SAMHSA Grants for Enhancing Substance Abuse Treatment in Family Treatment Drug Courts

Tribal organization means the recognized body of any AI/AN tribe; any legally established organization of AI/ANs which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization, and which includes the maximum participation of AI/ANs in all phases of its activities. Consortia of tribes or tribal organizations are eligible to apply, but each participating entity must indicate its approval. A single tribe in the consortium must be the legal applicant, the recipient of the award, and the entity legally responsible for satisfying the grant requirements.
Public and private nonprofit organizations, such as SUD treatment providers, have a pivotal supporting role in FTDC programs and may be sub-recipients/contractors to the applicant. However, they are not the catalysts for entry into family drug courts and are, therefore, restricted from applying. SAMHSA strongly believes that the court is in the best position to administer this program because the court partners with the designated child welfare agency and selected treatment providers on the course of treatment for family drug court clients.

This grant is only intended for Family Treatment Drug Courts. Any applications received on behalf of or from any other drug court programs (e.g., Juvenile or Adult Drug Courts) will be screened out and will not be reviewed.

It is allowable for an eligible entity to apply on behalf of one or more FTDCs, either through a single application or several applications. When the state/local/tribal government (city/county) or eligible entity applies on behalf of a FTDC(s), the applicant will be the award recipient and the entity responsible for satisfying the grant requirements. When multiple jurisdictions apply within one application, Letters of Commitment from each family drug court judge must be included in Attachment 1 stating they intend to meet the grant and reporting requirements.
FTDCs that received an award under TI-17-004 (FY 2017 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Family Treatment Drug Courts) are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.

This grant program is not intended to provide start-up funds to create new FTDCs. Eligible drug courts must be operational on or before September 1, 2018. Operational is defined as a having a set of cases and seeing clients in the FTDC. By signing the cover page (SF-424) of the application, the authorized representative of the applicant organization is certifying that the FTDC applying for funds is operational, as defined above, on or before September 1, 2018.

Recipients will be expected to provide a coordinated, multi-system approach designed to combine the sanctioning power of treatment drug courts with effective treatment services promoting successful family preservation and reunification. Priority funding should address gaps in the treatment continuum for court involved individuals who need treatment for a SUD and/or co-occurring SUD and mental disorders while simultaneously addressing the needs of their children.

The expectations of the grant are to provide funding for FTDCs to assist participants in reducing the rates of substance misuse, the severity of SUDs and co-occurring disorders, and decreasing out of home placements for children through family reunification and preservation. This, in turn, should also decrease the number of parents or guardians whose parental rights have been or will be terminated.