Veterans Treatment Court Program
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This program supports the implementation and enhancement of veterans treatment court (VTC) operations. VTCs connect justice-involved veterans to treatment for substance use disorders (SUD), mental health disorders (MHD), co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Funding supports service coordination, and recovery support services. VTCs integrate mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in judicially supervised criminal court settings that have jurisdiction over veterans with behavioral health treatment needs. These courts aim to reduce recidivism and overdose fatalities, while increasing access to treatment and recovery support that leads to long-term recovery.
Grants will be awarded in 3 categories:
- Category 1: Planning and Implementation Grants
- Category 2: Enhancement Grants
- Category 3: Statewide Grants
Program goals and objectives include:
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Goal 1: Help veterans in the VTC
program with substance use, mental health, and
co-occurring disorders to gain access to treatment and
recovery support services
- Increase the number of potential participants identified, screened, and assessed during the project period
- administer mandatory and random drug and alcohol testing of program participants to help monitor substance use and treatment progress
- Provide, develop, or increase access to substance use and mental health treatment and recovery support services
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Goal 2: Reduce recidivism and improve
veterans treatment court success rates
- Enhance coordination of services with key partners in the program, including the VA
- Improve graduation rates for all treatment court participants actively participating in the grant program
- Reduce the current recidivism rate among program participants actively participating in the grant program
- Goal 3: Access to services for all eligible veterans seeking entry into a VTC program by Collecting and tracking data for individuals who qualify and disqualify for the VTC program
Eligible applicants include:
- State and territorial governments
- County, city, and township governments
- Federally recognized and other Native American tribal governments
- Towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state
Eligible Category 3 applicants are state agencies, which include the state administering agency (SAA), the administrative office of the courts, state criminal justice agencies, the state substance abuse agency, and other state agencies involved with the provision of substance use and/or mental health services, or related services.
Category 1 - Planning and Implementation:
- Award ceiling: $950,000
- Project period: 48 months
- Estimated number of awards: 6
Category 2 - Enhancement:
- Award ceiling: $1,000,000
- Project period: 48 months
- Estimated number of awards: 12
Category 3 - Statewide:
- Award ceiling: $2,500,000
- Project period: 48 months
- Estimated number of awards: 3
Estimated total program funding: $26,031,807
Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov and the program website.
Applicants should submit an SF-424 in grants.gov by April 27, 2026.
Submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by May 4, 2026.
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