OJJDP FY 2011 Family Drug Court Programs

Post Date

May 5th 2011

Application Due Date

June 20th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

OJJDP-2011-3018

CFDA Number(s)

16.585

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Other

Applicants are limited to states (including territories), state and local courts, and units of local government (including federally-recognized tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). (See •À_Eligibility,•À_ page 3.)

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $650000

Grant Description

The U. S. Department of Justice•À_s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will award funding to enhance the capacity of family drug courts. The Family Drug Courts Program builds the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments to either implement new drug courts or enhance pre-existing drug courts for individuals with substance abuse disorders or substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders including histories of trauma, involved with the family dependency court as a result of child abuse, neglect, and other parenting issues. Applicants must provide services to the children of the parents in the program as well as to the parents. This program provides seed money, not long-term support. OJJDP expects successful applicants to develop and implement a sustainability plan during the grant period to continue operation of the family drug court when the grant ends. This program will be authorized by this program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 3797u, et seq.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  
  For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Justice Information Center at 1•À_877•À_927•À_5657 or via email to JIC@telesishq.com. The Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. On the solicitation close date, the

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Email

• Agency Email Address:

  JIC@telesishq.com

• Location:

  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

• More Information:

  Full Announcement