# BJA FY 23 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2023-171785-bja-fy-23-residential-substance-abuse-treatment-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348582

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $1.0 million to state and local governments. It expected to make about 56 awards worth $40.3 million in total. Applications closed on August 9, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2023-171785 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 9, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 56 |
| Total funding | $40.3 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.593 |

## Who can apply

- State governments

## 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. Initially declared a public health emergency in October 2017, the opioid crisis remains a significant public health emergency. This crisis continues to take a devastating toll on the lives of individuals, families, and communities across the nation. In recent years, the increase in synthetic opioids in the nation's drug supply has only served to exacerbate and expand the reach of this devastation with over 100,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021, an increase of almost 15 percent from the prior year. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data also show that overdose deaths disproportionately impact Black and American Indian/Alaska Native people. To combat the morbidity and mortality of overdose and the chronic disease of opioid use disorder (OUD), it is critical that individuals with OUD have access to evidence-based, FDA-approved treatments. The Biden-Harris administration has made addressing the overdose epidemic a priority, including increasing access to evidence-based treatment—namely, medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)—across all settings. In April 2022, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division published guidance further clarifying protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for individuals with OUD, including potential violations of the ADA by facilities or programs that do not allow individuals to be able to continue taking doctor-prescribed MOUD. Recent agreements with state and county correctional facilities resolved allegations that the entities' refusal to permit the use of and provide MOUD violates the ADA. Similarly, a DOJ findings report regarding suicides and failure to provide MOUD in a county jail also helps to illustrate specific instances that were considered to violate the 8th and 14th amendment rights of institutionalized persons. Both the guidance and enforcement reflect the federal government's position that a correctional facility's refusal to permit incarcerated individuals to continue or initiate treatment for OUDs when clinically needed may violate the ADA, the U.S. Constitution, or both.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2023-171785 still open?

No. It closed on August 9, 2023. A newer notice is open: O-BJA-2026-172763, closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left).

### Who can apply for BJA FY 23 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from state and local governments.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 23 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation?

Closed August 9, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $40.3 million in total across about 56 awards.

### Who has won Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Office of the Governor, California Board of State and Community Corrections, Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The program made 265 awards worth $158 million in that time.