CSAT Offering Grants to Expand Drug Treatment in Criminal Justice Populations

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2008 Adult Criminal Justice Treatment grants. This program is designed to address gaps in substance abuse treatment services for adults involved with the criminal justice system. Grant funds will be used to expand or enhance the community’s ability to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and community-based response to a targeted, well-documented substance abuse treatment capacity problem. The program is also designed to improve the quality and intensity of services provided for the target population.

SAMHSA expects that up to $2.7 million will be available for up to seven grants over the next three years. The actual award amount may vary, depending on the availability of funds. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. Treatment drug courts are not eligible to apply, nor will treatment drug courts be funded under this announcement. SAMHSA/CSAT offers funding for grants specific to treatment drug courts under a separate announcement. See Section III-1 of the RFA for complete information.

Applications for No. TI-08-012 are available by calling SAMHSA’s Information Line at 1-877-SAMHSA7 or by downloading at www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/ti_08_012.aspx Applicants are encouraged to apply online using www.grants.gov.

Applications must be received by May 2, 2008.

For questions about program issues, contact Kenneth Robertson at 240-276-1621 or Kenneth.robertson@samhsa.hhs.gov. For questions on grants management issues, contact Kathleen Sample at 240-276-1407 or kathleen.sample@samhsa.hhs.gov.