Grants

The Supreme Court of Ohio is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for Ohio Adult Drug (including OVI and Substance Abuse and Mental Illness (SAMI) dockets) and Veteran Treatment Courts certified by the Supreme Court's Commission on Specialized Dockets. The mission of this opportunity is to fund new or upgraded case management systems to help standardize docket processes and collect Specialized Docket data, including the creation of an interface with the Supreme Court’s data system pursuant to Sup.R. 36.20, Appendix I, Standard 12 (see attachment A).

The applicants project shall include a system that is web-based and offer the following capabilities:

• Centralized system where staff can track participants;
• Perform case planning and schedule dockets;
• Create staffing reports;
• Satisfy state data reporting;
• Assist in assessing adherence to best practice standards.
  
  

The system should support the courts’ use of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Re-Entry Search Service (VRSS) for determining the veteran status of people referred to the docket. The specialized docket case management system shall be capable of producing a report containing data required by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS, Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, effective October 1, 2025) because it provides funding to courts under its Drug Court Subsidy and Addiction Treatment Program funding sources (see attachment B).

This funding supports Ohio Adult Drug (including OVI and Substance Abuse and Mental Illness (SAMI) dockets) and Veteran Treatment Courts certified by the Specialized Dockets section of the Supreme Court of Ohio by providing financial resources to aid in the implementation of case management system projects. Applications will be received until 5:00 p.m. on October 24, 2025.

How to Apply

The Request for Applications provides detailed information on the requirements for applicants and is available HERE.

Application document is available HERE.

The Application with attached PDF quote and FFATA form must be submitted to: grants@sc.ohio.gov by the deadline. 

The Court’s sample grant award agreement contains detailed information on the requirements for awardees, who will be asked to agree to its terms. To view the sample grant award agreement, Court policies, and FFATA form, please click HERE.

Applications will be received until 5:00 p.m. on October 24, 2025. 

Questions: Contact Mallory Geib, Grant Administrator, at grants@sc.ohio.gov or call 614-387-9522.