Upcoming Funding Opportunities
Funding
Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts
The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support services in existing drug courts.
Read More >>Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts
The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support services in existing drug courts.
Read More >>Grants to Expand Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts
The program recognizes the need for treatment instead of incarceration for individuals with SUDs. Recipients are expected to provide prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for individuals with SUD involved with the courts. With this program, SAMHSA aims to improve abstinence from substance use, housing stability, employment status, social connectedness, health/behavioral/social consequences, and reduce criminal justice involvement.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of States, drug courts, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in Section 5304 of Title 25), health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service, or other public or private nonprofit entities.
Award Information
Funding Mechanism: Grant
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $24,400,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 61
Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $400,000 per year
Length of Project: Up to 5 years
Cost Sharing/Match Required?: No
Proposed budgets cannot exceed $400,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, and compliance with all terms and conditions of award.
Contact Information
Program Issues
Jon Berg
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Division of Service Improvement
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(240) 276-1609
TreatmentDrugCourts@samhsa.hhs.gov
Grants Management and Budget Issues
Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(240) 276-1940
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov
Funding
State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
This program provides important outpatient services for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUDs) and support to states and territories for coordinated care system for this population.
Read More >>State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
This program provides important outpatient services for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUDs) and support to states and territories for coordinated care system for this population.
Read More >>State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
The purpose of this program is to: 1) advance family-based services for pregnant and postpartum women with a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder (SUD), emphasizing the treatment of opioid use disorders; (2) help state substance use agencies provide outpatient treatment and recovery support services for pregnant and postpartum women with SUD; and (3) promote a coordinated system of SUD care within each state.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are Single State Agencies (SSA) for Substance Use. The District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply.
Award Information
Funding Mechanism: Grant
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $3,600,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 4
Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $900,000 per year per award
Length of Project: Up to 3 years
Cost Sharing/Match Required?: No
Proposed budgets cannot exceed $900,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, and compliance with all terms and conditions of award.
Contact Information
Program Issues
Amy Smith
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(240) 276-2892
amy.smith@samhsa.hhs.gov
Grants Management and Budget Issues
Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(240) 276-1940
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov
Funding
NASHP and HARP Announce the State Reentry Learning Collaborative
NASHP and HARP Announce the State Reentry Learning Collaborative
NASHP and HARP Announce the State Reentry Learning Collaborative
Applications to the State Reentry Learning Collaborative are due by Friday, April 26, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET. To apply, complete the application form and submit it to Tier McCullough (tmccullough@nashp.org).
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), in collaboration with The Health and Reentry Project (HARP) and with support from Arnold Ventures, will convene states for a State Reentry Learning Collaborative. Reentry, the time when a person is transitioning to the community after a period of incarceration, is an extremely risky time for people’s health and well-being. Formerly incarcerated people experience elevated rates of mortality, rearrests, and reincarceration. States recognize the gaps in continuity of health care for individuals released from prisons and jails to communities and coordination of care for other health-related social needs. The federal government has begun making historic changes to the Medicaid program, including allowing states for the first time to provide Medicaid coverage for adults for non-emergency services prior to release through Medicaid waivers.
The 18-month learning collaborative will be available to up to five states with a pending or approved section 1115 demonstration waiver request that includes demonstrations to improve care transitions for incarcerated individuals exiting public institutions. The goal of the learning collaborative is to support states with strategies to improve outcomes for people navigating transitions from incarceration to the community. States selected for the State Reentry Learning Collaborative will be part of a unique opportunity to receive timely targeted technical assistance from national experts and engage with a cohort of states leading the way in this groundbreaking work. This project includes supporting policy, programmatic, and resource alignment (across Medicaid, health and human services, corrections, and with local partners) to prepare for implementation of pending and approved reentry waivers. Technical assistance will focus on strengthening cross-agency and state-local partnerships; logistical and operational specifics of implementing pre-release coverage; meaningfully engaging directly impacted individuals; fostering a quality continuum of care among health and human service providers, correctional settings, reentry planning, and the community; developing stronger information-sharing systems and practices; and aligning accountability, oversight, and evaluation, among other topics.
This project is a partnership between NASHP and The Health Reentry Project (HARP).
Application and Selection Process
- Each state team must complete an application form and submit it to Tier McCullough (tmccullough@nashp.org) by Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT.
- NASHP will review states’ application forms and select states to participate in the learning collaborative. All states that applied will receive notifications the week of May 13, 2024.
