PKG00264643-instructions.pdf

OMB No. 1121-0329 Approval Expires 11/30/2020

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

OJJDP FY 2021 Family Drug Court Program

Assistance Listing Number # 16.585

Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-OJJDP-2021-48003

Solicitation Release Date: December 22, 2020 3:00 PM

Version: 1

Grants.gov Deadline: February 08, 2021 11:59 PM

Application JustGrants Deadline: February 22, 2021 11:59 PM

Overview The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for funding for funding under the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Family Drug Court Program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting states and communities as they develop and implement effective and coordinated substance use intervention programs.

This solicitation incorporates the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide by reference. The OJP Grant Application Resource Guide provides guidance to applicants on how to prepare and submit applications for funding to OJP. If this solicitation expressly modifies any provision in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide, the applicant is to follow the guidelines in this solicitation as to that provision.

Solicitation Categories

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Competition

ID

Category * Number of Awards

Dollar Amount for Award

Performance Start Date

Performance Duration (Months)

C-

OJJDP-2021-

00014-PROD

1: Establishing New Family Drug Courts

8 $700,000.00 10/1/21 12:00

AM

C-

OJJDP-2021-

00015-PROD

2: Enhancing Family Drug Courts

7 $800,000.00 10/1/21 12:00

AM

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OJJDP-2021-

00016-PROD

3: Serving Veterans Through Family Drug Courts

2 $500,000.00 10/1/21 12:00

AM

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OJJDP-2021-

00017-PROD

4: State and County Family Drug Courts Expansion

2 $1,500,000.00 10/1/21 12:00

AM

Eligible Applicants:

City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments, Other

Other See Eligibility section, page 11.

Contact Information For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the Response Center below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov

Submission Information In FY 2021, applications will be submitted to DOJ in a NEW two-step process.

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Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.

gov/web/grants/register.html. To register in Grants.gov, applicants will need to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration or renewal.

Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants at Jus tGrants.usdoj.gov.

To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline.

OJP encourages applicants to review, the “How to Apply" section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

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Contents

Contact Information Program Description

Overview Statutory Authority Specific Information Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline Evidence-Based Programs or Practices Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities . . 9 OJP Policy Priority Areas

Federal Award Information Awards, Amounts and Durations Availability of Funds Types of Awards Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation: Waiver . 11 Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable)

Eligibility Information Application and Submission Information

Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) . 13 Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency Information) Proposal Abstract Proposal Narrative Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline Budget and Associated Documentation Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) Financial Management Questionnaire (including applicant disclosure of high-risk status) Additional Application Components Tribal Authorizing Resolution Documentation of Anticipated Benefit to Qualified Opportunity Zones (if applicable) Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement

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Documentation of High-Poverty Areas or Persistent-Poverty Counties (if applicable) Documentation of Rural Challenges (if applicable) Disclosures and Assurances Disclosure of Lobbying Activities DOJ Certified Standard Assurances Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements . . 17 Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High-Risk Grantees (if applicable) How to Apply Submission Dates and Time

Application Review Information Review Criteria Review Process

Federal Award Administration Information Federal Award Notices Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements Information Technology (IT) Security Clauses General Information about Post-Federal Award Reporting Requirements .20

Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C.

552a) Provide Feedback to OJP Application Checklist

OJJDP FY 2021 Family Drug Court Program

Program Description Overview The OJJDP Family Drug Court Program seeks to build the capacity of state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments to establish new family drug courts, enhance existing family drug courts, or implement statewide or countywide family drug court practices that increase collaboration with substance abuse treatment and child welfare systems to ensure the provision of treatment and other services for families that improve child, parent, and family outcomes.

Statutory Authority Any awards under this solicitation will be made under the statutory authority provided by a full-year Department of Justice appropriations act for FY 2021

Specific Information Family drug courts serve parents who require treatment for a substance use disorder and who are involved with the child welfare system as a result of child abuse, neglect, or other parenting issues.

