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
Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training Grant
The purpose of this program is to recruit and train EMS personnel in rural areas with a particular focus on addressing substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD) substance use and mental health disorders.
Read More >>Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training Grant
The purpose of this program is to recruit and train EMS personnel in rural areas with a particular focus on addressing substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD) substance use and mental health disorders.
Read More >>Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training Grant
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes the great need for emergency services in rural areas and the critical role EMS personnel serve across the country. Recipients will be expected to train EMS personnel on SUD and COD, trauma-informed, recovery-based care for people with such disorders in emergency situations and, as appropriate, to maintain licenses and certifications relevant to serve in an EMS agency. With this program, SAMHSA aims to develop the capacity of EMS staff to support residents in rural communities.
Applications submitted by the due date will be reviewed and funding decisions will be made by the end of the fiscal year.
Applicants that do not receive funding are eligible to apply for the following fiscal year.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are rural emergency medical service agencies operated by a local or tribal government (fire-based and non-fire based) and rural non-profit emergency medical service agencies.
Award Information
Funding Mechanism: Grant
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $10,400,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 52
Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $200,000 per year per award
Length of Project: Two (2) years
Cost Sharing/Match Required?: Yes
Additional Award Information: Proposed budgets cannot exceed $200,000 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
Humberto Carvalho
National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory (Policy Lab)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(240) 276-2974
humberto.carvalho@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
Call for Youth Applications to Educate on Dangers of Fentanyl
SAMHSA is conducting this Fentanyl Awareness Youth Challenge under the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Reauthorization Act of 2010, as amended [15 U.S.C. § 3719].
Read More >>Call for Youth Applications to Educate on Dangers of Fentanyl
SAMHSA is conducting this Fentanyl Awareness Youth Challenge under the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Reauthorization Act of 2010, as amended [15 U.S.C. § 3719].
Read More >>Call for Youth Applications to Educate on Dangers of Fentanyl
FentAlert: Empowering Youth to Safeguard Against Fentanyl ♦ Elevating Youth Voices to Increase Awareness About the Risks of Fentanyl
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking the best ideas from U.S. youth, aged 14-18, on a community strategy to increase youth awareness, education, and prevention around the dangers of fentanyl, especially the hidden dangers of fake pills and other contaminants that can lead to drug overdose deaths.
The top six ideas will each be awarded a $5,000 prize, and up to 25 youth will receive a $2,000 honorable mention prize. The deadline for submission is February 26, 2024.
These are the facts:
- Among adolescents age 10-19, from 2019 to 2021:
- Monthly drug overdose deaths increased 109%.
- Deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls increased 182%.
- About 90% of these deaths involved opioids and 84% involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls.
- Counterfeit pills were present in nearly 25% of these deaths.
- Two-thirds of those who died had one or more potential bystanders present, but most didn't provide an overdose response (many bystanders were in another room or did not know that the drugs were being used).
Please encourage the youth in your life to pitch ideas to educate their peers. Ideas could include any innovative ways to reach youth on this topic like social media posts, vlogs, podcasts, video journals, etc.
Read more about the challenge at https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/offices-centers/csap/fentanyl-awareness-youth-challenge.
Funding
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Experienced Trainers to Participate in Trauma-Informed Responses Train-the-Trainer Virtual Event
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Experienced Trainers to Participate in Trauma-Informed Responses Train-the-Trainer Virtual Event
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Experienced Trainers to Participate in Trauma-Informed Responses Train-the-Trainer Virtual Event
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, Inc., is known nationally for its work regarding people with behavioral health needs involved in the criminal justice system. The GAINS Center is now soliciting applications from experienced trainers (individuals) who are interested in developing their capacity to provide trauma-informed training in their local agencies/communities via the How Being Trauma Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses curriculum. Selected applicants will learn to facilitate the training via a virtual train-the-trainer (TTT) event and subsequently deliver the training program in their local communities.
While not a requirement to apply to this opportunity, this year’s selection process will place special emphasis on applicants who provide training to drug courts and/or reentry programs. Preference will be given to applicants that serve marginalized and/or underserved populations.
