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SAMHSA News Bulletin

Date: 3/30/2009
Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office
Telephone: 240-276-2130

SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2009 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Juvenile Drug Courts

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Juvenile Drug Courts. This program, done in collaboration with the U. S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is designed to enhance the capacity of existing juvenile drug courts to serve the treatment needs of substance-abusing juvenile offenders. 

 

The purpose of this program is to enhance the capacity of existing juvenile drug courts to serve substance-abusing juvenile offenders through the integration and implementation of the Juvenile Drug Court: Strategies in Practice, and the Reclaiming Futures program models.

 

The Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice model has been used to implement and operate Juvenile Drug Courts. The RWJ Reclaiming Futures model has been effective in combining community system reforms, substance abuse treatment improvement and community engagement to help youth break the cycle of drugs and crime.  SAMHSA funds will be used to fund the screening, assessment, and treatment components, while OJJDP funds will support the court and services components of the juvenile drug court. 

 

Under this program, it is anticipated that funding will be available for three grants and that each grantee will receive two separate awards: one from SAMHSA and one from OJJDP. OJJDP will make a one-time award, up to $425,000, per grantee for the entire four year grant period.  Under SAMHSA’s grant program, it is anticipated that up to $600,000 will be available over the course of four years to fund up to three grants of approximately $200,000 per year.   The actual grant monies awarded are subject to the availability of funds and the performance of the grantees. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

 

WHO CAN APPLY:   Eligibility is restricted to existing individual Juvenile Drug Courts that

have demonstrated relationships and agreements with existing community-based substance

abuse treatment providers in order to create the necessary networks to successfully

implement these grants.   [See Section III-1 of the RFA for complete eligibility information.]

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. TI-09-004 are available by calling SAMHSA’s Information Line at 1-877-SAMHSA7 [TDD: 1 800-487-4889] or by downloading the application at http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/ti_09_004.aspx.Applicants are encouraged to apply online using http://www.grants.gov/.

APPLICATION DUE DATE:  May 5, 2009.  Applications must be received by the due date and time to be considered for review.  Please review carefully Section IV-3 of the application announcement for submission requirements.

Applicants with questions about program issues should contact:

 

Randy Muck, M.Ed. (regarding the substance abuse treatment component) (240) 276-1576 Randy.Muck@samhsa.hhs.gov; 

 

Mark Morgan (regarding the drug court component or Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice model) (202) 353-9243 Mark.Morgan@usdoj.gov; and

 

Jim Carlton (regarding the Reclaiming Futures Model) (503) 725-8954. Jcarlton@pdx.edu.

 

For questions on grants management issues contact Kathleen Sample (240) 276-1407

kathleen.sample@samhsa.hhs.gov

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.


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