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Grant and Award Opportunities | Municipal Courts

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

Deadline: April 27, 2026

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This grant program will support states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Tribal governments to implement new and enhance existing juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTCs) to improve outcomes for youth with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.

There are two categories of funding available:

    • Category 1: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Planning and Implementation Program (Anticipated Award Amount: $1,000,000) Category 1 will support states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Tribal governments to implement new JDTCs.
    • Category 2: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Enhancement Program (Anticipated Award Amount: $825,000) Category 2 will support states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Tribal governments to enhance existing JDTCs.

For further details, please see the full Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Eligibility

Eligible entities include:

    • Government Entities
      • State governments
      • County governments
      • City or township governments
      • Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)

Match Requirement

This NOFO requires a 25% match based on the total project costs. Federal funds awarded under this NOFO may not cover more than 75% of the total costs of the project being funded. The applicant must cover at least 25% of the total project costs

How to Apply

Please note that this is a two-step application process.

Contact

For assistance with the requirements of this funding opportunity:
OJP Response Center
Phone: 800–851–3420 or 202–353–5556 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only)
Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday–Friday

For assistance with SAM.gov (registration/renewal):
SAM.gov Help Desk
Web: SAM.gov Help Desk (Federal Service Desk)
Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET Monday–Friday

For assistance with Grants.gov (registration, submission of the Application for Federal Assistance SF-424):
Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline
Phone: 800–518–4726, 606–545–5035
Email: support@grants.gov
Web: Grants.gov Customer Support
Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays

For assistance with JustGrants (registration, submission of full application):
JustGrants Service Desk
Phone: 833–872–5175
Email: JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov
Hours of operation: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET Monday–Friday and 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays

For procedures related to unforeseen technical issues beyond the control of the applicant that impact submission by the deadlines, see Experiencing Technical Issues Preventing Submission of an Application (Technical Waivers).

Deadline

Please note that this is a two-step application process, with two separate and required deadlines.