Deadline: 28-Mar-23
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to establish, expand, or improve treatment and recovery support services for people with substance use disorders during their incarceration and upon reentry into the community.
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
The Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry Program is part of the Second Chance Act suite of program in FY 2023. This year, a range of programs for states, local government units, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations are being competed, including:
- Community Reentry
- Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry
- Improving Adult Reentry, Education, and Employment Outcomes
- Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry
- Pay for Success
- Smart Supervision
- Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision and HOPE Institute
Goal: To establish or expand system approaches that improve outcomes for adults with SUDs who are reentering communities following a period of incarceration.
Objectives
The objectives of this program are to:
- Use validated screening tools to screen all individuals entering a corrections setting for substance use and assess those that screen positive for SUDs.
- Provide evidence-based SUD treatment services to individuals in prisons and jails.
- Provide prison-based family SUD treatment programs to incarcerated parents of minor children and pregnant/postpartum women.
- Provide recovery support services that start pre-release and continue through the reentry process.
Categories
- Category 1: Units of state, local, and tribal governments
- Category 2: Nonprofit organizations
Funding Information
- Category 1: Units of state, local, and tribal governments
- Dollar Amount for Award: $1,125,000
- Number of Awards: 4
- Category 2: Nonprofit organizations
- Dollar Amount for Award: $1,125,000
- Number of Awards: 4
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.