Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts | TI 24 004

Opportunity Information: Apply for TI 24 004

The Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts (Opportunity No. TI 24 004) is a discretionary grant program from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) designed to strengthen and scale treatment and recovery support services inside existing adult and family treatment drug courts. The central idea is to support a treatment-first approach for people living with substance use disorders (SUDs) who are involved with the justice system, emphasizing clinical care and recovery supports as an alternative to incarceration where appropriate. In practice, the funding is meant to help drug courts increase the availability, intensity, and coordination of services so participants can stabilize, engage in treatment, and reduce repeated justice involvement.

The program expects funded sites to deliver a full continuum of support for court-involved individuals with SUD, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services. This framing signals that SAMHSA is not limiting the work to abstinence-only programming or short-term interventions; instead, it encourages drug courts and their partners to build capacity for evidence-based SUD care, connect participants to ongoing recovery supports, and address practical barriers that commonly derail treatment (such as lack of housing, transportation, or access to healthcare). While the opportunity description does not list specific required service models, the emphasis on expanding capacity in existing courts implies investments in treatment slots, clinical staffing, partnerships with providers, and supportive services that improve engagement and retention.

SAMHSA lays out clear outcome priorities for this initiative. The agency aims to improve abstinence from substance use while also improving housing stability, employment status, and social connectedness, recognizing that recovery outcomes are often tied to whether people can live safely, earn income, and rebuild supportive relationships. The program also targets reductions in negative health, behavioral, and social consequences associated with substance use, and it specifically seeks to reduce criminal justice involvement over time. Taken together, these goals reflect a broader public health approach to justice-involved SUD, where success is measured not only by reduced use, but also by improved functioning and fewer downstream harms for individuals, families, and communities.

Eligibility is broad and geared toward the mix of entities that typically operate or partner with drug courts. Eligible applicants include States and Territories (including the District of Columbia), political subdivisions of States, drug courts themselves, Indian tribes and tribal organizations (as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304), and health facilities or programs operated by or through contracts or awards with the Indian Health Service. Other public or private nonprofit entities may also apply, which allows nonprofit treatment providers, community-based organizations, and similar institutions to serve as lead applicants where appropriate. This range of eligible applicants supports different local governance structures, including tribal and IHS-affiliated systems, and makes it possible for either a court-centered entity or a service-delivery organization to drive the project, depending on what fits the local model.

Key funding details indicate a moderate-sized, multi-award federal grant competition. The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 93.243, and the award ceiling is $400,000. SAMHSA anticipated making about 61 awards under this announcement, suggesting the program is intended to reach a significant number of jurisdictions rather than concentrating resources in only a few locations. The opportunity was created on January 31, 2024, and the original closing date was April 1, 2024.

• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment 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.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-31.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-01. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 61 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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