Family drug courts provide intensive judicial monitoring and interventions using a multidisciplinary approach to treat parents’ substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders.

OJJDP expects family drug court applicants to provide services that address the needs of the entire family, including direct services to children of parents served in this program. Proposals must specifically include the provision of treatment and services that address opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse reduction. Successful applicants must propose an evaluation plan to monitor program performance and build overall capacity. Applicants must specify plans for obtaining necessary support and continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of federal support.

Per 34 U.S.C. 10612, any court that receives funds under this program may not permit participation by violent offenders. For the purposes of this solicitation, violent offender means a person who (1) is charged with or convicted of an offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1 year, during the course of which offense or conduct (a) the person carried, possessed, or used a firearm or dangerous weapon, (b) there occurred the death of or serious bodily injury to any person, or (c) there occurred the use of force against another person, without regard to whether any of the circumstances described above (at (a) or (b)) is an element of the offense or conduct of which or for which the person is charged or convicted; or a person who (2) has one or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. (See 34 U.S.C. 10613(a).) Violent offender also includes a juvenile who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a felony-level offense that (1) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or the possession or use of a firearm or (2) by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense. (See 34 U.S.C. 10613(b).) Funding will be immediately suspended if DOJ determines that violent offenders are participating in any program funded under this solicitation.

Family drug courts must meet the requirements of 34 U.S.C. 10611(a). The requirements include:

Continuing judicial supervision over individuals under the jurisdiction of the court with1.

substance abuse problems, including co-occurring substance abuse and mental health problems, who are not violent offenders.

The integrated administration of other sanctions and services, which shall include:2.

Mandatory periodic testing for the use of controlled substances or other addictive substances during any period of supervised release or probation for each participant.

Substance abuse treatment for each participant.

Diversion, probation, or other supervised release involving the possibility of prosecution, confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance with program requirements or failure to show satisfactory progress.

Offender management and aftercare services such as relapse prevention, healthcare, education, vocational training, job placement, housing placement, and child care or other family support services for each participant who requires such services.

Payment, in whole or in part, by the offender for treatment costs, to the extent practicable, such as costs for urinalysis or counseling.

Payment, in whole or in part, by the offender, of restitution, to the extent practicable, to either a victim of the offender’s offense or to a restitution or similar victim support fund.

Although the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program authorizing statute requires participant payments for treatment and restitution (see above), it does not allow imposing a fee on a client at a level that would interfere with the client’s rehabilitation. Applicants should include in their application provisions for determining if these costs would interfere with a client’s rehabilitation or graduation.

Consistent with the authorizing statute, 34 U.S.C. 10611(c), family drug court programs must require mandatory periodic drug testing that is accurate and practicable. Each participant must be tested for every controlled substance that the participant has been known to abuse and for any that the court may require. The courts must impose graduated sanctions that increase punitive measures, therapeutic measures, or both whenever a participant fails a drug test. Such sanctions and measures may include but are not limited to one or more of the following:

Incarceration.

Detoxification treatment.

Residential treatment.

Increased time in the program.

Termination from the program.

Increased drug screening requirements.

Increased court appearances.

Increased counseling.

Increased supervision.

Electronic monitoring.

In-home restriction.

Community service.

Family counseling.

Anger management classes.

Furthermore, family drug courts must also meet the requirements of 34 U.S.C. 10611(d). The requirements include:

Provide a long-term strategy and detailed implementation plan that shall provide for the1.

consultation and coordination with appropriate state and local prosecutors, particularly when program participants fail to comply with program requirements.

Explain the inability to fund the program adequately without federal assistance.2.

Certify that the federal support provided will be used to supplement, and not supplant, state,3.

Indian tribal, and local sources of funding that would otherwise be available.

