This solicitation will support juvenile drug treatment courts to implement system changes, service delivery, and programming enhancements that are in alignment with the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines (JDTC Guidelines) that OJJDP anticipates releasing by the end of 201 6. The new JDTC Guidelines
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will provide juvenile courts with an evidence-based, treatment-oriented approach that emphasizes family engagement and addresses the substance use and often co-occurring mental health challenges experienced by the youth.
The guidelines are grounded in research on adolescent development, substance use treatment, youth interventions, family engagement, juvenile courts, and juvenile drug courts.
Successful applicants will also be required to work with OJJDP's training and technical assistance provider and to participate in research and evaluation activities to be conducted by an independent evaluator, funded separately by OJJDP.
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Additional Information of Eligibility:Applicants are limited to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government , and federally recognized tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) acting directly or through an agreement with other public or private entities.
Applicants must have an operating juvenile drug court.
If a subunit of government (e.g., county probation department, district attorneys office, or pretrial services agency) wishes to apply, the authorized representative of the state, state court, local court, or unit of local government must designate that specific applicant for purposes of applying for this grant.
For example, the county executive may designate the county probation or county district attorneys office as its representative for the purpose of applying for this grant.
In such cases, the applicant must submit an authorization letter.
Eligible applicants who propose to provide direct services to youth must not include youth who are age 18 or older in the population they will serve.
OJJDP welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant.
Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees").
The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire juvenile drug court program.
Under this solicitation, only one application by any particular applicant entity will be considered.
An entity may, however, be proposed as a subrecipient (subgrantee) in more than one application.
Full Opportunity Web Address:Contact: Agency Email Description: Agency Email: grants@ncjrs.gov
Date Posted: 2017-03-17
Application Due Date: 2017-05-02
Archive Date: 2017-09-17