The GAINS Center’s TTT virtual event is designed to train participants on both in-person and virtual delivery of the training described above and to equip participants with the skills and resources necessary to effectively deliver the training themselves in either format.
If this TTT event for individuals is of interest to you, please review the solicitation and submit your completed application form to the GAINS Center no later than February 20, 2024.
Learn More and Apply Today: https://bit.ly/3Hf1FwB
Funding
Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions
This 12-month planning initiative will engage cross-sector teams and individuals interested in adopting bold solutions and reimagining how organizations and agencies in rural communities can effectively address substance use and misuse in rural communities.
Read More >>Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions
This 12-month planning initiative will engage cross-sector teams and individuals interested in adopting bold solutions and reimagining how organizations and agencies in rural communities can effectively address substance use and misuse in rural communities.
Read More >>Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions
The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) is releasing this solicitation for applications on behalf of the Office of Justice Program’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the State Justice Institute (SJI). This 12-month planning initiative will support individual practitioners or cross-sector teams from the same community or region interested in adopting bold solutions and reimagining how diverse organizations and agencies with different missions can engage with one another to address the persistent challenge of substance use and misuse in rural communities.
The Reaching Rural initiative is designed for rural agency leaders or mid-level professionals working in counties, cities, or tribes as justice, public safety, public health, or behavioral health practitioners. Selected participants will bring a diversity of expertise and experiences, a desire to learn and contribute, and a passion for addressing substance use and misuse in their rural communities.
Applicants may apply to participate in the Reaching Rural initiative as an individual practitioner or as a member of a cross-sector team from the same community or region. All selected participants, whether they participate as an individual or a team, will:
- Assess local or regional opportunities for systemic change.
- Build leadership skills to facilitate cross-sector collaboration.
- Explore the implementation of evidence-informed strategies in diverse rural settings.
- Identify opportunities for different sectors (e.g., law enforcement, child welfare, prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation, judges, public health, behavioral health) to effectively align efforts.
- Prioritize opportunities and strategies and commit to action.
- Build a roadmap for local implementation.
- Identify resources to support the implementation of the roadmap.
- Commit to a project or individualized learning opportunity in month 5 of the project and devote focused time during months 6 through 11 to that effort. This portion of the planning initiative will be developed in collaboration with an assigned site coach.
Participation in the planning initiative includes:
- Travel and per diem reimbursement to participate in three in-person meetings: an orientation, a field visit to observe the implementation of evidence-informed practices in a rural setting, and a closing session.
- Monthly mentorship and guidance aimed toward your local needs.
- Monthly assignments that help you apply core concepts to your local community or region.
- Access to a diverse network of peers, innovative rural communities (including the Rural Justice Collaborative’s Innovation Sites), and technical assistance (TA) providers.
- Formal recognition for completing the planning initiative.
Eligibility
All proposed activities supported under this solicitation are designed for rural communities. To determine if your community is defined as “rural,” use the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer, a tool maintained by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). If you believe your community rural but not identified as such by the HRSA tool, you will be asked to provide documentation that your community has been designated rural by an alternative state or federal agency.
We aspire to recruit a diverse group of rural practitioners with different skills and backgrounds committed to learning from others and exchanging ideas. We encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of their previous level of experience or exposure to this topic. We aim to engage rural practitioners who do not have prior cross-sector strategic planning experience but are enthusiastic about the opportunity to participate in this effort with other practitioners from their community and practitioners from other rural communities.
Please see the solicitation for additional eligibility information.
Full Details of Opportunity
Full details of this opportunity—including additional information about individual and cross-sector team eligibility requirements, the time commitment associated with this initiative, and the selection process—can be found at https://www.cossup.org/Content/Documents/Funding/Reaching_Rural_Advancing_Collaborative_Solutions.pdf.
How to Apply
All application components must be submitted via online application no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on December 15, 2023.