4. Identify related governmental or community initiatives that complement or will be coordinated with the proposal.

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline Goals

The goal of programs funded under the OJJDP Family Drug Court Program is to establish new family drug courts, enhance existing family drug courts, provide services to veterans in family drug courts, or implement statewide or countywide family drug court practices to more effectively intervene with parents, children, and families affected by a substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorder who are involved in the child welfare system as a result of child abuse and neglect or other parenting issues.

Objectives

The objective is to provide treatment and accountability to parents with substance use disorders by offering access to treatment and recovery services that will ultimately protect children; reunite families, when safe to do so; and expedite permanency. Programs must include the provision of treatment and recovery services to specifically address opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse reduction.

Deliverables

Category 1: Establishing New Family Drug Courts and Category 2: Enhancing Family Drug C ourts. Programs funded under Category 1 are expected to implement new family drug courts to provide parental substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services, including screening, assessment, case management, recovery support services, and program coordination to family drug court participants. Programs funded under Category 2 are expected to expand parental SUD treatment services to their participants, as mentioned above, in existing family drug courts.

Successful applicants under Categories 1 and 2 will be expected to provide a coordinated, multisystem approach that combines the oversight authority of family drug courts with evidence-based interventions that focus on parental SUD treatment and recovery, parenting, child and parent trauma, and parent-child relationships. Applicants must describe the population(s) for which the intervention(s) has been shown to be effective and demonstrate that the intervention(s) is appropriate for the population(s) targeted (see CrimeSolutions.gov).

Category 3: Serving Veterans Through Family Drug Courts. Programs funded under Category 3 have a narrower focus-to provide treatment and accountability to veteran parents with substance use disorders by offering access to recovery services. Applicants are expected to enhance existing family drug court practice to identify, assess, and refer veterans and veteran family members entering the family drug court, or when initially referred to child welfare, to family-centered treatment and recovery support services that reflect military competence. Successful applicants will coordinate services for the veteran and veteran family members from partner agencies, including trauma-informed care specific to veteran populations. Funding under this category is restricted to veteran or military service members; therefore, proposals must clearly detail how funds will solely serve this target population.

Category 4: State and County Family Drug Courts Expansion. OJJDP will support states and counties to enhance and/or expand family drug court treatment and recovery practices at the larger state and county levels to more effectively serve families affected by opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders. States and counties will increase access to and/or availability of SUD treatment and recovery services across their state or county and develop and implement practices and policies that strengthen existing family drug courts, child welfare, SUD treatment service systems, and community-based organizations that serve and support children and families. This will be achieved through strengthened cross-systems collaboration; expansion of family drug court practices into the larger state or county child welfare, SUD treatment, and court systems; and increasing the scale and scope of services provided by family drug courts across the state or county.

Selected applicants are expected to (1) complete a needs assessment to assess state or county capacity to implement family drug court best practices and principles in wider state or county systems, as well as identify strengths and gaps in current knowledge and practices; (2) implement proposed enhancements over 3 years with a clear plan of action that also addresses any needs identified in the self-assessment; and (3) develop and/or strengthen state- and local-level information-sharing, evaluation, and performance monitoring capacity to track client progress and cost savings across systems/agencies.

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All Categories. The Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables are directly related to the performance measures that demonstrate the results of the work completed, as discussed under Content of Application Submission.

Evidence-Based Programs or Practices OJP strongly emphasizes the use of data and evidence in policymaking and program development in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. For additional information and resources on evidence-based programs or practices, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities OJP may conduct or support an evaluation of the programs and activities funded under this solicitation. For additional information, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide section entitled “Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities.”

OJP Policy Priority Areas

In FY 2021 and in addition to executing any program-specific prioritization that may be applicable, OJP will give priority consideration to applications as follows:

Applications that address specific challenges that rural communities face.

Applications that demonstrate that the individuals who are intended to benefit from the requested grant reside in high-poverty areas or persistent-poverty counties.

Applications that offer enhancements to public safety in economically distressed communities (Qualified Opportunity Zones).

