Opportunity Information: Apply for ONDCP DRUGCOURTTTA 2012
Apply for ONDCP DRUGCOURTTTA 2012
- The Office of National Drug Control Policy in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ONDCP Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 95.005 Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 11, 2012 and posted on Sep 13, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2012 Answers to questions related to the solicitation will be posted to the announcement by September 28, 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 $1,400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Private institutions of higher education.
- ONDCP encourages applications from organizations with expert knowledge of drug courts and extensive experience in developing and providing training and technical assistance for drug court professionals. Applicants must have the relevant subject matter expertise and extensive experience in developing and providing training and technical assistance for a variety of disciplines (e.g. judges, prosecutors, public defenders, defense counsel, probation and parole officers, law enforcement officers, law enforcement executives, court administrators, and treatment providers) and are encouraged to collaborate with other entities and organizations to develop an effective and innovative training and technical assistance program. The overall program should include training and technical assistance for state, local, tribal, and rural jurisdictions.
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Opportunity Summary:
The ONDCP Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Initiative is a discretionary federal grant (CFDA 95.005) offered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy to fund a single organization to deliver nationwide training and hands-on technical assistance for drug courts and jurisdictions building drug-court-style alternatives to incarceration. The overall goal is to help criminal justice systems reduce repeat involvement of drug-involved offenders by expanding the consistent, systemwide use of evidence-based substance use interventions at multiple decision points in the justice process, rather than limiting reform to one courtroom program.
A major part of the work focuses on evidence-based interventions and systemic implementation. The awardee is expected to develop a comprehensive curriculum, provided free of charge upon request, that teaches jurisdictions how to implement alternatives to incarceration across the full criminal justice continuum. This includes using validated risk and needs assessments to match people to the right level and type of intervention, and using incentives and sanctions in a way that is appropriate to individual behavior, risk level, and treatment needs. The curriculum must be usable by multidisciplinary teams and should speak directly to the day-to-day roles of judges, prosecutors, public defenders and defense counsel, probation officers, treatment providers, court coordinators, and law enforcement, while also incorporating proven drug court elements alongside other research-supported practices. In addition to the core curriculum, the grantee must also create and deliver, upon request and at no cost, a train-the-trainer program so jurisdictions can build local capacity and deliver the material themselves over time. ONDCP also expects the awardee to provide technical assistance, onsite training, and follow-up support to jurisdictions that request it, with the key limitation that the provider can only seek reimbursement from the requesting jurisdiction for reasonable travel and per diem costs, not for the training itself. All training is required to be designed and delivered by subject matter experts with documented, real-world experience in evidence-based practices, risk/needs tools, and effective incentive/sanction frameworks.
Another major component centers on behavioral management and the science of addiction. The awardee must conduct free training events for jurisdictional teams that include senior justice leadership (such as judges and court administrators), broader criminal justice authorities, and relevant state-level treatment leadership, including personnel tied to administration of the SAMHSA substance abuse treatment block grant. These sessions are meant to ground policy and operational decisions in scientific principles, including addiction as a brain disease and science-based behavioral management. Separately, the initiative requires free training for law enforcement that is tailored into two modules: one for law enforcement managers and another for frontline police officers and sheriff deputies. The law enforcement content is expected to cover how addiction affects the brain, practical and appropriate intervention strategies when encountering people who misuse substances, and an overview of treatment modalities, with additional management-focused topics included for the supervisor module as appropriate.
Beyond training events, the grantee must provide free technical assistance to participants of both the general addiction/behavioral management trainings and the law enforcement trainings. For the general program and the law enforcement management module, technical assistance is expected to reach into operational implementation issues such as screening and brief intervention approaches, risk reduction strategies, the selection and use of risk/needs tools, organizing and leveraging treatment resources, medication-assisted treatment, case management practices that support appropriate care and long-term recovery management, and planning approaches that expand interventions while avoiding duplicative spending. For the frontline law enforcement module, technical assistance stays closer to field-relevant needs, reinforcing understanding of addiction, practical intervention approaches, and treatment options. Across these trainings, ONDCP expects content to address drugs of abuse and their effects (including prescription drug misuse), evidence-based treatment and interventions for justice-involved populations, appropriate use of medication-assisted treatment, and how to apply risk/needs assessments at the right points in case processing. State-level trainings are intended to be organized around jurisdictional teams and should include key leadership positions such as the chief or presiding judge, the prosecutor, the public defender, probation leadership, and law enforcement, and should include treatment system representatives whenever possible to strengthen coordination.
