative office of the courts, and the state substance abuse agency.
    • State criminal justice agencies and other state agencies involved with the provision of substance use and/or mental health services, or related services.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.