To receive priority consideration under the rural priority, applicants must describe what makes the geographic service area rural (using U.S. Census or other appropriate government data; for assistance, applicants may wish to refer to https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html), how isolated the area is from needed services, and how they will address specific challenges in rural communities.

To receive priority consideration under the poverty priority, the applicant must provide information to demonstrate that the individuals who are intended to benefit from the requested grant reside in high-poverty areas or persistent poverty counties. For purposes of this priority consideration, the term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2013–2017 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Census Bureau (applicants may search by census tract at https://www.census.gov/acs/www/data /data-tables-and-tools/narrative-profiles/2017/) and the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (applicants may search by county at https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/census-poverty.html and at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe.html).

To receive priority consideration under the Qualified Opportunity Zones priority, applicants must include information that specifies how the project will enhance public safety in the specified QOZs.

For resources on QOZs, and for a current list of designated QOZs, see the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s resource webpage, accessible at https://www.cdfifund.gov/pages/opportunity-zones.aspx

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Federal Award Information Solicitation Category

Competitio n ID Enter to sort

Category * Number of Awards

Dollar Amount for Award

Performance Start Date

Performance Duration (Months)

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OJJDP-202

1-00014-

PROD

1: Establishing New Family Drug Courts

8 $700,000.00 10/1/21 12:00 AM 36

C-

OJJDP-202

1-00015-

PROD

2: Enhancing Family Drug Courts

7 $800,000.00 10/1/21 12:00 AM 36

C-

OJJDP-202

1-00016-

PROD

3: Serving Veterans Through Family Drug Courts

2 $500,000.00 10/1/21 12:00 AM 36

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OJJDP-202

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PROD

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2 $1,500,000.0010/1/21 12:00 AM 36

Awards, Amounts and Durations Period of Performance Start Date

10/1/21 12:00 AM

Period of Performance Duration (Months)

Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $3,500,000.00

Availability of Funds All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.

For Categories 1, 2, and 3, OJJDP expects to make awards under this solicitation as grants. See the “Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for a brief discussion of important statutes, regulations, and award conditions that apply to many (or in some cases, all) OJP grants (and cooperative agreements).

For Category 4, OJJDP expects to make awards under this solicitation as cooperative agreements, which provide for OJP to have substantial involvement in carrying out award activities. See the “Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Award recipients and subrecipients (including recipients or subrecipients that are pass-through entities) must, as described in the Part 200 Uniform Requirements as set out at 2 C.F.R. 200.303, comply with standards for financial and program management. The “Part 200 Uniform Requirements” means the DOJ regulation at 2 C.F.R. Part 2800, which adopts (with certain modifications) the provisions of 2 C.F.R. Part 200. See OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement This solicitation requires a 25 percent cash or in-kind match. See OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information on this match requirement.

Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide information on Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs).

Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation:

Waiver See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide information on Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation; Waiver.

Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs.

Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable) See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Costs Associated with Language Assistance.

Eligibility Information For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the

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District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use of force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws; and (2) the agency’s use of force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, Implementation Fact Sheet, and List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies.

Category 1: Establishing New Family Drug Courts grants are available to jurisdictions that are ready to implement a new family drug court. These grants are for jurisdictions where either no family drug court currently exists or a family drug court has been operational for less than 1 year. Jurisdictions may already have other types of drug or treatment courts (such as adult drug or mental health courts).

Category 2: Enhancing Family Drug Courts and Category 3: Serving Veterans Through Family Drug Courts grants are available to jurisdictions with a fully operational family drug court. Courts applying for funding under Category 2 or 3 must be fully operational for at least 1 year, as funding is intended to enhance services of existing family drug courts.

OJJDP encourages applicants to partner with community providers of services, if applicable and appropriate.

Category 4: State and County Family Drug Courts Expansion

The following entities are eligible to apply:

State Administrative Office of the Court, working in conjunction with and coordinating closely with the state’s Court Improvement Program. Applicants are required to partner with the state child welfare agency and state substance use treatment agency, and must include with the application letters of intent formalizing these partnerships.