The cross-sector team application can be found here: http://s.iir.com/d5a7RnpQ
A PDF version of the questions on the cross-sector team application can be found here: http://s.iir.com/6hZdeuBH
The individual application can be found here: http://s.iir.com/XbmG95w7
A PDF version of the questions on the individual application can be found here: http://s.iir.com/TzX9VUQU
Informational Webinar
Do you want to learn more about this opportunity? BJA hosted an informational webinar on November 14, 2023. The recording is available at https://www.cossapresources.org/Media/Webinar/f9d0a8b8-9c93-460e-a0a5-63d15d886ff4.
A PDF version of the slide deck used during the webinar is available at https://www.cossup.org/Content/Documents/webinar/Reaching_Rural_2_Solicitation_Webinar_111423.pdf
Questions
If you have any questions about application process, please email COSSUP@iir.com.
Funding
SAMHSA's GAINS Center is Now Accepting Applications for Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshops: Two Options Available
SAMHSA's GAINS Center is Now Accepting Applications for Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshops: Two Options Available
SAMHSA's GAINS Center is Now Accepting Applications for Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshops: Two Options Available
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) GAINS Center is currently soliciting applications from communities interested in Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Mapping Workshops. SIM Mapping Workshops are designed to bring together a local, cross-system, multidisciplinary group from a particular jurisdiction (typically a county) to facilitate collaboration and to identify and discuss ways in which barriers between the criminal justice and behavioral health systems can be reduced through the development of integrated local strategic action plans. SIM Mapping Workshop participants are expected to be drawn, in large part, from local criminal justice and behavioral health agencies and organizations.
AVAILABLE SIM MAPPING WORKSHOPS
OPTION 1: TRADITIONAL SIM MAPPING WORKSHOPS
The GAINS Center is soliciting applications from communities interested in “traditional” SIM Mapping Workshops that focus broadly on identifying and responding to the needs of adults with mental and substance use disorders who are involved or at risk for involvement in the criminal justice system.
DOWNLOAD THE TRADITIONAL SIM APPLICATION [WORD]
OPTION 2: SIM MAPPING WORKSHOPS TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-WIDE STRATEGIC PLANS FOR ADDRESSING OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE
The GAINS Center is also soliciting applications from communities that are particularly interested in developing comprehensive, community-wide strategic plans for addressing opioid and other substance use, and better identifying and responding to the needs of adults with substance use disorders who are involved or at risk for involvement in the criminal justice system. Applications submitted in response to this solicitation should emphasize resources, gaps and opportunities, as well as commitment among key vested parties to address these issues.
DOWNLOAD THE SUBSTANCE USE-FOCUSED SIM APPLICATION [WORD]
WORKSHOP DELIVERY
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center will provide the SIM Workshops free of charge to selected applicants between February and August 2024. There are no fees for registration, tuition, or materials associated with these workshops. The GAINS Center will cover all costs associated with pre- and post-workshop planning and coordination, travel and lodging, facilitation, data collection and analysis, and report development.
The GAINS Center plans to conduct all the SIM Mapping Workshops in person.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Interested applicants should select the one workshop option that is most relevant or of greatest interest. To apply for either SIM Mapping Workshop option, please download the corresponding solicitation and application for the chosen option and submit a completed application form no later than November 21, 2023.
INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center will hold an informational webinar on October 25, 2023, at 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., ET, on what this opportunity includes and how to submit your strongest application.
Funding
Solicitation for Applications: SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Communities, Agencies, and Organizations to Develop Trauma-Informed Training Capacity
Solicitation for Applications: SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Communities, Agencies, and Organizations to Develop Trauma-Informed Training Capacity
Solicitation for Applications: SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Communities, Agencies, and Organizations to Develop Trauma-Informed Training Capacity
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation, operated by Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA), known nationally for its work regarding people with behavioral health needs involved in the criminal justice system, is soliciting applications from communities, agencies, and organizations interested in developing a capacity to provide trauma-informed training. Apply for this opportunity to train a cadre of professionals in trauma-informed responses.
Please visit SAMHSA’s GAINS Center to find out more about How Being Trauma-Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses.
