Grants / Department of Justice / Bureau of Justice Assistance

O-BJA-2023-171527: BJA FY 23 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program

Closed Closed March 25, 2023 Opportunity O-BJA-2023-171527 ☆ 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 2023.

• Award ceiling$7.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments and tribes.

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Category 1: Local Applications City or township governments County governments Other: City, township, or county governments in rural areas (as defined under Eligibility Information) Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)Category 2: State Applications Units of state governments

More grants for state and local governments, tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program awards averaged $1.5 million; this notice allows up to $7.0 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. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support 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 the use and misuse of opioids, stimulants, and other substances. BJA's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) funding provides necessary resources that allow communities to respond to this substance use and misuse to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services in the criminal justice system. The program also promotes cross-system planning and coordination to deliver a broad range of evidence-based, culturally relevant interventions for adults and affected family members at any intercept point of the justice system.BJA supports a number of other programs that support law enforcement, court, and correctional agencies' ability to respond to individuals with behavioral health disorders, including SUDs, who come in contact with or are in the justice system. These programs include the Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, Adult Treatment Court Program, Veterans Treatment Court Program, Residential Substance Use Treatment Program for State Prisoners, and Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry. Not all entities are eligible for all programs. BJA encourages applicants to review the solicitations in their entirety to determine their eligibility, if they fit their proposal, and if taking advantage of another funding opportunity could further enhance a comprehensive approach to supporting individuals with mental health and/or substance use treatment and recovery support needs that have come in contact with the justice system. Samples of previous, successful applications can be found at https://bja.ojp.gov/program/cossap/overview#examples-of-successful-applications-from-past-years.

Category: Humanities.

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.