Opportunity Information: Apply for TI 09 003
Apply for TI 09 003
- The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adminis. in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Adult Drug Courts" 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 Mar 5, 2009 and posted on Mar 5, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 8, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $11,550,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 39 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- SAMHSA/CSAT is restricting eligibility to existing individual misdemeanor or felony Adult Treatment 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. Adult Treatment Drug Courts are the eligible entities for this program because such courts are the catalysts for adults involved in the criminal justice system to enter a treatment drug court program. Although public and private nonprofit organizations have a pivotal supporting role in treatment drug court programs and may be sub recipients/contractors to the applicant, they are not the catalysts for entry into drug court and are restricted from applying. Funding is intended to serve individual drug courts, although some States/Counties have restrictions prohibiting individual courts from applying for this type of funding. Only if there is a formal legislative, administrative, or policy restriction preventing an individual court from applying for a grant or legally administering grant or treatment funds can the State or County apply for this grant. In those cases, the State or County will be the award recipient, the entity responsible for satisfying the grant requirements and must provide the documentation of the restriction that prohibits the individual court from applying in Appendix 5 of the application. When the State or County is the applicant, all grant funds awarded must be dedicated to the individual drug court with the exception of a small set aside, not to exceed two percent of the total award, that is permissible to cover the cost of administration and oversight of the grant. Although funding is intended for individual drug courts, SAMHSA recognizes the scarcity of treatment resources in some rural communities. Therefore, it is allowable for contiguous rural counties in one State to apply as a multi county partnership to serve more than one drug court within the identified counties. However, in such situations, one county unit of government must assume the role of lead applicant, which will oversee and administer the grant for the multiple jurisdictions. This grant program is not intended to provide start up funds to create new treatment drug courts. Applicant drug courts must be operational for at least one year at the time of application. Operational is defined as a judge being designated as a drug court judge with a drug court docket of cases and seeing defendants in drug court on a regular and recurring basis for at least one year prior to the submission of the grant application. By signing the cover page (SF 424 v2) of the application, the authorized representative of the applicant organization is certifying that the Adult Treatment Drug Court applying for funds is operational, as defined above, for at least one year at the time of application. You must provide letters of commitment or formal contractual agreements from collaborating organizations (in Appendix 1 of your application) and a letter from the SSA Director (in Appendix 4 of your application) as outlined in Section I 2,or your application will not be reviewed and you will not be considered for an award.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2009 "Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Adult Drug Courts" opportunity, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is aimed at strengthening treatment services tied to existing adult treatment drug courts. The core idea is to expand and/or improve substance use disorder treatment and related supports inside problem-solving courts that use the treatment drug court model. Funded activities are meant to directly help adult defendants and offenders by increasing access to alcohol and drug treatment, recovery support services that reinforce treatment, screening and assessment, case management, and overall program coordination. Applicants are expected to focus funding first on the biggest gaps in their current local treatment continuum so that the grant fills real service shortages rather than duplicating what already exists.
A major emphasis of the program is coordination: grantees are expected to run a multi-system approach that blends the court's authority and accountability structure with effective clinical care, with the long-term goal of interrupting the repeating pattern of substance use, criminal behavior, and incarceration or other sanctions. Treatment drug courts typically rely on frequent, structured court appearances in front of a judge and a team of justice and treatment professionals who monitor compliance with court-ordered treatment and related conditions. SAMHSA frames this as a response to a clear national treatment access problem. The announcement cites 2007 survey findings showing that tens of millions needed treatment but only about 10 percent received specialty care, and it notes that the same mismatch exists in criminal justice settings, where only a small share of people who need treatment receive it while under justice supervision. By boosting treatment availability within adult drug courts, SAMHSA intends to lower public health and social costs, reduce substance-related crime and violence, and improve community safety.
The program also signals a quality expectation. SAMHSA states an interest in supporting adult treatment drug courts, including DWI courts, in ways that ensure participants are treated according to evidence-based practices and the disease model of addiction, rather than relying on traditional court case-processing approaches. Beyond immediate service expansion, a stated long-term goal is sustainability: building systems of care that can continue serving adult drug court participants after the grant period ends. SAMHSA also strongly encourages applicants to account for the needs of returning Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their families, given elevated risks for post-traumatic stress and related mental health and substance use issues.
On the funding side, this was a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number TI-09-003; CFDA 93.243). SAMHSA anticipated making about 39 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $11,550,000 and an award ceiling of $300,000 (no matching requirement). Applications were originally due May 8, 2009 (with the same current closing date listed), and the opportunity was later archived. SAMHSA also emphasizes that these are services grants, meaning the expectation is that grantees begin delivering services quickly, no later than the fourth month of the project.
Eligibility is intentionally narrow. Only existing, individual misdemeanor or felony adult treatment drug courts are eligible, and they must already have demonstrated working relationships and agreements with community-based substance abuse treatment providers. The grant is not meant to start new drug courts; the court must have been operational for at least one year before applying, defined as having a designated drug court judge, an active drug court docket, and regular, recurring drug court sessions over that year. Public or private nonprofit organizations may participate as contractors or subrecipients, but they cannot be the primary applicant because SAMHSA views the court as the gateway into drug court participation. There is an exception for states or counties that have formal legal or policy restrictions preventing an individual court from applying or administering funds; in those cases a state or county can apply, but it must document the restriction and generally may keep only a small administrative set-aside (up to 2 percent), with the rest dedicated to the specific drug court. SAMHSA also allows multi-county partnerships for contiguous rural counties facing limited treatment resources, as long as one county serves as the lead applicant to manage the grant.
