Last reviewed: September 2026 If your organization works with youth who are in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system, the FY 2026 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) funding cycle is open, and the first deadlines are about a month away. The OJJDP has moved through an atypical two years,
New FY 2026 Project AWARE grantee (SM-26-005)? What your evaluator must deliver in year one: a 3-month evaluation plan, quarterly SPARS data, and PPRs.
An FY 2026 guide to evaluating SAMHSA substance use, opioid, prevention, and recovery grants. Includes what reviewers look for and what to plan for under SUPRT-A and SUPRT-C reporting.
Why CCBHC applicants for SM-26-014, SM-26-015, and SM-26-016 should bring in an external evaluator before the NOFO releases, and what to have ready to score full points on the evaluation criterion.
If your organization has received a Department of Justice grant — or you’re preparing an application — you’ve likely encountered language about evaluation, performance measurement, and data reporting. These aren’t afterthoughts. DOJ takes evaluation seriously, and understanding what’s expected upfront makes the rest of the grant period considerably smoother. The challenge is that DOJ evaluation
Clinical Problem Versus Research Problem A clinical problem is a real, observable challenge in day-to-day practice, such as clients dropping out of treatment within the first 30 days. A research problem describes an important area that has not been sufficiently investigated and understood in the research literature. The distinction dictates the response: for instance, some