The initiative also requires the awardee to produce and deliver free training, technical assistance, publications, and/or informational materials on current and emerging issues affecting drug courts, with flexibility for the applicant to choose delivery methods such as webinars, fact sheets, or written guides. Specific priority topics include prescription drug misuse and how to handle lawful prescription medication in drug court contexts; synthetic drugs (including composition, detection, testing, and treatment implications); how to appropriately integrate medication-assisted treatment into treatment protocols using objective criteria; strategies for addressing drugged driving within DWI and drug courts; how the Affordable Care Act affects treatment access for drug court participants; and how drug courts can better connect with recovery systems of care. The announcement also leaves room for additional emerging issues as the field evolves.
From an applicant and administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted in September 2012 and closed in October 2012, with an award ceiling of $1.4 million and no cost-sharing requirement. Eligible applicants included a wide range of organizations, such as nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), public and private institutions of higher education, small businesses, and other for-profit entities (excluding small-business restrictions noted in the eligibility list). ONDCP explicitly encouraged applications from organizations with deep drug court expertise and a strong track record delivering training and technical assistance to multidisciplinary justice audiences, and it emphasized coverage that reaches state, local, tribal, and rural jurisdictions. The structure of the solicitation makes clear that ONDCP was seeking a national-level technical assistance provider capable of developing high-quality curricula, deploying expert trainers, and supporting real implementation work in the field, not simply hosting one-time conferences or producing general educational materials.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - ONDCP Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 95.005)
What is the ONDCP Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Initiative?
It is a discretionary federal grant opportunity (CFDA 95.005) from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to fund one organization to deliver nationwide training and hands-on technical assistance focused on drug courts and jurisdictions building drug-court-style alternatives to incarceration.
What is the overall goal of this initiative?
The goal is to help criminal justice systems reduce repeat involvement of drug-involved offenders by expanding consistent, systemwide use of evidence-based substance use interventions at multiple decision points throughout the justice process, rather than limiting reform to a single courtroom program.
How many awards were intended under this opportunity?
The solicitation was designed to fund a single organization to provide national-level training and technical assistance.
What kinds of jurisdictions are meant to benefit from this program?
The initiative is intended to support drug courts and jurisdictions that are building drug-court-style alternatives to incarceration across the criminal justice continuum, with an emphasis on reaching state, local, tribal, and rural jurisdictions.
What does ONDCP mean by “systemwide” implementation?
It refers to implementing evidence-based substance use interventions at multiple decision points across the justice process, not just within one courtroom program. The curriculum is expected to teach jurisdictions how to apply interventions across the full continuum.
What are the main required components of the project?
The work includes (1) developing and delivering a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum (free upon request), (2) delivering free train-the-trainer programming upon request, (3) providing technical assistance, onsite training, and follow-up support (training free; limited travel/per diem reimbursement allowed), (4) conducting behavioral management and addiction science trainings for jurisdictional teams and leadership, (5) providing tailored law enforcement training in two modules (management and frontline), (6) providing technical assistance tied to those trainings, and (7) producing training/technical assistance/publications/informational materials on current and emerging issues affecting drug courts.
What is the required curriculum expected to cover?
The curriculum must teach jurisdictions how to implement alternatives to incarceration across the full criminal justice continuum, including the use of validated risk and needs assessments to match people to appropriate interventions, and the use of incentives and sanctions aligned to individual behavior, risk level, and treatment needs. It must also incorporate proven drug court elements alongside other research-supported practices.
Who is the curriculum designed for?
It must be usable by multidisciplinary teams and speak directly to day-to-day roles of judges, prosecutors, public defenders and defense counsel, probation officers, treatment providers, court coordinators, and law enforcement.
Is the training provided under this initiative free?
Yes. The core curriculum must be provided free of charge upon request, and the train-the-trainer program must be delivered upon request at no cost. The initiative also requires free training events and free technical assistance to participants. A key limitation is that the provider may only seek reimbursement from the requesting jurisdiction for reasonable travel and per diem costs, not for the training itself.
Can the training provider charge for onsite delivery?
Not for the training content or delivery itself. The provider can only seek reimbursement from the requesting jurisdiction for reasonable travel and per diem costs.
What is the train-the-trainer requirement?
In addition to the core curriculum, the grantee must create and deliver, upon request and at no cost, a train-the-trainer program so jurisdictions can build local capacity and deliver the material themselves over time.
What kind of expertise is required to design and deliver training?
All training must be designed and delivered by subject matter experts with documented, real-world experience in evidence-based practices, risk/needs tools, and effective incentive/sanction frameworks.
What behavioral management and addiction science trainings are required?