The GAINS Center is offering a series of Train-the-Trainer (TTT) events to teach local trainers to deliver its How Being Trauma-Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses curriculum. The target audiences for this training are community-based adult criminal justice system professionals, including reentry staff, drug court personnel, community corrections officers (probation, parole, and pretrial services), law enforcement officers (including local Crisis Intervention Team trainers), and mental health and substance use disorder treatment service providers and peers who work with justice-involved adult populations. While not required, priority will be given to sites that have not previously completed the training, and whose prospective participants include those working in drug courts or as staff in a reentry program. Preference will be given to applicants that serve marginalized and/or underserved populations. The GAINS Center will offer these TTT events free of charge to selected applicants between January and August 2024.
- DOWNLOAD THE SOLICITATION [PDF]
- REVIEW THE APPLICATION QUESTIONS [PDF]
- COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE [HTML]
The application deadline is November 17, 2023.
Informational Webinar:
For information about this opportunity and how to prepare a TTT application, please register for the following informational webinar session:
NOTE: Some TTT events under this solicitation are planned to be held in-person, with the remainder of the events to be held virtually on Zoom. In-person events will be held over 2 consecutive days. Virtual events permit flexibility, as these events can be hosted over the course of 2 consecutive days, or on 2 separate, non-consecutive days, depending on the needs of the jurisdiction. On the application, please indicate your preference for either a virtual or an in-person TTT, including any extenuating circumstances that may impact your preference.
Questions? Please send an email to gainstttapply@prainc.com.
Funding
Planning Initiative to Build Bridges to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Options in the Nation’s Jails (Deadline Extended!)
This 9-month planning initiative will help communities develop a comprehensive continuum of care targeting individuals with opioid use disorder in jails and building bridges to increase access to treatment in custody and with community-based medication-assisted treatment providers upon release.
Read More >>Planning Initiative to Build Bridges to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Options in the Nation’s Jails (Deadline Extended!)
This 9-month planning initiative will help communities develop a comprehensive continuum of care targeting individuals with opioid use disorder in jails and building bridges to increase access to treatment in custody and with community-based medication-assisted treatment providers upon release.
Read More >>Planning Initiative to Build Bridges to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Options in the Nation’s Jails (Deadline Extended!)
Deadline: September 1, 2023, no later than 5:00 p.m., ET
Solicitation: http://s.iir.com/BuildingBridges2
Online Application: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7359878/2023-Building-Bridges-Application
The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) is releasing this solicitation for applications to the program on behalf of OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). BJA, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will lead the support for this 9-month planning initiative to help communities develop a comprehensive continuum of care that targets individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) in jails and builds bridges to increase access to treatment both in custody and with community-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) providers upon release. Under this solicitation, up to 15 communities will be selected to participate in the planning initiative.
The planning initiative is designed to assist local communities by:
- Increasing stakeholder understanding of evidence-based and promising practices in the use of all three forms of FDA-approved medications to support MAT in jails and community-based settings.
- Increasing stakeholder understanding that the availability of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) means that withdrawal or detox is no longer the default for people with OUD.
- Increasing understanding of the federal requirements associated with administering or dispensing FDA-approved MOUD in a correctional setting.
- Building a comprehensive plan for initiating or expanding a MAT continuum of care within the jail and from the jail to the community that may include, if and where appropriate, providing exceptions to certain federal requirements. For example, in areas where staffing shortages compromise a jail’s ability to implement an opioid treatment program (OTP), a waiver for some staffing requirements may be requested, depending on the scope of practice and state regulations.
- Developing effective partnerships between jails and community-based MAT treatment providers to provide pre-release or post-release services.
- Planning for the logistics associated with providing MAT in the jail setting.
- Planning for continuity and coordination of MAT during transitions into jails and reentry into communities.
The ultimate goal of this initiative is to get people who are incarcerated in local jails the care they need to treat their OUD, reduce risk of overdose and overdose death, reduce recidivism, and increase engagement in evidence-based OUD treatment by developing a continuum of care for individuals in jail and in the community post-release.
This effort is part of BJA’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP).
