Applications Due: April 4, 2016, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time

Description:

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2016 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Treatment Drug Courts and Adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts.  The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance use disorder treatment services in existing adult problem solving courts, and adult Tribal Healing to Wellness courts, which use the treatment drug court model in order to provide alcohol and drug treatment (including recovery support services, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination) to defendants/offenders.  Grantees will be expected to provide a coordinated, multi-system approach designed to combine the sanctioning power of treatment drug courts with effective substance use disorder treatment services to break the cycle of criminal behavior, alcohol and/or drug use, and incarceration or other penalties.  Priority for use of grant funds should be given to addressing gaps in the continuum of treatment for individuals in these courts who have substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental disorder (COD) treatment needs.  Grant funds must be used to serve people diagnosed with a substance use disorder as their primary condition.  SAMHSA will use discretion in allocating funding for these awards, taking into consideration the specific drug court model (Adult Treatment Drug Courts and Adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts), as appropriate, and the number of applications received per model type.

Funding Title: Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Treatment Drug Courts and Adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts (Short Title: SAMHSA Treatment Drug Courts)

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Funding Opportunity Number:   TI-16-009

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Express Language for Legal Aid: No

Target Population: Individuals in drug courts who have substance abuse and/or co-occurring disorders treatment needs

Expected Number of Awards: 50

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Estimated Total Program Funding: $16,250,000

 Award Ceiling: $325,000

Award Floor: $0

How to Apply:
Please visit Grants.gov, search by the SAMHSA funding opportunity number (TI-16-009) and download the required documents you will need to apply.

Current Closing Date for Applications: by April 4, 2016, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time

Eligible Applicants:
Eligible applicants are tribal, state and local governments with direct involvement with the drug court/tribal healing to wellness court, such as the Tribal Court Administrator, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Single State Agency for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the designated State Drug Court Coordinator, or local governmental unit such as county or city agency, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations, and individual adult treatment drug courts.  For the purposes of this FOA, eligible adult drug court models include Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)/Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Courts, Co-Occurring Drug and Mental Health Treatment Courts, Veterans Treatment Courts, and Municipal Drug Courts that adhere to the drug court 10 key components.

This grant is not intended for Juvenile or Family Dependency Treatment Drug Courts.  Any applications received for Juvenile or Family Dependency Treatment Drug Courts will be screened out and will not be reviewed. 

Link to Full Announcement: Here

Contact Information:

For Program Issues:
Jon D. Berg
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, 13E65
Rockville, Maryland 20857
(240) 276-1609
Jon.Berg@samhsa.hhs.gov 

For Grants Management and Budget Issues:
Eileen Bermudez
Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(240) 276-1412
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

Categories: Department of Health and Human Services, Government Organizations, Health, Native American, Native American Tribes or Tribal Organizations, Native Americans, Subgrant Possibilities