The awardee must conduct free training events for jurisdictional teams that include senior justice leadership (such as judges and court administrators), broader criminal justice authorities, and relevant state-level treatment leadership, including personnel tied to administration of the SAMHSA substance abuse treatment block grant. These sessions are intended to ground policy and operational decisions in scientific principles, including addiction as a brain disease and science-based behavioral management.
What law enforcement training is required?
The initiative requires free law enforcement training delivered in two modules: one for law enforcement managers and one for frontline police officers and sheriff deputies. Topics are expected to include how addiction affects the brain, practical and appropriate intervention strategies when encountering people who misuse substances, and an overview of treatment modalities, plus additional management-focused topics for the supervisor module as appropriate.
Is technical assistance required in addition to training?
Yes. ONDCP expects the awardee to provide technical assistance, onsite training, and follow-up support to jurisdictions that request it, and also to provide free technical assistance to participants of both the general addiction/behavioral management trainings and the law enforcement trainings.
What kinds of technical assistance are expected for the general addiction/behavioral management trainings?
Technical assistance for the general program (and the law enforcement management module) is expected to address operational implementation issues such as screening and brief intervention approaches, risk reduction strategies, selecting and using risk/needs tools, organizing and leveraging treatment resources, medication-assisted treatment, case management practices supporting appropriate care and long-term recovery management, and planning to expand interventions while avoiding duplicative spending.
What kinds of technical assistance are expected for the frontline law enforcement module?
Technical assistance for the frontline module is expected to remain focused on field-relevant needs, reinforcing understanding of addiction, practical intervention approaches, and treatment options.
Are there specific clinical or treatment topics that must be included across trainings?
Yes. ONDCP expects content to address drugs of abuse and their effects (including prescription drug misuse), evidence-based treatment and interventions for justice-involved populations, appropriate use of medication-assisted treatment, and how to apply risk/needs assessments at the right points in case processing.
How are state-level trainings expected to be organized?
State-level trainings are intended to be organized around jurisdictional teams and should include key leadership roles such as the chief or presiding judge, the prosecutor, the public defender, probation leadership, and law enforcement, and should include treatment system representatives whenever possible to strengthen coordination.
Does the initiative require work on “current and emerging issues” for drug courts?
Yes. The awardee must produce and deliver free training, technical assistance, publications, and/or informational materials on current and emerging issues affecting drug courts. The applicant has flexibility to choose delivery methods such as webinars, fact sheets, or written guides.
What priority topics were specifically identified for current and emerging issues?
Priority topics include prescription drug misuse (including how to handle lawful prescription medication in drug court contexts); synthetic drugs (composition, detection, testing, and treatment implications); integrating medication-assisted treatment into treatment protocols using objective criteria; strategies for addressing drugged driving within DWI and drug courts; how the Affordable Care Act affects treatment access for drug court participants; and how drug courts can better connect with recovery systems of care.
Can the project address additional emerging issues beyond the listed priority topics?
Yes. The announcement leaves room for additional emerging issues as the field evolves.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted in September 2012 and closed in October 2012.
What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $1.4 million.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost-sharing requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), public and private institutions of higher education, small businesses, and other for-profit entities (with exclusions as noted in the eligibility list referenced in the opportunity description).
What types of applicants did ONDCP encourage?
ONDCP explicitly encouraged applications from organizations with deep drug court expertise and a strong track record delivering training and technical assistance to multidisciplinary justice audiences, with an emphasis on coverage reaching state, local, tribal, and rural jurisdictions.
What kind of provider was ONDCP looking for?
The solicitation indicates ONDCP sought a national-level technical assistance provider capable of developing high-quality curricula, deploying expert trainers, and supporting real implementation work in the field, not an organization focused only on one-time conferences or general educational materials.
What does “alternatives to incarceration” mean in the context of this initiative?
Based on the opportunity description, it refers to drug-court-style approaches and other evidence-based interventions used at multiple points in the justice process to address substance use and reduce repeat justice involvement, rather than relying solely on incarceration.
How does the initiative expect jurisdictions to decide what interventions participants should receive?
The curriculum is expected to emphasize the use of validated risk and needs assessments to match individuals to the appropriate level and type of intervention.
How should incentives and sanctions be handled under the approach promoted by this initiative?
The curriculum is expected to teach the use of incentives and sanctions in ways that are appropriate to individual behavior, risk level, and treatment needs, using effective incentive/sanction frameworks grounded in evidence-based practices.
What is CFDA 95.005?
CFDA 95.005 is the catalog identifier associated with this federal grant opportunity from ONDCP.
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