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- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Grants to Develop and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaboratives" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesProjects of Regional and National Significance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 14, 2014 and posted on Feb 14, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 18, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,874,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $348,412.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- SAMHSA is restricting eligibility to operational individual misdemeanor or felony adult criminal courts, municipal courts, or tribal/state or local governmental proxies who may apply on their behalf. Therefore, units of tribal/state/local government such as the Tribal Court Administrator, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Single State Agency for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the State Mental Health Agency, the designated State Drug Court Coordinator, or local governmental unit such as the county or city agency with direct involvement with the identified adult criminal court may apply on behalf of the collaborative. When the state, tribal, or local unit of government is the applicant, all awarded grant funds must be dedicated to the local BHTCC with the exception of a small set aside, not to exceed two percent of the total award, that is permissible to cover the costs of administration and oversight of the grant. The BHTCC must contain an operational municipal court. The applicant must include a letter from the presiding judicial officer of the Municipal Court indicating their agreement to participate in the collaborative. If this letter is not included in Attachment 6 your application will be screened out and not submitted for review. Operational is defined as a judge designated to a court with a docket of specific cases and seeing defendants on a regular and recurring basis for at least one year prior to the submission of the grant application. By signing the application form SF 424 the applicant certifies that the applicant court meets the definition of an operational court. This grant program is intended to link existing courts and community entities for a BHTCC. Funds cannot be used for start of new courts or the operation and maintenance of existing courts. If the Collaborative includes other courts, court diversion processes, or justice programs that are planned but not already in place, include in Attachment 6 of your application documentation that funding has been secured for the this program. SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to best enable diversion from the criminal justice system for those individuals with behavioral health conditions. Through the collaborative supported by this program, these courts provide multiple entry points for this population. These types of courts are best suited to develop networks to offer appropriate treatment to interrupt the cycle of incarceration and recidivism. The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for profit agencies.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2014 "Grants to Develop and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaboratives" (BHTCC) opportunity, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is designed to help local justice systems work more cohesively with behavioral health treatment and recovery providers. The main idea is to give courts a structured way to collaborate with multiple parts of the criminal justice system and with community-based treatment and recovery supports so that adults with mental health and/or substance use conditions can be identified earlier, connected to appropriate care, and, when appropriate, diverted away from deeper involvement in the criminal justice system. SAMHSA frames the goal as improving both public health and public safety by treating behavioral health needs as a core driver of justice involvement and recidivism, rather than handling those needs only through incarceration or standard supervision alone.
A key feature of the program is its emphasis on collaboration across existing court and justice settings, instead of building new specialty courts from scratch. Many jurisdictions already have drug courts, mental health courts, or veterans treatment courts, but these programs often operate in separate lanes, may focus on only one type of condition, and can vary widely in how they use sanctions and supervision. SAMHSA is essentially pushing communities to create a coordinated network that can serve people with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring conditions in a more integrated way. The BHTCC model is intended to reduce gaps between what happens in the courtroom or jail setting and what happens in the community, especially during the high-risk transition period when someone is released from incarceration and is trying to reenter society under some form of judicial supervision.
The population served under this grant is adults who have a behavioral health condition and are justice-involved at various points along the continuum. That includes people charged with offenses and entering local criminal courts for adjudication, people screened and diverted through judicial processes, and people returning to the community after jail or prison who are still under court supervision. SAMHSA highlights the importance of reaching people early in their justice involvement and explicitly prioritizes the participation of municipal and misdemeanor courts, reflecting an intent to intervene before cases escalate into more serious and costly system involvement. The services and supports delivered through the collaborative are expected to be consumer-centered and recovery-oriented, use evidence-based and quality-driven practices, and incorporate trauma-informed approaches consistent with SAMHSA's Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative. The program also calls attention to behavioral health disparities and encourages strategies that reduce differences in access, service use, and outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups.
Operationally, the grant supports building and strengthening the infrastructure for coordinated screening, referral, adjudication processes, monitoring, and connections to treatment and recovery support services through a multi-partner court collaborative. The funding is "services grant" funding, and SAMHSA states an expectation that services begin quickly, with service delivery starting no later than the sixth month of the project. Importantly, the funds cannot be used to start new courts or to pay for the routine operation and maintenance of existing courts; instead, the focus is on linking existing courts and community entities and expanding or enhancing the treatment and recovery support capacity wrapped around the court collaborative. If the collaborative relies on other justice programs that are planned but not yet operating, applicants must show that separate funding has already been secured for those components.
Eligibility is limited and targeted. Applicants must be an operational adult criminal court (misdemeanor or felony), a municipal court, or a tribal/state/local government entity applying as a proxy on behalf of the court collaborative (for example, a court administrator, administrative office of the courts, state substance use agency, state mental health agency, state drug court coordinator, or a county/city agency directly involved with the identified court). The collaborative must include an operational municipal court, and the application must include a letter from the presiding municipal court judicial officer agreeing to participate; without that letter, the application is screened out and not reviewed. "Operational" is defined in practical terms: a judge assigned to a docket of specific cases and seeing defendants on a regular, recurring basis for at least one year before the application is submitted. If a government unit applies as the official grantee, essentially all funds must flow to the local BHTCC effort, with only a small administrative set-aside permitted (capped at 2 percent) for grant oversight. For-profit entities are not eligible under the authorizing statute.