Eligibility
Applicants are limited to units of government and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), with priority given to jurisdictions that demonstrate high need (based on overdose rates in the community and/or prevalence of OUD in the jail) and a commitment to making a significant advancement in access to MAT in the jail. Jurisdictions that do not have open or active federal grants to support implementation of MAT will also be prioritized.
Benefits if Selected
Jurisdictions that are selected for the planning initiative will:
- Receive full travel scholarships for five team members to participate in two face-to-face meetings that will be held in Washington, DC, between October 2023 and April 2024. These meetings will be approximately 2 days in length. The scholarships will be managed as travel reimbursements, meaning that attendees will pay for their travel and be reimbursed for their eligible expenses according to federal travel guidelines after each training.
- Have a meaningful opportunity to learn from experts and from one another. Over the course of 9 months, there will be a site visit conducted by subject matter experts, up to three virtual peer-to-peer exchanges, monthly coaching calls with subject matter experts, and tailored technical assistance for strategic planning.
- Be supported in the interpretation and application of federal requirements for OTPs and the development of a strategic plan to support the implementation or expansion of a MAT program in the jail and continuation of OUD treatment and provision of other recovery supports in the community after release from incarceration.
- Be eligible for potential additional funding and technical assistance to support implementation of the plan developed through this opportunity to increase access to MAT in jails and in communities upon release, which may include obtaining waivers of or exceptions to certain federal requirements for OTP licensure.
Applicant Requirements
Applicants must meet three requirements:
- Applicants must demonstrate the commitment of a multidisciplinary team made up of representatives who oversee and provide MAT services to all individuals in custody with OUD and to continue that care in the community.
- Applicants must agree to work toward a plan to implement a MAT program in their jails that provides at least two forms of FDA-approved medications for OUD or expand an existing MAT program in the jail to offer at least two—preferably all three—forms of medication, and to support continued access to MAT in the community upon release. Applicants must be committed to making a significant advancement in access to MAT services in their jails (e.g., implementing a MAT program in a jail that has no MAT program, expanding a MAT program that previously only continued medications to offering induction, expanding a MAT program that only inducts people on naltrexone to also offer induction on buprenorphine and/or methadone, or shifting from use of a community-based OTP to a jail becoming a licensed OTP).
- Applicants must identify a project coordinator who can devote at least 6 hours per week of their time during the 9-month planning period.
Commitment of Multidisciplinary Team
All jurisdictions selected for this planning initiative must identify a team of at least five (and no more than eight) local stakeholders. If selected, each team member must agree to participate in both virtual and in-person meetings with the other selected sites.
Individuals selected to serve on the planning team should plan on serving for the entirety of the 9-month planning process to ensure continuity. The selected individuals should have the authority and support of their home agencies to actively participate in the planning meetings and drive change in their agencies.
Full Details of Opportunity
Full details of this opportunity—including mandatory planning team members, optional team members, project coordination, and selection criteria—can be found at http://s.iir.com/BuildingBridges2.
How to Apply
All application components must be submitted via an online application at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7359878/2023-Building-Bridges-Application.
A PDF version of the questions on the application is available at https://www.cossapresources.org/Content/Documents/Funding/2023_Building_Bridges_Online_Application.pdf.
The application deadline is no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on September 1, 2023. Applicants will receive a notice of submission upon completion of the application within the application software. For issues with submission, please email info@cossup.org.
Final award decisions will be made by IIR and BJA and are expected to be announced by September 14, 2023.
Informational Webinar
Do you want to learn more about the solicitation? BJA hosted a COSSUP Building Bridges Solicitation webinar on Monday, July 10, 2023. The recording is available on the COSSAP Resource Center.
Questions?
Should you have any questions about the application process, please send an email to info@cossup.org.
Funding
FY 2023 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to fund two intermediary organizations that will design and administer a competitive incubator initiative for community- and faith-based reentry providers.
Read More >>FY 2023 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to fund two intermediary organizations that will design and administer a competitive incubator initiative for community- and faith-based reentry providers.