Eligible county applicants are limited to the county superior court (or similar authority). These grants are for jurisdictions with populations at or above 2 million.

Applicants are required to partner with the county child welfare agency and county substance use treatment agency, and must include with the application letters of intent formalizing these partnerships.

All Categories: All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

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Application and Submission Information The following application elements MUST be included in the application submission for an application to meet the basic minimum requirements (BMR) to advance to peer review and receive consideration for funding:

Proposal Abstract, Program Narrative, Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (web-based form), and Category 4 applicants: letters of support and/or memoranda of understanding that demonstrate partnerships with the state or county child welfare agency and state or county substance use treatment agency.

See the “Application Elements and Formatting Instructions” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on what happens to an application that does not contain all the specified elements or that is nonresponsive to the scope of the solicitation.

Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance

(SF-424)

The SF-424 will be submitted in Grants.gov. The SF-424 is a required standard form used as a cover sheet for submission of pre-applications, applications, and related information. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information on completing the SF-424.

Intergovernmental Review: This solicitation (“funding opportunity”) is not subject to Executive Order 12372. (In completing the SF-424, an applicant is to answer question 19 by selecting the response that the “Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.”)

Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency Information) The Standard Applicant Information section of the JustGrants application is pre-populated with the SF-424 data submitted in Grants.gov. Applicants will need to review the Standard Applicant Information in JustGrants and make edits as needed. Within this section, applicants will need to: add zip codes for areas affected by the project; confirm their Authorized Representative; and verify the organization's legal name and address.

Proposal Abstract A proposal abstract (no more than 400 words) summarizing the proposed project including primary activities, products and deliverables, the service area, and who will benefit from the proposed project, will be completed in the JustGrants Web-based form.

Proposal Narrative The proposal narrative should be submitted as an attachment in JustGrants. The attached document should be double-spaced, using a standard 12-point Times New Roman font; have no less than 1-inch margins; and should not exceed 30 pages. Pages should be numbered and submitted as an attachment. If the proposal narrative fails to comply with these length restrictions, OJJDP may negatively consider such noncompliance in peer review and in final award decisions.

The following sections must be included as part of the proposal narrative:

a. Description of the Issue

Applicants should briefly describe the nature and scope of the problem that the program will address. The applicant should use data to provide evidence that the problem exists, demonstrate the size and scope of the problem, and document the effects of the problem on the target population and the larger community. Any data or research referenced in the

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b. Project Design and Implementation

Applicants should detail how the project will operate throughout the funding period and describe the strategies that they will use to achieve the goals and objectives identified in the previous section. Applicants should describe how they will complete the deliverables stated in the Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables section. OJJDP encourages applicants to select evidence-based practices for their programs. This section should also include details regarding any leveraged resources (cash or in-kind) from local sources to support the project and discuss plans for sustainability beyond the grant period.

Categories 1, 2, and 3. Applicants are expected to address each of the eight key components of a family drug court: (1) collaborative planning; (2) eligibility, engagement, and screening; (3) assessment, service delivery, and case management; (4) program design and duration; (5) continuing judicial supervision; (6) mandatory drug testing and monitoring; (7) staff training;

and (8) management information systems and evaluation.

This section should also include details regarding any leveraged resources (cash or in-kind) from local sources to support the project and discuss plans for sustainability beyond the grant period.