From a funding and timeline standpoint, this was a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SM-14-009) in the health category, with an expected 14 awards and an estimated total funding amount of $4,874,000. The award ceiling was listed as $348,412, with no matching requirement. The posting date was February 14, 2014, and the application deadline was April 18, 2014 (with archiving on May 18, 2014). The opportunity aligns with Healthy People 2020 topic areas for mental health and substance abuse, signaling its broader public health orientation even though it is implemented through justice system partnerships. Contact points were provided through SAMHSA's Division of Grants Management for both CMHS and CSAT.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FY 2014 Grants to Develop and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaboratives (BHTCC)
1) What is the BHTCC grant program?
The FY 2014 "Grants to Develop and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment Court Collaboratives" (BHTCC) program is a SAMHSA grant opportunity designed to help local justice systems work more cohesively with behavioral health treatment and recovery providers. The goal is to create structured collaboration across courts, justice partners, and community-based treatment and recovery supports so adults with mental health and/or substance use conditions can be identified earlier, connected to appropriate care, and, when appropriate, diverted from deeper involvement in the criminal justice system.
2) Which SAMHSA components are associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
3) What problem is this program trying to address?
SAMHSA frames the program as improving public health and public safety by treating behavioral health needs as a key driver of justice involvement and recidivism. The approach emphasizes connecting people to treatment and recovery supports rather than relying only on incarceration or standard supervision.
4) Is this grant intended to create brand-new specialty courts?
No. A central feature is collaboration across existing court and justice settings. SAMHSA emphasizes strengthening coordination among already-operational courts and related justice programs rather than building new specialty courts from scratch.
5) How does BHTCC relate to existing drug courts, mental health courts, or veterans treatment courts?
Many jurisdictions already have specialty courts (drug, mental health, veterans), but these can operate separately and may focus on a single condition. The BHTCC model pushes communities toward a coordinated network that can serve people with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring conditions in a more integrated way.
6) Who is the target population for services?
The program serves adults who have a behavioral health condition and are justice-involved at various points along the continuum, including people entering local criminal courts for adjudication, people screened and diverted through judicial processes, and people returning to the community after jail or prison who remain under court supervision.
7) Does the program prioritize any particular court setting or case type?
Yes. SAMHSA highlights the importance of reaching people early and explicitly prioritizes the participation of municipal and misdemeanor courts, reflecting an intent to intervene before cases escalate into more serious and costly system involvement.
8) What is meant by "collaborative" in this grant?
The collaborative is a multi-partner structure linking courts and other justice system components with community-based behavioral health treatment and recovery supports. It is intended to reduce gaps between courtroom or jail processes and community services, especially during the high-risk transition period when someone returns to the community and is under judicial supervision.
9) What types of practices and approaches are expected?
Services and supports are expected to be consumer-centered and recovery-oriented, use evidence-based and quality-driven practices, incorporate trauma-informed approaches consistent with SAMHSA's Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative, and include strategies to address behavioral health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority groups.
10) What does the grant primarily fund?
The grant supports building and strengthening infrastructure for coordinated screening, referral, adjudication processes, monitoring, and connections to treatment and recovery support services through the collaborative. It is described as "services grant" funding, with an expectation that services start quickly.
11) How quickly must services begin after the project starts?
SAMHSA states an expectation that service delivery begins no later than the sixth month of the project.
12) Are there restrictions on using funds to operate courts?
Yes. Funds cannot be used to start new courts or to pay for the routine operation and maintenance of existing courts. The focus is on linking existing courts and partners and expanding or enhancing treatment and recovery support capacity around the collaborative.
13) What if the collaborative depends on other justice programs that are planned but not yet operating?
If the collaborative relies on other justice programs that are planned but not yet operating, applicants must show that separate funding has already been secured for those components.
14) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited. Applicants must be an operational adult criminal court (misdemeanor or felony), a municipal court, or a tribal/state/local government entity applying as a proxy on behalf of the court collaborative (such as a court administrator, administrative office of the courts, state substance use agency, state mental health agency, state drug court coordinator, or a county/city agency directly involved with the identified court).
15) What does "operational" mean for court eligibility?
"Operational" is defined practically as having a judge assigned to a docket of specific cases and seeing defendants on a regular, recurring basis for at least one year prior to submitting the application.
16) Is an operational municipal court required in the collaborative?
Yes. The collaborative must include an operational municipal court.
17) Is any special documentation required from the municipal court?
Yes. The application must include a letter from the presiding municipal court judicial officer agreeing to participate. Without this letter, the application is screened out and not reviewed.
18) Can a state, county, or city agency apply on behalf of the collaborative?
Yes. A tribal/state/local government entity may apply as a proxy on behalf of the court collaborative, as long as it is directly involved with the identified court and the eligibility and documentation requirements are met.
19) Are for-profit organizations eligible applicants?
No. For-profit entities are not eligible under the authorizing statute described for this opportunity.
20) If a government unit is the official grantee, can it keep part of the grant for administration?
Only a small administrative set-aside is permitted for grant oversight. The administrative set-aside is capped at 2 percent, and essentially all funds must flow to the local BHTCC effort.
21) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SM-14-009.
22) How many awards were expected and what was the total estimated funding?
SAMHSA expected to make 14 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $4,874,000.
23) What was the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The award ceiling was listed as $348,412.
24) Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No matching requirement was listed for this opportunity.
25) What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The posting date was February 14, 2014. The application deadline was April 18, 2014. The opportunity was archived on May 18, 2014.
26) What broader public health priorities does this program align with?
The opportunity aligns with Healthy People 2020 topic areas for mental health and substance abuse, reflecting its public health orientation even though it is implemented through justice system partnerships.
27) Who were the listed contacts for grant administration questions?
Contact points were provided through SAMHSA's Division of Grants Management for both CMHS and CSAT.
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