Read More >>FY 2023 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative
These intermediary organizations will provide subawards, oversight, and comprehensive training and technical assistance services to help build capability, capacity, and sustainability among community- and faith-based organization subawardees to meet the needs of people returning home from incarceration and to apply for and manage private and public grant funding in the future.
Eligible Applicants:
- 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
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY 2023 Smart Reentry: Expanding Jail Programs and Services
This program furthers the Department of Justice's mission by reducing recidivism and facilitating the successful reintegration of individuals returning from incarceration while helping local and tribal jurisdictions improve reentry programs and services for people in and returning home from jails.
Read More >>FY 2023 Smart Reentry: Expanding Jail Programs and Services
This program furthers the Department of Justice's mission by reducing recidivism and facilitating the successful reintegration of individuals returning from incarceration while helping local and tribal jurisdictions improve reentry programs and services for people in and returning home from jails.
Read More >>FY 2023 Smart Reentry: Expanding Jail Programs and Services
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to fund units of local government and federally recognized Indian tribal governments to plan, implement, or expand effective reentry practices and service delivery systems within local correctional facility (nonprison) settings, including jails, and for incarcerated persons transitioning from these facilities to the community. This funding is available to support the development and provision of innovative evidence-based reentry programming and services that address individuals’ needs of individuals returning to the community from jail and that reduce recidivism for the local population. Services can be provided in a wide range of local correctional settings, including jails, halfway house, and in the community.
Eligible Applicants:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Special district governments
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY 2023 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) intends to select seven training and technical assistance (TTA) providers to form a comprehensive TTA support network for tribal justice practitioners.
Read More >>FY 2023 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) intends to select seven training and technical assistance (TTA) providers to form a comprehensive TTA support network for tribal justice practitioners.
Read More >>FY 2023 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
The selected providers will provide individually tailored, culturally responsive support to tribes in their areas of expertise and will proactively work with other TTA providers to assist tribes in addressing the breadth of criminal justice needs in their communities.
Solicitation Categories:
- Category 1 - Tribal Justice System Strategic Planning and Coordinate Tribal Assistance Solicitation Outreach and Support
- Category 2 - Enhancing Tribal Courts, Tribal Justice Systems, and Intergovernmental Collaboration
- Category 3 - Addressing Illicit Substance Use and Related Crime
- Category 4 - Responding to Violent Crime in Tribal Communities
- Category 5 - Supporting Tribal Justice Systems in Alaska
- Category 6 - Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts
- Category 7 - Enhancing Tribal Law Enforcement and Intergovernmental Collaboration
Eligible Applicants:
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Tribal nonprofits, having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Tribal institutions of higher education
- Consortiums (including tribal consortiums) with demonstrated national-scope and on-site experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native tribes
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
OJJDP FY 2023 Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance Misuse
With this solicitation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth impacted by opioids and other drug misuse.
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With this solicitation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth impacted by opioids and other drug misuse.
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OJJDP aims to assist youth and their families negatively affected by opioids and other substances, especially youth in historically marginalized and underserved communities who will benefit the most from prevention and intervention programs.
The program's goal is to improve outcomes (such as improved academic performance and reduced school dropout rates) for youth impacted by opioids and other substance misuse through mentoring.
There are two categories in this solicitation:
- Category 1: Mentoring Strategies for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance Misuse (Project Sites)—The focus of this category is to provide mentoring services as part of a prevention, treatment, recovery and supportive approach for those youth impacted by substance misuse. See the section titled Eligibility Information.
- Category 2: Statewide and Regional Mentoring Strategies for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance Misuse—This category supports a broad-based approach to building mentoring program capacity in targeted regions throughout the country to help youth impacted by substance misuse. See the section titled Eligibility Information.
Solicitation Webinar:
View details about and register for a solicitation-specific webinar that will be held April 20, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
Funding
FY 2023 Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources Center Initiative
BJA seeks providers to deliver a range of training and technical assistance, resources, and information to BJA-funded adult treatment courts, veterans treatment courts, community courts, and to the treatment court field at large, as well as to the statewide drug court coordinators.
