The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are offering grants for fiscal year 2014 to improve court services, coordination, and evidence-based substance abuse treatment in adult drug courts. This joint initiative allows applicants to propose a comprehensive strategy to enhance drug court services and capacity. Applicants have the opportunity to compete for two grant awards, one from SAMHSA and another from BJA, combining criminal justice and substance abuse treatment funds with one application. To be considered, applicants must meet the outlined requirements in the grant announcement and the Requirements Resource Guide. This grant aligns with Healthy People 2020 Substance Abuse Topic Area HP 2020-SA. Closing date for applications is May 28, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 253492
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2014-3842 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 14 Joint Adult Drug Court Solicitation to Enhance Services, Coordination, and Treatment |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.585 — Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 07, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $325,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants are limited to states or state courts applying on behalf of a single jurisdiction; local courts; counties; other units of local government; or federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). Indian tribal governments may apply directly or through other public or not-for-profit private entities. Eligible jurisdictions must have a fully operational (at least 1 year) adult drug court. “Operational” is defined as a judge being designated as a “drug court” judge with a drug court docket of cases and seeing defendants in drug court on a regular and recurring basis for at least 1 year prior to the submission of the grant application. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | BJA and SAMHSA are accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2014 grants to enhance the court services, coordination, and evidence-based substance abuse treatment and recovery support services of adult drug courts. The purpose of this joint initiative is to allow applicants to submit a comprehensive strategy for enhancing drug court services and capacity. Applicants are competing for two grant awards (a grant from SAMHSA and a separate grant from BJA) for both criminal justice and substance abuse treatment funds with one application. In order to fulfill all of the requirements for this grant program, applicants should comply with the requirements outlined in this grant announcement as well as those incorporated by reference in the Requirements Resource Guide. These grants are authorized under 42 U.S.C. ยง 3797u, et seq., and section 509 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2020 Substance Abuse Topic Area HP 2020-SA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 253492 Full Announcement-1 -> 14bjasamhsadrugcourtsol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.585 | PKG00194825 | Apr 07, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
253492 SF424-2.0.pdf
253492 SF424B-1.1.pdf
253492 Budget-1.1.pdf
253492 Other-1.1.pdf
253492 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
253492 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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