Any questions about the application process should be directed to Tier McCullough (tmccullough@nashp.org).
State Reentry Learning Collaborative Timeline
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024: Application form released
- Thursday April 4, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., ET/11:00 a.m., PT: Informational webinar for interested states
- Monday April 8, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT: Informational webinar for interested states
- April 26, 2024, by 8:00 p.m., ET: Application forms due to NASHP
- Week of May 13, 2024: Selected state teams notified
- May 2024: Learning collaborative kick-off
- TBD, June/July 2024: In-person kick-off meeting
- May 2024–October 2025: Individual state technical assistance, convenings, multi-state learning calls, and webinars
What Will States Gain During the Institute?
Learning collaborative participants will have access to a unique opportunity for states that are leading this groundbreaking work to collaborate, learn from each other, and work with national experts, including The Health and Reentry Project (HARP). Specific opportunities and resources will include:
- Facilitated peer-learning opportunities
- National, state, and local subject matter experts
- State-specific technical assistance
- Tools and resources to support policy and implementation
Learning collaborative activities will include:
Individual Technical Assistance
Each state team will develop a state-specific strategic work plan, including priorities, goals, action steps, and timelines to be completed during the learning collaborative. Each state team will participate in every other month (and as-needed) technical assistance Zoom calls with NASHP staff and HARP experts to facilitate cross-sector execution of the work plan. States will have the opportunity during these calls to identify and address emerging technical assistance needs. States will have ongoing access to NASHP and HARP staff, who will provide a timely and actionable response to all inquiries, including connections to external experts when necessary to support initiative planning, development, and implementation.
Possible technical assistance topics include but are not limited to:
- Strengthening cross-agency and state-to-local partnerships to implement a whole-of-government approach
- Logistical and operational specifics of implementing Medicaid-covered pre-release services, such as:
- Building systems and processes for determining Medicaid eligibility and enrolling beneficiaries pre-release
- Operationalizing release dates
- Considering and addressing operational and logistical differences for implementation in prisons, jails, and juvenile justice facilities
- Provider criteria and selection
- Strategies to meaningfully engage individuals directly impacted by the policies, programs, and implementation approaches into the policymaking and implementation process
- Fostering a quality continuum of care across the correctional health care system, state and local health and human services system, corrections, public safety, and community supervision systems to facilitate seamless transition from corrections to communities
- Fostering relationships with community-based organizations to support the continuum of care and to meet the health-related social needs of people transitioning to their community
- Developing, advancing, and beginning to implement strategies for data sharing, including for automated information exchange
- Building provider capacity and addressing workforce needs in corrections, state, and local agencies, and for those providing direct services
- Developing oversight and accountability strategies and aligning with evaluation approaches
State-to-State Learning Calls
State-to-state learning calls will be held approximately quarterly and will include virtual learning opportunities to allow states to hear about work going on in other states, identify areas of shared need, discuss emerging challenges, exchange with people who are directly impacted, and receive expert technical assistance. Topics for each group learning opportunity will be developed collaboratively to meet priority technical assistance needs identified by participating states. There is also the opportunity for affinity group breakouts for cross-state exchange to supplement state-specific calls.
In-Person Meetings
Participating state teams will be invited to attend two in-person convenings that will provide additional opportunities for shared learning, teamwork, and expert-informed peer discussion. Meetings will take place during each project year (exact time and location to be determined). Up to four core team members are expected to attend in person, and funding will be available to cover associated travel and meeting expenses. State teams may bring additional members at their own expense.
Expectations of Participation
By committing to this initiative, each state team will be expected to:
- Maintain a core team of state officials with decision-making authority from the state’s Medicaid agency, mental health and substance abuse (or combined behavioral health) agencies, corrections agencies, and any other agencies required to implement the state’s goals, and/or prominent county leads. States are welcome to have additional team members (see below).
- Develop a project plan and work toward accomplishing goals and actionable steps to achieve these goals.
- Participate in every other month individual team technical assistance calls with NASHP and HARP staff to further implementation, share opportunities and barriers, and identify any emerging technical assistance needs.
- Participate in multi-state convenings (in person and virtual).
State Teams
Teams must include:
- At least one team member from senior Medicaid leadership
- At least one team member from senior mental health and substance abuse (or combined behavioral health) agency leadership
- At least one team member from senior corrections/ justice agency leadership
- At least one team member with decision-making authority that represents other agencies with resources and/ or programs relevant to the state goals (for example, juvenile justice, public health, human services, education, workforce and jobs, children and family, etc.)
