Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (16.043)
Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (Assistance Listing 16.043) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $68.4 million in 68 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.0 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $947,229. Half of the 68 awards fell between $750,000 and $999,809, and they ranged from $199,983 to $3.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$68.4 million
- Grant awards68
- Typical award$947,229
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank928 of 1824
- Type of assistanceGrant, cooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 928th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 52% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 27 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Provide support to veterans with substance use disorders involved in the justice system. Program goal(s) description: Ensure access to services for all eligible veterans seeking to gain access to the VTC program; Help veterans in the VTC program with substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders to gain access to treatment and recovery support services; and Reduce recidivism and improve VTC success rates. Program objective(s) name: Provide support to veterans enrolled in the VTC program. Program objective(s) description: Increase the number of potential participants identified and screened (i.e., determine eligibility) and assessed (i.e., identity criminogenic risk, substance use or mental health conditions); Administer mandatory and random drug and alcohol testing of program participants to help monitor substance use and treatment progress over the project period; Increase access to substance use and mental health treatment, as well as recovery support services; Improve graduation rates for all treatment court participants; Reduce recidivism rates; and Collect and track data for individuals who qualify and disqualify for the VTC program.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines are included with the application instructions available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities).
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Veterans Treatment Court FY23 anticipated total amount to be awarded $25,100,000 to support 22 grant awards. Category 1 – 4 Awards - Planning and Implementation up to $900,000 Category 2 - 14 Awards – Enhancement up to $950,000 Category 3 – 4 Awards - Statewide up to $2,500,000
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (16.043) awarded$68.4 million across 68 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 84% of the money, nonprofits 7.4% and colleges and universities 5.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 60 | $57.7 million | 84% |
| Nonprofits | 3 | $5.0 million | 7.4% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $3.8 million | 5.5% |
| Other | 1 | $920,077 | 1.4% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $900,000 | 1.3% |
By state
19 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 12 | $10.3 million |
| Kansas | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Arkansas | 3 | $4.0 million |
| Alabama | 4 | $3.9 million |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $3.8 million |
| Ohio | 4 | $3.6 million |
| Texas | 4 | $3.5 million |
| Nevada | 5 | $3.4 million |
| Oregon | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Virginia | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $2.7 million |
| California | 3 | $2.6 million |
| Florida | 3 | $2.6 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $2.2 million |
| New York | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Illinois | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Tennessee | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Montana | 1 | $994,984 |
| Arizona | 1 | $950,000 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $950,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $750,000 |
| Guam | 1 | $749,681 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $749,079 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $700,000 |
| Missouri | 1 | $199,983 |