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 plan, implement, and enhance veterans treatment court (VTC) services, including program coordination, management of veterans treatment court participants, ensuring fidelity to the model, and recovery support services.
The program furthers the DOJ’s mission by providing resources to state, local, and federally recognized tribal governments to support treatment court programs and systems for eligible veterans in the criminal justice system who have substance use disorders, including stimulant and opioid use, and those at risk for overdose.
The focus of the Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program is to reduce the misuse of opioids, stimulants, and other substances by veterans involved in the criminal justice system. Recognizing the significant increase in overdose deaths and their public health impact, BJA also encourages applicants to focus on preventing overdoses and overdose deaths. In the proposal narrative, the applicant is required to describe a plan for veterans with substance use disorders (SUDs) to have access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in serving individuals with substance use disorders.
Objectives
- Ensure treatment court participants have access to all types of FDA-approved medications to treatment substance use disorders; include training on overdose prevention.
- Make sure practitioners have the tools to effectively provide judicial and community supervision, mandatory and random drug testing, substance use and mental health disorder treatment, and appropriate incentives and sanctions.
- Utilize evidence-based practices and principles that incorporate the Ten Key Components of Veterans Treatment Courts and other relevant research.
- Ensure early and accurate identification of potential veterans for referral to veterans treatment courts, including use of VRSS.
- Ensure that all individuals eligible for the program have equal access to it as measured by the collection and examination of program data.
- Build and maximize capacity to ensure all potential participants are identified early and assessed for risk and needs using a validated risk and clinical assessment tool to determine their eligibility.
- Enhance the provision of recovery support services, including transitional recovery housing assistance and peer and family support, to support ongoing recovery.
- Enhance collaboration between states and local and/or tribal jurisdictions to support the operations and enhancements of VTC activities.
Categories
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Category 1: Planning & Implementation
- Planning and Implementation grants are available to eligible jurisdictions ready to commit to a 6- month planning phase followed by an implementation phase of an evidence-based veterans treatment court. The VTC must have core capacity to provide critical treatment services, case management and coordination, judicial supervision, sanctions and incentive services, and other key services such as transitional housing, relapse prevention, employment, and peer recovery support to reduce recidivism.
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Category 2: Enhancement
- Enhancement grants are available to eligible jurisdictions with an operational veterans treatment court. Funding may be used to assist a jurisdiction to scale up its existing court program’s capacity; provide access to or enhance treatment capacity or other critical support services; enhance court operations; expand or enhance court services; build or enhance collection and use of key treatment court operation and outcome data; or improve the quality and/or intensity of services based on needs assessments.
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Category 3: Statewide
- State applicants may apply for funding to improve, enhance, or expand veterans treatment court services statewide.
Funding Information
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Category 1: Planning & Implementation
- Dollar Amount for Award: $900,000
- Number of Awards: 4
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Category 2: Enhancement
- Dollar Amount for Award: $950,000
- Number of Awards: 14
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Category 3: Statewide
- Dollar Amount for Award: $2,500,000
- Number of Awards: 4
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.