# BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2026-172714-bja-fy-2026-veterans-treatment-court-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363900

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $2.5 million to state and local governments and tribes. Applications closed on October 29, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2026-172714 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 29, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $2.5 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.043 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

For the purposes of this NOFO, "other units of local government" include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state; "State agencies" include state administering agencies (SAA), administrative offices of the courts, state criminal justice agencies, state substance abuse agencies, and other state agencies involved with substance use, mental health, or related services.

## What the grant funds

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program. This opportunity supports the implementation and enhancement of veterans’ treatment court (VTC) operations to reduce the use of opioids, stimulants, and other substances, including alcohol, by high-risk/high-need veterans in the criminal justice system. VTCs effectively integrate substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health disorder (MHD) treatment, mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in judicially supervised court settings that have jurisdiction over veterans in the criminal justice system who have SUD and/or co-occurring mental health disorders (MHSUD), including those with a history of violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI).

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2026-172714 still open?

No. It closed on October 29, 2026.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program?

Closed October 29, 2026. 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 $2.5 million each.

### Who has won Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Judiciary Courts of State of Kansas, American University, All Rise for Justice. The program made 68 awards worth $68.4 million in that time.