OJJDP Grant: Enhancing Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts for Youth Substance Use Disorders

This solicitation has two grant categories. Information regarding the specific eligibility requirements for each category can be found below. Applicants must clearly designate the category for which they are applying.

Category 1: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Statewide Program

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Statewide grants are available to State Administrative Offices of the Court to enhance fully operational (for at least 1 year) juvenile drug treatment courts by implementing evidence-based practices from the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines across the state.

Category 2: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Enhancement Program

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Enhancement grants are available to jurisdictions to enhance fully operational (for at least 1 year) juvenile drug treatment courts by implementing evidence-based practices from the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines.

For purposes of this solicitation, "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

OJJDP envisions a nation where our children are free from crime and violence. If they come into contact with the justice system, the contact should be rare, fair, and beneficial to them. The Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (JDTC) Program seeks to build the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments to implement new and innovative approaches to enhance existing juvenile drug treatment courts and improve outcomes for youth with substance use or co-occurring mental health disorders, including histories of trauma.

When describing substance use, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, uses the term “substance use disorder” for the clinical and functional assessment of an individual’s recurrent use of alcohol and/or drugs that causes significant impairment, such as health problems; disabilities; or failure to meet work, school, or home responsibilities. For more information, see https://www.samhsa.gov/disorders/substance-use.