Read More >>FY 2023 Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources Center Initiative
BJA seeks providers to deliver a range of training and technical assistance, resources, and information to BJA-funded adult treatment courts, veterans treatment courts, community courts, and to the treatment court field at large, as well as to the statewide drug court coordinators.
Read More >>FY 2023 Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources Center Initiative
Providers for all categories in this solicitation are expected to participate in the BJA Adult Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance Collaborative (TTA Collaborative) and work together to assist local, state, and tribal courts to plan, implement, and enhance the operations of treatment courts.
Solicitation Categories:
- Category 1: Foundational Training
- Category 2a: Training Initiative
- Category 2b: Resource Center
- Category 3: Site-based TA
- Category 4: State-based TA
- Category 5: Veterans Treatment Court TTA
- Category 6: Community Court TTA
Eligible Applicants:
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
Informational Webinar:
On April 6, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., ET, BJA will host a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this opportunity and answer questions. Register to participate.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
Overdose Data to Action in States
The goal of this funding is to enhance the ability of state health departments to track and prevent nonfatal and fatal overdoses while also identifying emerging drug threats.
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The goal of this funding is to enhance the ability of state health departments to track and prevent nonfatal and fatal overdoses while also identifying emerging drug threats.
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The Overdose Data to Action in States (OD2A‐S) funding opportunity is open to all state health departments, including the District of Columbia, or their bona fide agents. The funding opportunity emphasizes surveillance strategies and the promotion of evidence‐based and evidence-informed interventions that have an immediate impact on reducing overdose morbidity and mortality, with a focus on opioids, stimulants, and polysubstance use (if addressed in combination with opioids and stimulants). OD2A‐S is underpinned by a data to action framework that reinforces the use of surveillance and other data to inform and drive prevention efforts and policies, with an emphasis on addressing health equity and health disparities. This funding opportunity builds off work and gains from previous overdose surveillance and prevention investments supporting SHDs.
For More Information:
Visit CDC’s OD2A funding announcement webpage to access funding opportunities, webinar links and meeting passcodes, archived materials, and frequently asked questions.
If there are additional questions related to a specific Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) announcement, please email OD2A_Local@cdc.gov for local NOFO inquiries or od2a-states@cdc.gov for state NOFO inquiries.
Funding
Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose Through Collaborative Actions in Localities
This funding will support city or county local health departments, special district health departments, and territories to use data to drive actions that reduce overdose morbidity and mortality in communities, with a primary focus on opioids and/or stimulants.
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This funding will support city or county local health departments, special district health departments, and territories to use data to drive actions that reduce overdose morbidity and mortality in communities, with a primary focus on opioids and/or stimulants.
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This Notice of Funding Opportunities has three components:
- Component A: Core Prevention and Surveillance Strategies (required)
- Component B: Drug Product and/or Paraphernalia Testing (optional)
- Component C: Linkage to and Retention in Care Surveillance (optional)
Within the five years, recipients will:
- Decrease nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses, overall and especially among disproportionately affected and underserved populations, with a primary focus on overdoses involving opioids and/or stimulants, including polysubstance use.
- Reduce health inequities related to overdose by closing gaps in access to care and services.
- Integrate harm reduction strategies and principles.
- Improve linkage to and re-engagement and retention in services, care, treatment, and recovery, focused on opioid use disorder (OUD) and stimulant use disorder (StUD).
- Build overdose surveillance infrastructure.
- Track and address emerging drug threats.
- Track linkage to and retention in care.
Up to 40 recipients will be funded to conduct activities under Component A. Among those 40, up to 20 will be funded for Component B and up to 20 will be funded for Component C.
For More Information:
Visit CDC’s OD2A funding announcement webpage to access funding opportunities, webinar links and meeting passcodes, archived materials, and frequently asked questions.
If there are additional questions related to a specific Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) announcement, please email OD2A_Local@cdc.gov for local NOFO inquiries or od2a-states@cdc.gov for state NOFO inquiries.
