Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2012 3315
Apply for BJA 2012 3315
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 12 Adult Drug Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resource Center Initiatives" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.585 Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 23, 2012 and posted on Apr 23, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 14, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,600,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Eligible applicants are limited to for profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith based and community organizations, and institutions of higher learning with demonstrated expertise in assisting communities to develop, implement, and enhance drug courts. BJA encourages applications from organizations which have expert knowledge of drug courts extensive experience in brokering and developing technical assistance experience in identification of best practices program documentation, resource compilation, and information dissemination and a willingness to work with BJA and other partners as a member of a training and technical assistance (TTA) collaborative. For profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services. Applicants are encouraged to partner with other organizations to submit joint applications for the required services and deliverables.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BJA FY 12 Adult Drug Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resource Center Initiatives grant (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2012 3315) is a discretionary Bureau of Justice Assistance opportunity under CFDA 16.585, the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program. Its overall goal is to strengthen and expand adult drug courts by ensuring jurisdictions can develop and operate programs that combine evidence-based substance use treatment with the core drug court model: frequent and mandatory drug testing, clear sanctions and incentives, coordinated case management and supervision, and transitional services that support long-term recovery and reduced recidivism. Rather than primarily funding individual local drug courts directly through this specific solicitation, the emphasis here is on selecting providers who can deliver planning support, training, and technical assistance that benefits existing Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program grantees as well as the broader adult drug court field nationwide.
The solicitation is structured around five major categories of work that together make up a coordinated training and technical assistance system. First, BJA seeks delivery of population-specific drug court planning training tailored to three key groups: standard adult drug court populations, veterans, and tribal communities. This reflects the reality that drug court design has to fit the needs, cultures, service networks, and legal environments of different participant groups, including trauma-informed and veteran-specific considerations and the distinct governance and community contexts present in tribal settings. Second, the selected providers must deliver a menu of 22 BJA-approved adult drug court curricula through both onsite and online formats, meaning the work includes not only instruction but also the capacity to deliver standardized content consistently to diverse audiences across locations and over time. Third, BJA is looking for jurisdiction- or site-specific technical assistance, which typically involves hands-on problem-solving with individual courts or programs, such as helping a court align policies with evidence-based practices, improve team functioning, refine participant screening and eligibility, strengthen treatment and testing protocols, and improve performance measurement. Fourth, BJA seeks state-based technical assistance, which generally focuses on statewide drug court systems, state court administrative offices, or statewide coordinating bodies to support consistent standards, sustainable funding approaches, data and evaluation strategies, and cross-jurisdiction learning. Fifth, applicants may be selected to manage the National Drug Court Resource Center, a central hub role that usually involves collecting and disseminating resources, documenting best practices, maintaining toolkits and publications, and serving as a public-facing source of guidance for the field.
A key expectation is that providers selected across these five categories will work together as part of a drug court training and technical assistance collaborative. In practical terms, this means coordination with BJA and partner organizations so that training content, technical assistance approaches, resource development, and information dissemination reinforce the same evidence-based drug court principles rather than operating as disconnected efforts. The intended beneficiaries include state, tribal, and local justice system officials, court leaders, prosecutors and defense counsel, supervision agencies, treatment providers, and other drug court team members who need shared guidance to implement and maintain high-quality programs.
Eligibility is geared toward organizations with demonstrated expertise in drug courts and in delivering training and technical assistance at scale. Eligible applicants include for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations (including faith-based and community organizations), and institutions of higher education, including public, state-controlled, and private universities. The announcement also notes that organizations should have strong experience in brokering and developing technical assistance, identifying best practices, documenting programs, compiling resources, and disseminating information, and they should be willing to work closely with BJA and partners in a collaborative TTA environment. For-profit applicants are permitted, but they must agree to waive any profit or fees for services under the award, which effectively requires cost-based delivery rather than profit-seeking contracting. Applicants are encouraged to partner with other organizations and submit joint applications to cover the required services and deliverables, which signals BJA anticipated that no single entity may have equal strength in every training, technical assistance, and resource center function.
The funding instrument is a grant with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The posted and creation date was April 23, 2012, with an application deadline of June 14, 2012, and an archive date of July 14, 2012. The award ceiling listed is $1,600,000, with no stated award floor. Administrative support for application submission was routed through Grants.gov support channels, with the standard hotline and email for technical submission issues. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an investment in national and state-level capacity building for adult drug courts, focused on spreading consistent, evidence-based practices through structured training, targeted technical assistance, and centralized resource management.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled BJA FY 12 Adult Drug Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resource Center Initiatives.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is BJA 2012 3315.
3) Which federal agency is offering this grant?
This is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) discretionary grant opportunity.
4) What program and CFDA number does this solicitation fall under?
It falls under CFDA 16.585, the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program.
5) What is the overall goal of the solicitation?
