OJJDP FY 2022 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. 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,...

Eligible applicants who propose to provide direct services must not include the provision of services to any person who is older than age 18. 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.

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the solicitation closing date. General information on applying for OJJDP awards can be found at https://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/funding.html. For information related to unforeseen technical issues beyond the control of the applicant impacting submission, see "How to Apply" section, Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues. A solicitation webinar will be held on May 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET. This call will provide a detailed overview of the solicitation and allow an opportunity for interested applicants to ask questions. Preregistration is required for all participants. Register by clicking on this link Click here for registration. and following the instructions. Due to the limited time, OJJDP encourages participants to review the solicitation and submit any questions they may have in advance and no later than May 2, 2022. Submit your questions to grants@ncjrs.gov with the subject as "Questions for Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Solicitation Webinar. grants@ncjrs.gov