- [Optional] Others based on state’s project focus (for example, governor’s office, secretary or director of health and human services, key sheriff partners and/or county officials, community supervision, courts, data analytics, community/economic development, and/or state legislature, people with lived expertise).
Interested state teams should complete and submit an application by 8:00 p.m., ET, on April 26, 2024. Accepted state teams will be notified the week of May 13, 2025.
Questions and applications should be directed to Tier McCullough (tmccullough@nashp.org).
Funding
FY24 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Program
FY24 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Program
Description
Under the Pay for Success model, a government entity forms a partnership with a service provider that ties payment for services to reaching agreed-upon goals. This initiative provides funding to state, local, and tribal governments to price, write, negotiate, fund, and manage contracts that pay for reentry services in a way that ensures accountability of the contract service providers, and incentivizes improved performance over time.
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to provide funding to state, local, and tribal governments to use performance-based or outcomes-based contracting to enhance or implement clinical services and other evidence-based responses to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and address the treatment and recovery needs of people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are currently involved in the criminal justice system or were formerly involved.
Funding Categories
- Category 1: Performance-based and Outcomes-based Contracting for Reentry Services
- Category 2: Performance-based and Outcomes-based Contracting for Permanent Supportive Housing
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY24 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program
FY24 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program
FY24 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program
Description
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to support state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organizations, to support cross-system collaboration between criminal and juvenile justice agencies, mental health and substance use agencies, community-based organizations that provide reentry services, and community-based behavioral health providers to improve clinical stabilization pretrial, during confinement, and support continuity of care and recovery during the transition to the community through clinical and other evidence-based activities or services for individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders.
The goal of these efforts is to minimize potential for experiencing crisis and improve recovery outcomes for people with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders who are currently involved with the criminal or juvenile justice systems or reentering the community from these systems.
Funding Categories
- Category 1: State and local governments
- Category 2: Nonprofit organizations and tribal governments
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Informational Webinar
On March 14, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET, BJA will host a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this opportunity and allow interested applicants to ask questions. Register to participate.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
Description
This program supports activities that foster positive family engagement between incarcerated parents and their children within detention and correctional facilities, including juvenile detention and correctional facilities with young parents and implements programs and services that support the children of incarcerated parents to reduce the likelihood of antisocial behaviors and future involvement in the juvenile justice system.
The goal of this program is to develop or expand services within juvenile and adult detention and correctional facilities to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents and their minor children by implementing programs and services to reduce recidivism and support responsible parenting that lead to healthy child development, resiliency, and improved interactions among incarcerated parents and their minor children, and family and community members.
Solicitation Webinar
View information about the solicitation-specific webinar that will take place on March 28, 2024, at 3 p.m., ET.
Funding
OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to address and improve the reentry and recidivism challenges encountered by youth returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.
Read More >>OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to address and improve the reentry and recidivism challenges encountered by youth returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.
Read More >>OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program
Description
This solicitation is composed of two grant categories. Applicants must clearly designate the category for which they are applying. The following entities are eligible to apply:
Category 1: Improving Youth Reentry
- State governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
Category 2: Strengthening Community-Based Youth Reentry Programs
- Native American Tribal organizations (other than federally recognized Tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Solicitation Webinar
View information about the solicitation-specific webinar that will take place on March 27, 2024, at 1 p.m., ET.
Funding
FY24 Community Supervision Strategies
FY24 Community Supervision Strategies
Description
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to provide state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies with resources and training and technical assistance to assess and improve responses to client behavior in accordance with the principles of swiftness, certainty, and/or fairness. Guided by one or more of those principles, supervision agencies will engage in collaborative problem solving with stakeholders using data and research-informed strategies to improve supervision outcomes and promote the fair administration of justice.
Under this solicitation, “community supervision agencies” include adult probation, parole, or pretrial supervision or their equivalents such as prosecutor-led post-adjudication diversion.
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other: For the purposes of this solicitation, “other” refers to an organizing body or association of supervision agencies that may submit a single application for a project engaging more than one supervision office, district, or agency (“entity”). The applicant must have capacity to administer the award and include a Memorandum of Understanding or Letter of Intent from each entity’s chief executive.
