OJJDP FY 2016 Family Drug Court Implementation and Enhancement Program

Funding Opportunity Number: OJJDP-2016-9171 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.585Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-OJJDPClosing Date: May 31, 2016Award Ceiling: $600,000Expected Number of Awards: 3Creation Date: Mar 28, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The Family Drug Courts program builds the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized 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 parents in the program and their children. 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.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding