Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to establish, expand, or improve evidence-based, culturally relevant programs to address the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support needs of people, including parents of minor children and pregnant/postpartum women, during incarceration and reentry in an effort to reduce recidivism, expand access to evidence-based treatment, promote long-term recovery, and, in the process, improve public safety and public health. There are two categories for funding:

1. Category 1: Units of state, local, and tribal governments
2. Category 2: Nonprofit organizations

Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables

Goals

• To establish or expand system approaches that improve outcomes for adults with SUDs who are reentering communities following a period of incarceration.

Objectives

The objectives of this program are to:

• Use validated screening tools to screen all individuals entering a corrections setting for substance use and assess those that screen positive for SUDs.
• Provide evidence-based SUD treatment services to individuals in prisons and jails.
• Provide prison-based family SUD treatment programs to incarcerated parents of minor children and pregnant/postpartum women.
• Provide recovery support services that start pre-release and continue through the reentry process.

Deliverables

• An action plan to be developed with input from BJA and the assigned TTA provider to be submitted within 6 months of receiving final budget approval.
• A final performance closeout report at the end of the project period that includes reporting on recidivism among participants (see Appendix B) of the BJA-funded SUD treatment program.
• A final evaluation report produced by the evaluation partner that includes findings from both a process and outcome evaluation prior to the close of the grant period.

Applicants must also agree to maintain a working relationship with the BJA-supported TTA providers.

For more information, see the most recent BJA grant solicitation and materials.