Deadline: 21-Jun-22
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to support efforts by state, local, and federally recognized American Indian tribal governments to establish and enhance community courts in their jurisdictions.
Goal: The Community Courts Program supports efforts by state, local, and federally recognized American Indian tribal governments to establish and enhance community courts in their jurisdictions.
Objectives
- Establish or enhance court-based intervention programs to prioritize and expedite the provision of treatment and recovery services to individuals who are frequent users of justice, health, and other services who commit low-level misdemeanor offenses.
- Emphasize alternatives to incarceration by tailoring sentences to each defendant to improve community safety, enhance confidence in justice, and reduce recidivism.
- Build and maximize the capacity of jurisdictions to ensure that all participants are identified, assessed, and referred to services.
- Enhance the use of community services by participants in the community court docket, including case management, housing assistance, and service coordination.
- Developing and maintaining partnerships and collaborations with service providers to enhance the provision of treatment and recovery support services.
- Support the development, enhancement, and translation of research and knowledge of researcher practitioner partnerships.
- Collect lessons learned and other examples of use to the field at-large from grantees and disseminate via publications, media platforms, and conference presentations.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,200,000
- Award Ceiling: $600,000
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other: State, city, township, county, or tribal government acting directly or through agreements with other public or private entities on behalf of a single community court
- For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339849