Timeline. Applicants should submit a realistic timeline or milestone chart that indicates major tasks associated with the goals and objectives of the project, assigns responsibility for each, and plots completion of each task by month or quarter for the duration of the award, using “Year 1,” “Month 1,” “Quarter 1,” etc., not calendar dates (see “Sample Project Timelines” here). Applicants should submit the timeline as a separate attachment, as stipulated in Additional Application Components. On receipt of an award, the recipient may revise the timeline, based on training and technical assistance that OJJDP will provide.

c. Capabilities and Competencies

This section should describe the experience and capability of the applicant organization and any contractors or subgrantees that the applicant will use to implement and manage this effort and its associated federal funding, highlighting any previous experience implementing projects of similar design or magnitude. Applicants should highlight their experience/capability/capacity to manage subawards, including details on their system for fiscal accountability. Management and staffing patterns should be clearly connected to the project design described in the previous section. Applicants should describe the roles and responsibilities of project staff and explain the program’s organizational structure and operations. Applicants should include a copy of an organizational chart showing how the organization operates, including who manages the finances; how the organization manages subawards, if there are any; and the management of the project proposed for funding.

Letters of Support and/or Memoranda of Understanding. Under Category 4, applicants are required to partner with the state or county child welfare agency and state or county substance use treatment agency, and must include with the application letters of intent formalizing these partnerships that include the following:

Expression of support for the program and a statement of willingness to participate and collaborate with it.

Description of the partner’s current role and responsibilities in the planning process and expected responsibilities when the program is operational.

Estimate of the percentage of time that the partner will devote to the planning and operation of the project.

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Letters of support may be addressed to the OJJDP Administrator. Only letters of support that are submitted by the due date and with the full application will be considered during the review process.

d. Plan for Collecting the Data Required for this Solicitation’s Performance Measures

Describe the process for measuring project performance. Identify who will collect the data, who is responsible for performance measurements, and how the information will be used to guide and evaluate the impact of the project. Describe the process that will be used to accurately report data.

Note: applicants are not required to submit performance data with the application. Rather, performance measures information is included as an alert that successful applicants will be required to submit performance data as part of the reporting requirements under an award.

OJP will require each successful applicant to submit regular performance data that demonstrate the results of the work carried out under the award. The performance data directly relate to the goals, objectives, and deliverables identified under “Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables.

Applicants can also visit OJP’s performance measurement page at www.ojp.gov/performance for an overview of performance measurement activities at OJP.

Award recipients will be required to submit performance measure data and performance reports in JustGrants. Further guidance on the post-award submission process will be provided, if selected for award.

Note on Project Evaluations An applicant that proposes to use award funds through this solicitation to conduct project evaluations must follow the guidance under “Note on Project Evaluations” in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline Applicants will submit the goals, objectives, deliverables, and timelines in the JustGrants Web-based form. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

Budget and Associated Documentation Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) Applicants will complete the JustGrants web-based budget form. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

All Categories. Applicants in each category should budget for one grantee meeting per year over the 3-year period. Grantees must plan to send a minimum of four people (including the project director, family drug court judge/judicial officer, child welfare representative, and treatment representative). For budgetary purposes, assume that the meetings will be in the Washington, DC, area. Each meeting will be for a minimum of 2.5 days. Attendance is mandatory.

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) Applicants will submit their indirect cost rate agreement by uploading the agreement as an attachment in JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

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Additional Application Components Applicants will attach the additional requested documentation in JustGrants.

Tribal Authorizing Resolution If applicable, applicants will submit the Tribal Authorizing Resolution by uploading the resolution as an attachment in JustGrants. An application in response to this solicitation may require inclusion of information related to a tribal authorizing resolution as an attachment. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on tribal authorizing resolutions.

Documentation of Anticipated Benefit to Qualified Opportunity Zones (if applicable) OJP will give priority consideration in award decisions to designated QOZs. Each applicant proposing to receive priority consideration under the QOZs priority must provide a sufficient narrative explanation in order for OJP to identify clearly the public safety benefit the applicant anticipates that its project will have on a specified QOZ(s). The narrative and the list of affected QOZs (by census tract number) must be included as an attachment that is clearly labeled as addressing QOZs. The applicant may also include tables, charts, graphs, or other relevant illustrations that may be useful in explaining the manner in which the proposed project is anticipated to benefit a QOZ(s). Applicants will submit the narrative by uploading the document as an attachment in JustGrants.

Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement If an application proposes research (including research and development) and/or evaluation, the applicant must demonstrate research/evaluation independence and integrity, including appropriate safeguards, before it may receive award funds. Applicants will submit a description of their research and evaluation independence and integrity by uploading the document as an attachment in JustGrants. For additional information regarding demonstrating research/evaluation independence and integrity, including appropriate safeguards, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Documentation of High-Poverty Areas or Persistent-Poverty Counties (if applicable)

As mentioned above, OJP will give priority consideration in award decisions to applications that demonstrate that the individuals who will benefit from the requested grant reside in high-poverty areas or persistent-poverty counties as defined above. Each applicant proposing to receive consideration under the high-poverty areas or persistent-poverty counties priority must provide a sufficient narrative explanation to identify each specific high-poverty area (by census tract number(s)) and/or each specific persistent-poverty county where individuals are intended to benefit from the requested grant and how the requested grant will address specific challenges in each such identified area and/or county. Applicants will submit the narrative by uploading the document as an attachment in JustGrants.

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Documentation of Rural Challenges (if applicable)

OJP will give priority consideration in award decisions to applications that address specific challenges that rural communities face. Each applicant proposing to receive priority consideration under the rural priority must provide a sufficient narrative to include what makes the geographic service area rural (using U.S. Census or other appropriate government data), how isolated the area is from needed services, and how it will address specific challenges in rural communities. Applicants will submit the narrative by uploading the document as an attachment in JustGrants.

Disclosures and Assurances Applicants will complete the following disclosures and assurances.

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Applicants will complete and submit the SF-LLL in Grants.gov. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

DOJ Certified Standard Assurances See the DOJ Certified Standard Assurances in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items Applicants will complete the JustGrants web-based Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items form. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements Applicants will review and accept the DOJ Certified Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements. See OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High-Risk Grantees (if applicable)

If applicable, applicants will submit this document as an attachment in JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information. A DOJ high-risk grantee is a recipient that has received a DOJ high-risk designation based on a documented history of unsatisfactory performance, financial instability, management system or other internal control deficiencies, or noncompliance with award terms and conditions on prior awards, or that is otherwise not responsible.

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How to Apply Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants /register.html.

Applicants will submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants at JustGrants.usdoj.g ov.

For additional information, see the “How to Apply” section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Submission Dates and Time The SF-424 and the SF-LLL will be submitted in Grants.gov by February 8, 2021 at 11:59 PM. OJP urges applicants to submit applications at least 72 hours prior to the application due date to allow time for the applicant to receive validation messages or rejection notifications from Grants.gov and to correct in a timely fashion any problems that may have caused a rejection notification.

The full application will be submitted in JustGrants on February 22, 2021 at 11:59 PM.

To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline.

Application Review Information Review Criteria Applications that meet basic minimum requirements will be evaluated by peer reviewers.

Applications will be evaluated on how the proposed project/program addresses the following criteria:

Statement of the Problem/Description of the Issue (10%) - evaluate the applicant’s1.

understanding of the program/issue to be addressed.

Project Design and Implementation (45%) - evaluate the adequacy of the proposal, including2.

the goals, objectives, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.

Capabilities and Competencies (25%) - evaluate administrative and technical capacity of the3.

applicant to successfully accomplish the goals and objectives.

Plan for Collecting the Data Required for this Solicitation’s Performance Measures (10%) -4.

evaluate the applicant’s understanding of the performance data reporting requirements and the plan for collecting the required data.

Budget (10%) - evaluate for completeness, cost effectiveness, and allowability (e.g.,5.

reasonable, allocable, and necessary for project activities).

b. Additional Review Criteria

Other important considerations for OJJDP include geographic diversity, strategic priorities (specificall y including, but not limited to, those mentioned above relating to addressing specific challenges that rural communities…