Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

Drug Court Program (DCP)
CFDA 16.585 Active Grant Cooperative Agreement
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding (estimated)
$5.2M FY2026
$71.2M
FY24
$6.8M
FY25
$5.2M
FY26*
* estimated

Program Objective

Program goal(s) name: Provide treatment alternatives to incarceration to improve outcomes.
Program goal(s) description: Reduce recidivism, overdose fatalities, and involvement in the criminal and juvenile justice systems and/or child welfare system, while increasing access to treatment and recovery support that leads to long-term recovery and improved outcomes for adults, youth, and families.
Program objective(s) name: Increase access to, completions of, and improve outcomes for participants in treatment courts.
Program objective(s) description: Increase referrals and access to treatment courts and services; increase successful completions of treatment court programs; and collect data to track outcomes and improve programs.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Other

How to Apply

Award Procedure

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

Decision Timeline

  • Approval: From 120 to 180 days

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.

Program details & compliance

Description

This program supports the implementation and enhancement of adult treatment courts, juvenile drug courts, family treatment courts and tribal healing to wellness courts integrating substance use disorder treatment, mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in a judicially supervised criminal court setting that has jurisdiction over individuals with substance use disorders to improve outcomes for individuals and families and reduce recidivism.
Program goal(s) name: Provide treatment alternatives to incarceration to improve outcomes.

Mission Categories

Primary: Law Enforcement - Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Mental Health

Matching Requirements

Federal funds awarded under this program may not cover more than 75 percent of the total costs of the program being funded. The applicant must identify the source of the 25 percent non-federal portion of the total program costs and how it will use match funds. If a successful applicant’s proposed match exceeds the required match amount, and OJP approves the budget, the total match amount incorporated into the approved budget becomes mandatory and subject to audit. (“Match” funds may be used only for purposes that would be allowable for the federal funds.) Recipients may satisfy this match requirement with either cash or in-kind services. For additional information, please see the current fiscal year’s solicitation available at www.bja.gov.

Reporting & Compliance

Audit Required
Yes — Determined at Time of Award
Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Daryl Jackson
202-353-5515
Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 999 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20531
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-02-17. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-28 07:27:36.