Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2016 9211
Apply for BJA 2016 9211
- The USDOJ-OJP-BJA in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.585.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 31, 2016 and posted on Mar 31, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2016. (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 $1,800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2016 9211) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It is designed to strengthen the quality and consistency of drug courts nationwide by funding organizations that can train drug court practitioners, deliver structured curricula, provide hands-on technical assistance to grantees, and maintain national-level resources that encourage the use of evidence-based practices. The opportunity sits within the law, justice, and legal services funding area (CFDA 16.585) and was originally posted March 31, 2016, with an application closing date of May 31, 2016.
BJA structured the program as a five-category competition so applicants could focus on distinct but connected parts of the drug court support system. The first category, the Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative, targets newly forming adult drug court teams. The emphasis here is on early-stage capacity building: orienting new teams to the drug court model, helping them understand core components and operational expectations, and preparing them to launch in a way that aligns with recognized best practices rather than improvising policies that later need correction. In practical terms, this category supports training that helps new courts establish sound governance, team roles, participant flow, treatment partnerships, supervision strategies, incentives and sanctions, data collection, and program sustainability planning.
The second category, the Adult Drug Court Training Initiative, is focused on broad field-wide training delivery. BJA specifies that the provider will advertise, enhance, and deliver 22 BJA-approved drug court curricula to practitioners in the drug court field, while also developing new trainings when gaps are identified. This category is about maintaining a robust training pipeline and keeping course content current and responsive to emerging issues in the field. It implies not only delivering classes but also promoting them effectively, refining instructional materials, and ensuring training reaches the multidisciplinary audience typical of drug courts, including judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, treatment providers, probation/community supervision, coordinators, evaluators, and partner agencies.
The third category, Site-specific and State-based Drug Court Technical Assistance, centers on practical, customized support to BJA-funded adult drug court grantees so they can meet their grant goals and objectives. This is the on-the-ground problem-solving arm of the program, where providers help local sites address implementation barriers, fidelity challenges, staffing and policy issues, treatment/service coordination, participant management practices, data and performance measurement, and strategies for continuous improvement. It also explicitly includes producing materials and content that can help the broader field, not just current grantees, and it calls out statewide drug court coordination efforts. That statewide focus suggests work with state administrative offices of the courts, state drug court associations, or other coordinating bodies to align standards, support networks, and shared resources across multiple local courts.
The fourth category, the National Drug Court Resource, Policy and Evidence-based Practice Center, funds a national hub intended to increase adoption of evidence-based practices across drug courts nationwide. The core responsibilities include maintaining an online resource center and developing and marketing new content. The stated goal is not simply to store documents but to actively increase uptake, meaning the center would likely translate research into usable tools, publish guidance and policy resources, highlight effective models, and promote those resources so practitioners actually use them. This category reflects BJA's interest in scaling quality by making credible, research-informed materials easy to find, practical to implement, and widely known.
The fifth category, Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Technical Assistance, is specifically tailored to tribal contexts and supports assistance for tribal drug courts, often referred to as Healing to Wellness Courts. This category recognizes that tribal justice systems may face different legal frameworks, community needs, service availability, cultural priorities, and jurisdictional realities than state or local courts. The technical assistance here would be expected to respect and incorporate cultural practices and tribal sovereignty, support program development and improvement, and address operational needs in a way that fits the community and enhances outcomes.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity uses a grant funding instrument and anticipated up to five awards, consistent with the five categories. The listed award ceiling is $1,800,000, indicating that individual awards could be substantial depending on the scope of work proposed and the category pursued. Eligible applicants include a range of organizations positioned to deliver national or multi-site training and technical assistance, such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (other than IHEs), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and other eligible entities as clarified in the full solicitation. Overall, the program is built to professionalize and standardize drug court operations by combining startup training for new courts, structured curricula delivery for the broader field, targeted technical assistance for grantees and states, a national evidence-based resource center, and specialized support for tribal Healing to Wellness Courts.
Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program (BJA 2016-9211) FAQs
1) What is the Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program (BJA 2016 9211)?
It is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The program is designed to strengthen the quality and consistency of drug courts nationwide by funding organizations that can train drug court practitioners, deliver structured curricula, provide hands-on technical assistance to grantees, and maintain national-level resources that encourage the use of evidence-based practices.
2) Who is the sponsoring agency for this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
3) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is BJA 2016 9211.
4) What funding area and CFDA number does this opportunity fall under?
This opportunity sits within the law, justice, and legal services funding area and is associated with CFDA 16.585.
5) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was originally posted on March 31, 2016, and the application closing date was May 31, 2016.
