OpportunityTitle: OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Drug Court Testing Guidelines
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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 attorney&#146;s 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 attorney&#146;s 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 (&#147;subgrantees&quot;).  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 (&#147;subgrantee&#148;) in more than one application.
Description: 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 2016. The new JDTC Guidelines 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&apos;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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GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800&#150;518&#150;4726 or 606&#150;545&#150;5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under &#147;Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues&#148; in the How To Apply section.  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800&#150;851&#150;3420 or TTY: 301&#150;240&#150;6310 (hearing impaired only), by email at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2017/FAQ/JDTCP.pdf.  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;A solicitation webinar will be held on April 18, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. 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 http://ojjdptta.adobeconnect.com/e8liwyucdhj/event/registration.html 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 April 11, 2017. Submit your questions to grants@ncjrs.gov with the subject as &#147;Questions for Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Webinar.&#148;  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;grants@ncjrs.gov&lt;br/&gt;