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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://www.bja.gov/funding/DrugCourts17.pdf" target="_blank"><b>BJA</b><b> FY 2017
</b><b>Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Solicitation<br>
</b><b>Now Available</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></a></span></strong></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On December 20, 2016, the Department of Justice announced the opening of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Grant Program provides financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and
<u>Indian tribal governments</u> to develop and implement drug courts that effectively integrate:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">evidence-based substance use disorder treatment,
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">in a judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over substance-misusers.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BJA is accepting applications for FY 2017 grants to either establish new drug courts or enhance existing drug court programs using evidence-based principles and practices. BJA also supports courts that integrate
the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) adult drug court standards into existing drug court services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">IMPLEMENTATION Grants: $400,000 for 36 months<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ENHANCMENT Grants: $400,000 for 36 months<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Fiscal Year (FY) 2017
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BJA Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant<span style="color:black"> is available at </span><a href="https://www.bja.gov/funding/DrugCourts17.pdf">https://www.bja.gov/funding/DrugCourts17.pdf</a>.
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Deadline to apply is February 28, 2017</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:yellow"> (note: this is the same deadline as CTAS!)<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Stay tuned for a <a href="http://www.wellnesscourts.org/webinars.cfm">
<span style="font-weight:normal">Tribal Law and Policy Institute webinar</span></a> that will overview the solicitation, highlight strategies for applying for Wellness Court funding, and provide general grant writing tips.
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