Funding
FY 2023 Drug Data Research Center to Combat the Overdose Crisis
This opportunity provides funding to create a regional drug data research center that promotes the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information critical in response to the overdose crisis and impacts of opioids, stimulants, and other substances.
Read More >>FY 2023 Drug Data Research Center to Combat the Overdose Crisis
This opportunity provides funding to create a regional drug data research center that promotes the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information critical in response to the overdose crisis and impacts of opioids, stimulants, and other substances.
Read More >>FY 2023 Drug Data Research Center to Combat the Overdose Crisis
Institutions awarded under this solicitation and their respective data research centers will work with the FY 2022 Drug Data Research Centers to Combat the Overdose Crisis-funded center at the University of Alabama and will serve as both a model and technical advisor to translate this model to other regions in the United States.
Eligible Applicants:
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY 2023 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program
This opportunity seeks applications for grant funds from state, local, and tribal law enforcement and correctional entities to develop and implement crisis response training programs.
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This opportunity seeks applications for grant funds from state, local, and tribal law enforcement and correctional entities to develop and implement crisis response training programs.
Read More >>FY 2023 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program
This program supports partnerships with mental health, substance use disorder, and community service agencies to improve appropriate and effective responses to individuals in crisis who have behavioral health conditions, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, or physical disabilities and to achieve safe outcomes for all individuals in the community.
Solicitation Categories:
- Category 1: Implement Training Program for Law Enforcement Officers, Law Enforcement Agencies, and Sheriff's Departments (Patrol-Based)
- Category 2: Training Program for Correctional Officers, Probation and Parole, and Sheriff's Department (Facility-Based)
Eligible Applicants:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- State governments
- Other
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education with on-campus police departments
Solicitation Webinar:
On March 29, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., ET, Bureau of Justice Assistance personnel will host a webinar to provide details about this opportunity and how to apply. Register to participate.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
FY 2023 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
This opportunity will support law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and safety as well as responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs).
Read More >>FY 2023 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
This opportunity will support law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and safety as well as responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs).
Read More >>FY 2023 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
This solicitation is one of two solicitations available as part of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program funding in FY 2023. For justice system-focused projects aimed to help individuals with MHDs or MHSUDs who have come into contact with the criminal justice system, are booked into jail, or are leaving a custodial setting, see the FY 2023 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program solicitation.
Eligible Applicants:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments
- 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 February 15, 2023, BJA held a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this opportunity and answer questions. Webinar materials are now available:
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.
Funding
Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America’s Drug Crisis Project
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), in collaboration with JBS International, Inc. (JBS), with funding provided by BJA's Comprehensive Opioid, Simulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), seeks applications to support crime victims and enhance community-driven responses to America’s drug crisis.
Read More >>Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America’s Drug Crisis Project
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), in collaboration with JBS International, Inc. (JBS), with funding provided by BJA's Comprehensive Opioid, Simulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), seeks applications to support crime victims and enhance community-driven responses to America’s drug crisis.
Read More >>Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America’s Drug Crisis Project
Through a cooperative agreement with OVC, JBS is soliciting applications for the Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America’s Drug Crisis Project. The purpose of this project is to identify and advance innovative, replicable, and sustainable service models that address the complex needs of child and youth crime victims of America’s drug crisis and their families/caregivers. The project will support direct crime victim services, including multidisciplinary responses resulting in direct services, to address the needs of children, youth, and their families/caregivers who:
- reside in communities that demonstrate elevated levels of substance-related crime
- are located in geographic areas experiencing gaps in victims services
- are a part of target populations known to be historically underserved and adversely affected by inequality
Funded projects will last between 12 and 24 months and will start in Spring 2023 and end no later than Summer 2025.
Awards and Funding:
- Closing Date: April 28, 2023
- Anticipated Total Funding Available: $1,125,000
- Anticipated Number of Awards: Ten (10) subawards total. Five (5) subawards up to $100,000 each and five (5) subawards up to $125,000 each.
Materials:
Protecting Futures Request for Applications (pdf)
Informational Webinar:
An informational webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., ET. JBS International will cover application questions as well as instructions for submitting an application. Register for the webinar to learn more.
