--- title: Apply now for DOJ grant funding description: The U.S. Department of Justice has grants availabe to support drug courts, family drug courts, juvenile drug courts, tribal healing, wellness courts, DWI courts, and veterans treatment courts. 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The deadline to complete the application for [The Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program](https://www.bja.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?Program_ID=58#horizontalTab1) is **June 5**. Funds may be used to to establish or enhance drug court services, to include coordination, management of drug court participants, and recovery support services. Drug courts are eligible to apply if they effectively integrate substance abuse treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in a judicially supervised court setting with nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders.    ## Reentry grant for incarcerated adults with co-occuring substance abuse and mental illness The focus of this grant program is to help jurisdictions implement standardized screening and assessment; collaborative comprehensive case management; and pre- and post-release programming that addresses criminogenic risk and needs, including mental illnesses and substance addictions. BJA expects to make up to 12 awards of up to $750,000 each, with an estimated total amount of up to $9,000,000 awarded. Applicants must apply in one of the following three categories, depending upon what type of jurisdiction they are: - Category 1: Units or components of state government agencies serving adults who are incarcerated - Category 2: Units or components of county or city local government agencies serving adults who are incarcerated; or - Category 3: Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Alaska Native tribal governments and/or tribal organizations serving adults who are incarcerated. Register for the May 24 [webinar](https://csgjusticecenter.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68349a0517e51cf0191607610&id=ce70befd30&e=878310b1a2) about responding to this solicitation. 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