Opportunity Information: Apply for DCT DCT 24 001
The Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Cooperative Agreement Solicitation - Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance (Funding Opportunity Number: DCT DCT 24 001) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) focused on strengthening drug courts and drug court-like alternatives to incarceration. The core purpose is to fund a single national provider to deliver training and technical assistance (TTA) that helps jurisdictions build, sustain, and improve programs that divert or supervise justice-involved individuals with substance use disorders through structured, evidence-based rehabilitation rather than relying primarily on incarceration. The work is meant to support both established drug courts and states or localities that are still considering launching them.
The opportunity is framed around the Administration's public safety priority of helping people who have engaged in criminal activity move toward stable, productive lives by addressing the underlying drivers of offending. In practice, that means supporting approaches that connect participants to treatment and recovery supports while also addressing related needs that often affect outcomes, such as mental health services, vocational training and employment supports, job creation pathways, mentoring, and other evidence-based rehabilitation components. ONDCP emphasizes reducing drug use and its consequences through evidence-based practices, and this cooperative agreement is designed to bring those principles directly into the criminal justice context by improving how drug courts and similar programs are designed and operated.
Funding is provided as a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that ONDCP expects substantial involvement in the project beyond a standard grant relationship, such as collaboration on priorities, deliverables, performance expectations, or implementation decisions. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $6,000,000, and ONDCP expects to make one award, indicating this will likely be a centralized effort with broad reach rather than multiple smaller regional awards. The assistance is categorized under Law, Justice and Legal Services and is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing number 95.005.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. In other words, the applicant must be a qualifying nonprofit entity rather than a university or college, and the selected organization would be expected to function as a national or wide-reaching TTA provider capable of supporting courts and governmental units across multiple jurisdictions.
Key dates included in the listing show the opportunity was created on May 31, 2024, with an original application closing deadline of July 31, 2024. Overall, the solicitation is aimed at improving the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of drug courts and related diversion models by expanding access to proven practices and practical implementation support, ultimately seeking better participant outcomes and stronger public safety results.Apply for DCT DCT 24 001
- The Office of National Drug Control Policy in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Cooperative Agreement Solicitation - Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 95.005.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-31.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-31. (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 $6,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled the Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Cooperative Agreement Solicitation - Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DCT DCT 24 001.
Which federal office is offering this award?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
The award is a cooperative agreement, not a standard grant.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates ONDCP expects substantial involvement in the project beyond a traditional grant relationship, such as collaboration on priorities, deliverables, performance expectations, and/or implementation decisions.
What is the core purpose of this solicitation?
The purpose is to fund a single national provider to deliver training and technical assistance (TTA) that strengthens drug courts and drug court-like alternatives to incarceration.
What is ONDCP trying to improve through this program?
The solicitation aims to improve the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of drug courts and related diversion or supervision models by expanding access to proven practices and practical implementation support.
Who is the program ultimately intended to help?
The work is intended to help jurisdictions divert or supervise justice-involved individuals with substance use disorders through structured, evidence-based rehabilitation rather than relying primarily on incarceration.
Is this funding for operating a local drug court?
Based on the description provided, the funding is for a national TTA provider (training and technical assistance) rather than for operating a single local drug court program.
Who is expected to deliver the work funded under this award?
ONDCP intends to fund one national provider capable of delivering training and technical assistance with broad reach across multiple jurisdictions.
How many awards does ONDCP expect to make?
ONDCP expects to make one award.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $6,000,000.
What kinds of programs or models are supported?
The solicitation focuses on drug courts and drug court-like alternatives to incarceration, including diversion or supervision approaches that connect participants to treatment and recovery supports.
Does the solicitation support both new and established drug courts?
Yes. The work is meant to support both established drug courts and states or localities that are still considering launching them.
What is meant by "evidence-based rehabilitation" in this context?
The listing emphasizes approaches that use evidence-based practices to reduce drug use and its consequences, bringing those principles into the criminal justice context through improved program design and operation.
What related participant needs does ONDCP highlight as relevant to outcomes?
ONDCP notes that outcomes can be affected by needs such as mental health services, vocational training and employment supports, job creation pathways, mentoring, and other evidence-based rehabilitation components.
What is the broader policy priority reflected in this solicitation?
The opportunity is framed around a public safety priority of helping people who have engaged in criminal activity move toward stable, productive lives by addressing underlying drivers of offending.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number?
The associated Assistance Listing number is 95.005.
What assistance category is this opportunity listed under?
The assistance is categorized under Law, Justice and Legal Services.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) status.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. Institutions of higher education are excluded, so a university or college is not eligible to apply under this eligibility definition.
Does the applicant need to be capable of working nationally?
Yes. Because ONDCP expects to make one award to a single provider, the selected organization is expected to function as a national or wide-reaching TTA provider capable of supporting courts and governmental units across multiple jurisdictions.
When was the opportunity created?
The listing indicates the opportunity was created on May 31, 2024.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application closing deadline listed is July 31, 2024.
What is the main intended impact of the TTA funded by this award?
The intended impact is stronger drug court and diversion program design and operations, better participant outcomes, and stronger public safety results by increasing implementation of proven, evidence-based practices.
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