A total of $10,688,900 is available to support Treatment Alternatives and Diversion (TAD) programs for calendar year 2025, which will be the fourth year of the present five-year funding cycle. Funded programs range from pre- and post-charge diversion at the initial prosecutorial decision-making stage to treatment courts, including alternatives to revocation, based on local needs and project design factors.
Statutory program requirements are outlined in Wis. Stat. §165.95, which authorizes grant awards to counties and tribes. As directed in the statute, funded programs may include those that deliver treatment and diversion alternatives to jail and prison for non-violent offenders with assessed needs related to drug and alcohol abuse. These TAD funds are administered by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the Department of Corrections, the Department of Health Services, the Director of State Courts Office, and the State Public Defender’s Office. In addition to the statutory requirements, additional program requirements are detailed in this grant announcement.
Current CY 2024 TAD grantees may apply to receive the same grant award amount for CY 2024 in a non-competitive process (Priority Category #1). Because an additional $1M is available, some TAD grant funds were allocated to support the other four Priority Categories, including: (2) staff training; (3) new program funding; (4) funding for program expansion/enhancements; and (5) program evaluation activities. These funds were awarded through a competitive process.
TAD Grant Application Process
The CY 2025 application process featured a pre-Application stage requesting existing sites to declare which categories of funding they will apply under and allowed new agencies to apply. Following the pre-application process, a final application stage is included to allow agencies to provide more detailed information. For information regarding the Priorities and Pre-Application stage, download and review both the 2025 TAD Pre-Application Memo Guidelines and the 2025 Pre-Application Form, located in the Related Documents section below. Also, a recorded copy of the TAD Pre-Application Webinar held on June 18, 2024, is also available and linked in the Related Documents section below. For information about the final application process, please review the Treatment Alternatives and Diversion (2025) Grant Announcement, located in the Related Documents section below. Contact Marsha Schiszik schiszikmj@doj.state.wi.us or Mike Derr derrmg@doj.state.wi.us if you have questions about the 2025 TAD Grant Application announcement or process
2025 TAD Grant Application Timeline:
- Pre-Application Form Due Date: July 15, 2024
- Final Application and Announcement Posted: September 16, 2024
- Final Application Due Date: October 21, 2024
- Grant Award Start Date: January 1, 2025
- Grant Award End Date: December 31, 2025
October 1, 2024, TAD Application Webinar Link - In order to access and launch the recording, type in Passcode: 0VfY#UwF. This webinar provides detailed content on grant application requirements and budgeting.
October 1, 2024, TAD Application Webinar Slides
CORE Webinar - The Comprehensive Outcome, Research, and Evaluation (CORE) Reporting System is the data collection system required for TAD-funded programs to report participant-level data as it occurs. This overview fully demonstrates how the system works, how to properly report the data, and how to analyze the data to improve program operations and outcomes.
June 18, 2024, 2025 Pre-Application Webinar (recorded) In order to access webinar, launch the recording, type in Passcode: gdP$f*7+. This webinar highlights and discusses the TAD Pre-Application Form, Guidelines, and budget details for 2025.
