OpportunityTitle: OJJDP FY 2012 Family Drug Court Programs
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants are limited to states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) acting together or through agreements with other public and private entities. Faith- and community-based, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations are ineligible as applicants, but OJJDP encourages them to partner with eligible applicants as a community provider of services, if applicable and appropriate.     OJJDP welcomes joint applications from two or more eligible applicants; however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants.    An eligible applicant may designate a subunit of government (for example, county probation department, district attorney&#146;s office, or pretrial services agency) as the authorized representative. For example, the county executive may designate the county probation or county district attorney&#146;s office as its representative when applying for this grant. In such cases, the applicant must submit an authorization letter from the eligible agency or organization.     Eligible applicants must provide direct services to youth who are younger than 18 years of age and their parents.
Description: The 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, who are 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 is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 3797u, et seq.
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GrantorContactText: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Justice Information Center (JIC) at 1&#150;877&#150;927&#150;5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live Web chat. JIC hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date.