OJJDP FY 20 Family Drug Court Program

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

This solicitation is composed of three grant categories. Applicants must clearly designate the category for which they are applying. Category 1: Enhancing Family Drug Courts and Category 2: Serving Veterans Through Family Drug Courts: The following entities are eligible to apply: -states and territories, -state and local courts, -units of local government, and -federally recognized Indian tribal governments acting on behalf of a single jurisdiction drug court. OJJDP encourages applicants to partner with community providers of services, if applicable and appropriate. Category 1: Enhancing Family Drug Courts and Category 2: Serving Veterans Through Family Drug Courts grants are available to jurisdictions with a fully operational family drug court. Courts applying for funding under Category 1 or 2 must be fully operational for at least 1 year, as funding is intended to enhance services of existing family drug courts. Category 3: State and County Family Drug Courts Expansion The following entities are eligible to apply: -State Administrative Office of the Court, working in conjunction with and coordinating closely with the state’s Court Improvement Program. Applicants are required to partner with the state child welfare agency and state substance use treatment agency, and must include with the application letters of intent formalizing these partnerships. -Eligible county applicants are limited to the county superior court (or similar authority). These grants are for jurisdictions with populations at or above 2 million. Applicants are required to partner with the county child welfare agency and county substance use treatment agency, and must include with the application letters of intent formalizing these partnerships.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.