OJJDP FY 18 Drug Treatment Courts Program | OJJDP 2018 13551

Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2018 13551

The OJJDP FY 18 Drug Treatment Courts Program (Funding Opportunity Number OJJDP 2018 13551) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, designed to strengthen specialized court responses to youth substance use and to the family impacts of opioid use disorder. The overall aim is to fund states, local governments, and federally recognized tribes that want to improve outcomes for young people and families by expanding or enhancing drug treatment court models that combine judicial supervision with treatment services, structured accountability, and coordinated case management.

The program is organized around two funding categories with distinct target populations and goals. Category 1 focuses on juvenile drug treatment courts and specifically supports courts seeking to implement enhancements aligned with the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines. In practice, this category is meant to help juvenile drug courts improve how they operate and deliver services, using established best-practice guidance to strengthen elements like assessment and screening, treatment matching, supervision strategies, incentives and sanctions, family engagement, and partnerships with service providers. The emphasis is on raising the quality and effectiveness of existing or developing juvenile drug court approaches through guideline-based improvements rather than simply maintaining routine operations.

Category 2 is aimed at family drug courts and addresses the complicated needs of children affected by opioid exposure either prenatally or after birth through living with a parent or caregiver who has an opioid use disorder. This category highlights the intersection of child welfare, family functioning, and substance use treatment, and it prioritizes approaches that identify and deliver specific services most likely to improve outcomes for children, parents, and the family as a whole. The intent is not only to respond to immediate safety and stability concerns, but also to promote longer-term recovery and better developmental and family outcomes by coordinating court oversight with treatment, parenting supports, child-focused services, and other wraparound resources that fit the needs of opioid-impacted families.

Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, with additional eligibility details referenced in the opportunity materials. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services under CFDA 16.585. The opportunity was created on May 7, 2018, with an original application closing date of June 21, 2018. Awards were anticipated to be competitive, with an expected 19 awards and an award ceiling of $900,000, indicating support for a moderate number of relatively substantial projects rather than a large number of small awards.

Overall, this grant opportunity reflects OJJDPs strategy of using problem-solving courts to reduce substance-related harm among youth and to improve safety, permanency, and well-being for children and families affected by opioid use disorder. It supports jurisdictions and tribes that can demonstrate a plan to implement evidence-informed enhancements in juvenile drug treatment courts or to deliver targeted, coordinated interventions in family drug courts that directly address opioid exposure and its consequences across the family system.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 18 Drug Treatment Courts Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.585.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 07, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 19 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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