The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to support efforts by state, tribal, and local governments to establish and enhance community courts in their jurisdictions.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/24/2023
Size of the Grant: $900,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support efforts by state, local, and federally recognized American Indian tribal governments to establish and enhance community courts in their jurisdictions. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by providing resources to communities to enhance public safety and build trust between law enforcement and the community.
Goals
The goal of the Community Courts Program is to support efforts by state, tribal, and local governments to establish and enhance community courts in their jurisdictions.
Objectives
- Establish or enhance court-based intervention programs to prioritize and expedite the provision of treatment and recovery services to individuals who are frequent users of justice system, health, and other services and who commit misdemeanor offenses.
- Emphasize alternatives to incarceration by tailoring sentences to each defendant to improve community safety, enhance confidence in the justice system, and reduce recidivism.
- Build and maximize the capacity of jurisdictions to ensure all participants are identified, assessed, and referred to services.
- Enhance the use of community services by participants in the community court docket, including case management, housing assistance, and service coordination.
- Develop and maintain partnerships and collaborations with service providers to enhance the provision of treatment and recovery support services.
- Support the development, enhancement, and translation of research and knowledge of researcher-practitioner partnerships.
- Collect lessons learned and other examples of use to the field at large from grantees and disseminate the information via publications, media platforms, and conference presentations.
Funding Information
- Category 1 – Planning and Implementation: $900,000
- Category 2 – Enhancement: $900,000
Performance Duration (Months)
48
Eligibility Applicants
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
State, city, township, county, or tribal government acting directly or through agreements with other public or private entities on behalf of a single community court.
For the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.