On December 16, 2009, President Obama signed the the Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Bill which appropriated $88.8 million for Drug Courts. Federal funding opportunities have already become available and are listed below.

$7.5 Million to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Adult Drug Courts

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Drug Courts. The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment services in "problem solving" courts which use the treatment drug court model for defendants/offenders in order to provide alcohol and drug treatment, recovery support services, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination.

It is expected that approximately $2.5 million per year will be available to fund up to 8 grants. Awardees are eligible for up to $325,000 per year for up to three years. The total program is expected to provide a total of $7.5 million over its three year course. The actual amounts may vary, depending on the availability of these funds and the performance of the grantees. The grants will be administered by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligible applicants are existing misdemeanor or felony adult treatment drug courts that have demonstrated relationships and agreements with existing domestic public and private nonprofit entities and community-based treatment providers, and units of Tribal, State and local government that submit applications on behalf of an individual misdemeanor or felony adult treatment drug court. [See Section III-1 of this RFA for complete eligibility information.]

APPLICATION DUE DATE: March 16, 2010

 

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. TI-10-011 are available by calling SAMHSA's Health Information Network at 1-877-SAMHSA7 or by downloading the application at http:///www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/TI-10-011.aspx. Applicants are encouraged to apply online using http://www.grants.gov/.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions about program issues should contact Holly Rogers at 240-276-2916 or holly.rogers@samhsa.hhs.gov.

For questions on grants management contact William Reyes at 240-276-1406 or william.reyes@samhsa.hhs.gov.