6) What type of funding instrument is used?
The opportunity uses a grant funding instrument.
7) How many awards were anticipated?
BJA anticipated up to five awards, consistent with the five categories in the competition.
8) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The listed award ceiling is $1,800,000.
9) How is this program structured?
BJA structured the program as a five-category competition so applicants can focus on distinct but connected parts of the drug court support system.
10) What are the five categories in the competition?
The five categories are: (1) Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative, (2) Adult Drug Court Training Initiative, (3) Site-specific and State-based Drug Court Technical Assistance, (4) National Drug Court Resource, Policy and Evidence-based Practice Center, and (5) Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Technical Assistance.
11) What is the purpose of Category 1: Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative?
This category targets newly forming adult drug court teams and emphasizes early-stage capacity building. The goal is to orient new teams to the drug court model, clarify core components and operational expectations, and help teams launch in alignment with recognized best practices rather than creating ad hoc policies that later require major correction.
12) What kinds of topics does Category 1 training support for new adult drug courts?
In practical terms, this category supports training to help new courts establish sound governance, define team roles, design participant flow, build treatment partnerships, plan supervision strategies, set incentives and sanctions, establish data collection practices, and develop sustainability planning.
13) What is the purpose of Category 2: Adult Drug Court Training Initiative?
This category is focused on broad field-wide training delivery. BJA specifies that the provider will advertise, enhance, and deliver 22 BJA-approved drug court curricula to practitioners, while also developing new trainings when gaps are identified.
14) What does BJA require related to the drug court curricula under Category 2?
The provider is expected to advertise, enhance, and deliver 22 BJA-approved drug court curricula, and to develop new trainings when gaps are identified. The category also implies keeping course content current and responsive to emerging issues in the field.
15) Who is the intended training audience under Category 2?
The training is meant to reach the multidisciplinary audience typical of drug courts, including judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, treatment providers, probation/community supervision staff, coordinators, evaluators, and partner agencies.
16) What is the purpose of Category 3: Site-specific and State-based Drug Court Technical Assistance?
This category centers on practical, customized support to BJA-funded adult drug court grantees so they can meet their grant goals and objectives. It is focused on on-the-ground problem solving to address implementation barriers and improve fidelity to the drug court model.
17) What types of issues might Category 3 technical assistance address?
Support may address implementation barriers, fidelity challenges, staffing and policy issues, treatment and service coordination, participant management practices, data and performance measurement, and approaches to continuous improvement.
18) Does Category 3 include statewide drug court coordination work?
Yes. The category explicitly calls out statewide drug court coordination efforts, suggesting work with state administrative offices of the courts, state drug court associations, or other coordinating bodies to align standards, support networks, and shared resources across multiple local courts.
19) Does Category 3 require creating materials for the broader field?
Yes. It explicitly includes producing materials and content that can help the broader field, not only current BJA-funded grantees.
20) What is the purpose of Category 4: National Drug Court Resource, Policy and Evidence-based Practice Center?
This category funds a national hub intended to increase adoption of evidence-based practices across drug courts nationwide. Core responsibilities include maintaining an online resource center and developing and marketing new content so that research-informed guidance is widely known and actually used.
21) What does BJA mean by increasing adoption of evidence-based practices in Category 4?
Based on the description, the center is not just a document repository. It is expected to actively increase uptake by translating research into usable tools, publishing guidance and policy resources, highlighting effective models, and promoting resources so practitioners implement them.
22) What is the purpose of Category 5: Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Technical Assistance?
This category is tailored to tribal contexts and supports assistance for tribal drug courts, often referred to as Healing to Wellness Courts. The intent is to support program development and improvement in ways that fit tribal communities.
23) What special considerations are emphasized for tribal Healing to Wellness Court technical assistance?
The technical assistance is expected to respect and incorporate cultural practices and tribal sovereignty, and to address operational needs in ways that align with the community, recognizing differences in legal frameworks, community needs, service availability, cultural priorities, and jurisdictional realities.
24) What is the overall goal of the program across all categories?
The overall program is built to professionalize and standardize drug court operations nationwide by combining startup training for new courts, structured curricula delivery for the broader field, targeted technical assistance for grantees and states, a national evidence-based resource center, and specialized support for tribal Healing to Wellness Courts.
25) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (other than IHEs), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and other eligible entities as clarified in the full solicitation.
26) Are applicants expected to work at a national or multi-site level?
Based on the program design, the opportunity funds organizations positioned to deliver national or multi-site training and technical assistance, including maintaining national-level resources and supporting multiple courts and/or statewide coordination efforts.
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