Problem-Solving Courts Grant Program
Purpose. The Indiana Office of Court Services is accepting grant applications to provide financial assistance to certified problem-solving courts established pursuant to IC 33-23-16 and the Indiana Problem-Solving Court Rules and as adopted by the Judicial Conference of Indiana.
Scope. The grant application is open to all problem-solving courts certified by the Indiana Office of Court Services. Agencies in the planning stages must have the following to seek financial assistance through this application:
- notification to the Indiana Office of Court Services of an intent to establish a problem-solving court
- local problem-solving court team
- local pretrial point of contact for problem-solving court
Priority consideration will be given to applicants demonstrating a commitment to allocate local resources to support problem-solving court operations with a goal of becoming self-sustaining.
If your agency received previous problem-solving court funding, all required reports must be current for funding consideration.
Amount. There is no maximum amount that agencies can apply for. However, funding decisions will be impacted by the amount of funds available.
Courts may submit applications for costs related to:
- personnel (salary and benefits)
- incentives (capped based on capacity)
- drug tests
- program evaluation expenses
- training for team members
- participant services (Work Release, GPS/electronic monitoring or other program fees are excluded. Allowable expenses may include treatment services not otherwise covered, emergency housing or participant transportation.)
Other requests may be considered depending on fund availability.
Application Materials. Grant applications will be submitted and managed through the eCivis grant management system.
Please direct applications questions to: iocsgrants@courts.in.gov.