The overall goal is to strengthen and expand adult drug courts by helping jurisdictions develop and operate programs that combine evidence-based substance use treatment with the core drug court model (including testing, sanctions/incentives, coordinated supervision, case management, and transitional services) to support long-term recovery and reduce recidivism.
6) Is this solicitation primarily intended to fund individual local adult drug courts directly?
No. Rather than primarily funding individual local drug courts through this specific solicitation, the emphasis is on selecting providers who can deliver planning support, training, and technical assistance that benefits existing Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program grantees and the broader adult drug court field nationwide.
7) Who are the intended beneficiaries of the work funded under this opportunity?
Intended beneficiaries include state, tribal, and local justice system officials and stakeholders such as court leaders, prosecutors, defense counsel, supervision agencies, treatment providers, and other adult drug court team members who need shared guidance to implement and maintain high-quality programs.
8) What types of activities and services does BJA want funded providers to deliver?
The solicitation describes a coordinated training and technical assistance system that includes: population-specific planning training, delivery of a set menu of curricula, jurisdiction/site-specific technical assistance, state-based technical assistance, and (for some awardees) management of a national resource center role.
9) What are the five major categories of work described in the solicitation?
The five categories are:
- Population-specific drug court planning training (for standard adult populations, veterans, and tribal communities)
- Delivery of a menu of 22 BJA-approved adult drug court curricula (onsite and online)
- Jurisdiction- or site-specific technical assistance
- State-based technical assistance
- Management of the National Drug Court Resource Center (as applicable)
10) What does "population-specific drug court planning training" mean in this solicitation?
It means planning training tailored to three specific groups: standard adult drug court populations, veterans, and tribal communities. The solicitation notes that drug court design must fit different needs, cultures, service networks, and legal environments, including trauma-informed and veteran-specific considerations and distinct governance/community contexts in tribal settings.
11) What is required regarding the adult drug court curricula?
Selected providers must be able to deliver a menu of 22 BJA-approved adult drug court curricula through both onsite and online formats, implying the capacity to deliver standardized content consistently to diverse audiences across locations and over time.
12) What is "jurisdiction- or site-specific technical assistance" expected to cover?
It generally involves hands-on problem-solving with individual courts or programs, such as helping a court align policies with evidence-based practices, improve team functioning, refine participant screening and eligibility, strengthen treatment and testing protocols, and improve performance measurement.
13) What is "state-based technical assistance" expected to cover?
It generally focuses on statewide drug court systems, state court administrative offices, or statewide coordinating bodies to support consistent standards, sustainable funding approaches, data and evaluation strategies, and cross-jurisdiction learning.
14) What is the National Drug Court Resource Center role described here?
The resource center role is described as a central hub that typically involves collecting and disseminating resources, documenting best practices, maintaining toolkits and publications, and serving as a public-facing source of guidance for the field.
15) Do providers funded under different categories need to coordinate with each other?
Yes. A key expectation is that selected providers across the five categories will work together as part of a drug court training and technical assistance collaborative, coordinating with BJA and partner organizations so that training, technical assistance, and resource development reinforce the same evidence-based drug court principles.
16) What does BJA say about the core adult drug court model this funding is meant to support?
The core model described includes: frequent and mandatory drug testing, clear sanctions and incentives, coordinated case management and supervision, and transitional services supporting long-term recovery and reduced recidivism, combined with evidence-based substance use treatment.
17) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- For-profit (commercial) organizations
- Nonprofit organizations (including faith-based and community organizations)
- Institutions of higher education, including public, state-controlled, and private universities
18) What experience or capacity does BJA expect eligible organizations to have?
Organizations are expected to have demonstrated expertise in drug courts and delivering training and technical assistance at scale, including experience in brokering and developing technical assistance, identifying best practices, documenting programs, compiling resources, and disseminating information, and being willing to work closely with BJA and partners in a collaborative environment.
19) Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
Yes, for-profit applicants are permitted.
20) Is there any special condition for for-profit applicants?
Yes. For-profit applicants must agree to waive any profit or fees for services under the award, meaning delivery must be cost-based rather than profit-seeking.
21) Are partnerships or joint applications encouraged?
Yes. Applicants are encouraged to partner with other organizations and submit joint applications to cover the required services and deliverables, reflecting an expectation that multiple strengths may be needed across training, technical assistance, and resource center functions.
22) What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a grant.
23) Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The solicitation states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
24) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $1,600,000.
25) Is there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
No award floor is stated in the information provided.
26) What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The posted/creation date was April 23, 2012. The application deadline was June 14, 2012. The archive date was July 14, 2012.
27) How was application submission support handled?
Administrative support for application submission was routed through Grants.gov support channels, using the standard hotline and email for technical submission issues.
28) In one sentence, how should this opportunity be understood?
It is an investment in national and state-level capacity building for adult drug courts, focused on spreading consistent, evidence-based practices through structured training, targeted technical assistance, and centralized resource management.
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