Grants / Department of Justice / Bureau of Justice Assistance

O-BJA-2022-171280: BJA FY 22 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program

Closed Closed June 24, 2022 Opportunity O-BJA-2022-171280 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OJJDP FY 2026 Family Treatment Court Program (O-OJJDP-2026-172738). Status: Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau of Justice Assistance notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$6.0 million
• Total funding$132 million
• Expected awards83
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Applicants are limited to the SAA responsible for directing criminal justice planning, the state alcohol and substance abuse agency, or other state agency appropriate for the scope of the project. Category 2 state applicants apply for funding on behalf of localities, tribal entities, or regions within the state and assist with the implementation of projects at multiple sites within the state. For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. See Eligibility section for further information.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program awards averaged $1.5 million; this notice allows up to $6.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (84% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) supports states, units of local government, and tribal governments to plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts that identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by illicit opioids, stimulants, and other drugs.by illicit opioids, stimulants, and other drugs. COSSAP funding provides necessary resources that allow communities to respond to illicit substance use and misuse to reduce overdose deaths; promote public safety; and support access to prevention, harm-reduction, treatment, and recovery services in the community and justice system. The program also promotes cross-system planning and coordination to deliver a broad range of evidence-based, culturally relevant interventions.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OJJDP-2026-172738, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.