BJA FY 23 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program

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.