OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program | O OJJDP 2025 172280

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The OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program (Funding Opportunity Number: O-OJJDP-2025-172280) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding category (CFDA/Assistance Listing 16.585) and is designed to strengthen how juvenile drug treatment courts operate so they can produce better, more durable outcomes for young people involved in the justice system who are struggling with substance use disorders, including youth who also have co-occurring mental health needs and trauma histories.

At its core, the opportunity focuses on building capacity and supporting new or innovative approaches that enhance existing Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (JDTCs), rather than creating courts from scratch. The intent is to help jurisdictions improve what they already have by refining practices, expanding effective services, and strengthening coordination across systems that touch a youth’s case, such as the courts, juvenile probation, behavioral health providers, schools, child welfare, and community-based organizations. The program emphasizes outcomes for youth with substance use disorder and for those facing both substance use and mental health disorders, recognizing that many justice-involved youth have complex needs that require more than a single-service response. The description also explicitly highlights youth with histories of trauma, signaling that funded efforts are expected to account for trauma exposure and its effects in how interventions and court processes are structured.

Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, state and local courts, and federally recognized Tribal governments. The eligibility list also includes Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, which can broaden participation for Tribal entities structured in different ways. In practice, this means a range of public-sector and Tribal justice stakeholders can apply, particularly those already operating a JDTC and looking to improve it through evidence-informed enhancements, stronger treatment linkages, better case management, or other innovative strategies aligned with the program’s purpose.

Awards are made as grants, with an award ceiling of up to $1,000,000 per award. OJJDP anticipates making about 5 awards under this solicitation, which suggests a competitive funding environment and a focus on a limited number of sites with strong plans for measurable improvements. The original application closing date is February 5, 2025, and the opportunity record was created on December 20, 2024.

Overall, this opportunity is aimed at helping juvenile drug treatment courts evolve in ways that better identify and respond to substance use, mental health needs, and trauma among participating youth, while improving court and service-system capacity to deliver more effective, coordinated, and youth-centered interventions.

• The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.585.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-20.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-05. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).

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