Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (FY 2008 Competitive Grant Announcement)
The application period is now closed.
Note: This solicitation is for adult drug courts only. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention administers
and funds juvenile and family dependency treatment courts.
Frequently Asked Questions
FY 2007 Drug Court Grant Awards
Overview:
The Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program provides financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop and implement treatment drug courts that effectively integrate substance abuse treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in a judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders. Programs funded by Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program are required by law to target nonviolent offenders and must implement a drug court based on 10 key components. This program supports the following drug court activity:
- Adult drug court implementation and enhancement.
- Statewide enhancement.
Legislation: The Drug Court Program was established by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322).
Funding: FY 2008 funding has not yet been determined. FY 2007 funding was $10 million.
Eligibility: States (including Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia), state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments may apply for funding.
How/When To Apply: The FY 2008 solicitation was released November 13, 2007, and applications were due January 10, 2008. Applicants must apply through Grants.gov.
Performance Measures: Starting with the July-December 2007 reporting period, the performance measures will now be collected quarterly
through BJA's Performance Measurement Tool (PMT). Grantees will upload their performance measures results from the
new web site to the Grants Management System (GMS) on a semi-annual basis. The BJA PMT will support grantees' ability to
identify, collect, and submit performance measures data for BJA grant awards. An assigned userID and password is needed to access the system. Please contact the
help desk at 1-888-252-6867 to obtain a userID. The Drug Court User's Guide
provides more information about this process.
Results from Performance Measure Data:
Implementation Grants: July-December 2007
Coming soon! Enhancement Grants: July-December 2007
Coming soon! Statewide Grants: July-December 2007
Training and Technical Assistance:
The National Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program (NDCTTAP) supports DCDG by increasing the knowledge and skills of drug court practitioners to plan,
implement, and sustain effective drug court programs. It also builds capacity at the state and local levels to provide comprehensive practitioner-based training and
technical assistance. The following are the three components of NDCTTAP:
- The goal of the Drug Court Planning Initiative (DCPI) is to provide communities with the knowledge, skills,
and tools necessary to implement a drug court. Particular emphasis is placed on learning new roles, cross training, and developing both a team and a coordinated
strategy across justice and treatment systems.
- The goal of the Drug Court Training Initiative (DCTI) is to provide state-of-the-art training on a variety of subjects to operational adult, juvenile, family,
and tribal drug courts and state agencies.
- The goal of the Drug Court Technical Assistance Initiative (DCTAI) is to provide technical assistance on a variety of subjects to operational adult, juvenile,
family, and tribal drug courts and state agencies.
Related Information:
Tribal Drug Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program (Competitive Grant Announcement)
Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (FY 2007 Competitive Grant Announcement)
FY 2006 Drug Court Grant Awards
FY 2005 Drug Court Grant Awards
BJA Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (FY 2005 Competitive Grant Announcement)
FY 2005 Resource Guide for Drug Court Applicants
FY 2004 Drug Court Grant Awards
FY 2003 Drug Court Grant Awards
FY 2002 Drug Court Grant Awards
Related Publications:
Drug Court Case Management: Role, Function, and Utility (PDF)
Local Drug Court Research: Navigating Performance Measures and Process Evaluations (PDF)
Drug Courts: The Second Decade (PDF)
Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components (PDF)
Strategies for Court Collaboration with Service Communities (PDF)
Methamphetamine Resources:
Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine (PDF)
MethResources.gov
Methamphetamine Fact Sheet