Finally, the application requirements include proof of collaboration and state coordination: applicants must submit letters of commitment or formal agreements from partner organizations and a letter from the Single State Agency (SSA) Director in the specified appendices, or the application will not be reviewed. The authorizing authority for the program is Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended), and the opportunity is tied to Healthy People 2010, Focus Area 26 on Substance Abuse. Contact for administrative help was listed as Kathleen Sample at SAMHSA's Division of Grants Management.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is the FY 2009 "Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Adult Drug Courts" funding opportunity from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). It is designed to strengthen treatment services connected to existing adult treatment drug courts.
2) What is the main purpose of the program?
The purpose is to expand and/or improve substance use disorder treatment and related supports within problem-solving courts that use the adult treatment drug court model. The intent is to increase treatment access and strengthen coordination between the justice system and clinical care.
3) Who is the program meant to directly help?
Funded activities are intended to directly benefit adult defendants and offenders who participate in adult treatment drug courts by increasing access to alcohol and drug treatment and related recovery supports.
4) What kinds of activities or services can grant funds support?
Based on the announcement description, the grant supports activities such as:
- Increasing access to alcohol and drug treatment
- Recovery support services that reinforce treatment
- Screening and assessment
- Case management
- Program coordination across systems
5) Does this grant fund the creation of new drug courts?
No. The grant is not intended to start new drug courts. Only existing adult treatment drug courts are eligible.
6) What types of drug courts are eligible?
Eligibility is limited to existing, individual misdemeanor or felony adult treatment drug courts. The announcement also references adult treatment drug courts including DWI courts as part of SAMHSA's interest in supporting this model.
7) How long must an adult drug court have been operating to be eligible?
The drug court must have been operational for at least one year before applying.
8) How does the opportunity define an "operational" drug court?
The announcement describes operational as having (1) a designated drug court judge, (2) an active drug court docket, and (3) regular, recurring drug court sessions over the prior year.
9) What collaboration must already be in place to apply?
The drug court must already have demonstrated working relationships and agreements with community-based substance abuse treatment providers.
10) Can a nonprofit organization apply as the primary applicant?
No. While public or private nonprofit organizations may participate as contractors or subrecipients, they cannot be the primary applicant because SAMHSA views the court as the gateway into drug court participation.
11) Can a state or county apply instead of an individual court?
Yes, but only if there are formal legal or policy restrictions that prevent an individual court from applying or administering funds. In that case, the state or county must document the restriction.
12) If a state or county applies due to restrictions, how much can it keep for administration?
The opportunity indicates the state or county generally may keep only a small administrative set-aside of up to 2 percent, with the remainder dedicated to the specific drug court.
13) Are multi-county applications allowed?
Yes. SAMHSA allows multi-county partnerships for contiguous rural counties that face limited treatment resources, as long as one county serves as the lead applicant to manage the grant.
14) What is the program's approach to treatment drug courts?
The program emphasizes a multi-system approach that blends the court's authority and accountability structure with effective clinical care. Treatment drug courts typically involve frequent, structured court appearances before a judge and a team of justice and treatment professionals who monitor compliance with court-ordered treatment and related conditions.
15) What outcomes is SAMHSA trying to influence through this program?
SAMHSA describes a long-term goal of interrupting the repeating pattern of substance use, criminal behavior, and incarceration or other sanctions. The program is also framed as a way to reduce public health and social costs, reduce substance-related crime and violence, and improve community safety by expanding treatment availability in adult drug courts.
16) Does the announcement emphasize evidence-based practices?
Yes. SAMHSA states an interest in supporting adult treatment drug courts in ways that ensure participants are treated according to evidence-based practices and the disease model of addiction, rather than traditional court case-processing approaches.
17) How should applicants decide what to fund?
Applicants are expected to prioritize funding toward the biggest gaps in their local treatment continuum. The grant is intended to fill real service shortages rather than duplicate existing services.
18) Is there an expectation that services start quickly?
Yes. SAMHSA emphasizes that these are services grants, and grantees are expected to begin delivering services quickly, no later than the fourth month of the project.
19) Is sustainability addressed in the program description?
Yes. Beyond immediate service expansion, SAMHSA states a long-term goal of sustainability by building systems of care that can continue serving adult drug court participants after the grant period ends.
20) Are there any special populations the program encourages applicants to consider?
Yes. SAMHSA strongly encourages applicants to account for the needs of returning Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans and their families, due to elevated risks for post-traumatic stress and related mental health and substance use issues.
21) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is TI-09-003 and the CFDA number is 93.243.
22) How many awards were anticipated and what was the total estimated funding?
SAMHSA anticipated making about 39 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $11,550,000.
23) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed is $300,000.
24) Is a match required?
No matching requirement is stated for this opportunity.
25) When were applications due?
Applications were originally due May 8, 2009 (and the same date is listed as the closing date in the provided information). The opportunity was later archived.
26) What documentation is required to show collaboration?
Applicants must submit letters of commitment or formal agreements from partner organizations in the specified appendices. The announcement notes that without these, the application will not be reviewed.
27) Is state-level coordination required?
Yes. Applicants must include a letter from the Single State Agency (SSA) Director in the specified appendices. The announcement states that without this letter, the application will not be reviewed.
28) What is the legal authority for this program?
The authorizing authority is Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended).
29) Is this opportunity connected to any national health objectives?
Yes. The opportunity is tied to Healthy People 2010, Focus Area 26 on Substance Abuse.
30) Who was listed as the contact for administrative help?
The administrative contact listed was Kathleen Sample at SAMHSA's Division of Grants Management.
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