Solicitation Webinar
On March 28, 2024, at 2:30 p.m., ET, BJA will be hosting a webinar to provide details about this opportunity and offer a chance for participants to ask questions. Register to participate.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY24 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program
The Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program supports organizations and tribal governments providing comprehensive reentry services to individuals who have been incarcerated.
Read More >>FY24 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program
The Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program supports organizations and tribal governments providing comprehensive reentry services to individuals who have been incarcerated.
Read More >>FY24 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding from community-based non-profit organizations and federally recognized tribal governments to enhance or implement evidence-based responses to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and support successful transitional planning for individuals who are currently, or were formerly, involved in the criminal justice system.
Objectives for this program are to:
- Develop comprehensive individualized case management plans that directly address criminogenic risks and needs, as identified by validated assessments/tools, and deliver or facilitate services in a manner consistent with participants’ learning styles and abilities.
- Demonstrate increased collaborations between community-based organizations and corrections, community supervision, law enforcement, and other local reentry stakeholders.
Eligible Applicants:
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
This program supports law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and public safety by improving responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides grant funding to help entities prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target people who qualify.
Please note that the Connect and Protect Program is under the umbrella of BJA's Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP). Per the authorizing statute, JMHCP requires a two-phase process consisting of planning and then implementation activities during which grantees will develop a coordinated approach to implementing or enhancing services for individuals with MHDs or MHSUDs who come in contact with law enforcement. Applicants must submit one application that proposes detailed activities for both a planning phase and an implementation phase.
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other: Agencies with a different legal status (e.g., nonprofit or for-profit mental health agencies) are eligible to apply only if they meet two requirements:
- The applicant is designated by the state mental health authority to provide services as a unit of the state or local government.
- The applicant must attach documentation to support this designation.
Solicitation Webinar
On March 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET, BJA will host a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this opportunity and allow interested applicants to ask questions. Register to participate.
Past Successful Applications
See the Successful Applications section of our site for examples of project narratives associated with applications that have successfully received funding through this and other BJA programs.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY24 Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry
FY24 Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry
FY24 Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry
Description Solicitation
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to support state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organizations, to establish, expand, or improve treatment and recovery support services for people with substance use disorders during their incarceration and upon reentry into the community.
This program seeks to reduce crime and recidivism, expand access to evidence-based treatment, and promote long-term recovery for people leaving incarceration, and, in the process, improve public safety and public health.
Solicitation Categories
- Category 1: Units of state, local, and tribal governments
- Category 2: Nonprofit organizations
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Solicitation Webinar
On April 2, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., ET, BJA will host a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this opportunity and allow interested applicants to ask questions. Register to participate.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY24 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
FY24 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
FY24 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding programs that support cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). BJA provides grant funding to help organizations prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target people who qualify.
For the purposes of the FY24 solicitation, the program will focus on pretrial, prosecution, courts, probation/parole, and addressing the needs directly related to the criminal activity of adults with mental health conditions, living in homelessness or marginalized communities with minimal access to treatment, needing wrap around services, in the criminal justice system and leaving incarceration.
Funding Categories
- Category 1: Criminal Justice System Collaboration: Pretrial, Prosecution, Courts, Behavioral Health
- Category 2: Community Justice and Collaboration: Jails and Prisons, Probation and Parole, Behavioral Health
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other: Agencies with a different legal status (e.g., nonprofit or for-profit mental health agencies) are eligible to apply only if they meet two requirements:
- The applicant is designated by the state mental health authority to provide services as a unit of the state or local government.
- The applicant must attach documentation to support this designation.
Solicitation Webinar
On March 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., ET, BJA will host a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this opportunity and allow interested applicants to ask questions. Register to participate.
Past Successful Applications
See the Successful Applications section of our site for examples of project narratives associated with applications that have successfully received funding through this and other BJA programs.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Have a question related to a previous funding opportunity? Check out topics and resources.
Applicant Resources
The resources provided are offered to assist potential applicants in applying for future COSSUP funding. Please refer to the grant's funding opportunity announcement for specific details regarding eligibility, content and formatting requirements, submission instructions, required supporting documentation, and more.
Examples of Successful Applications from Past Years
In the past 4 years, BJA has funded over 500 COAP/COSSUP projects. The types of activities funded under the grant program, in past solicitations, include:
Project Example List
Following are examples of successful Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP)/Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) grant application project narratives. These are provided for reference to assist in preparation of new funding applications.