U.S. Attorney Announces More Than $163 Million Available to Fight Addiction Crisis

Memphis – U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of the Western District of Tennessee today announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.

"Our nation is facing the difficult challenge of curbing substance addiction, which threatens public safety and is among the Administration’s top domestic priorities," said Katharine T. Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. "The Department of Justice is front and center in the fight to meet this challenge. OJP is making historic amounts of grant funding available to ensure that our communities have access to innovative and diverse solutions."

The funding is available through OJP, the federal government’s leading source of public safety funding and crime victim assistance in state, local and tribal jurisdictions. OJP’s programs support a wide array of activities and services, including programs designed to prevent overdose deaths and break the cycle of addiction and crime.

U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said: "Addiction causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just for those addicted to drugs, but also for their families, friends, and communities. Addressing the opioid crisis in our communities requires a comprehensive approach which includes prevention, education, treatment, and enforcement. Thanks to these OJP grant opportunities, crucial resources will be provided to identify and stop sources of supply, punish and deter drug dealers, prevent new users, refer addicts to evidence-based treatment options, deploy Narcan to hotspots, reduce overdose deaths, and save lives."

A number of funding opportunities that address the addiction crisis are currently open:

Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/bja-2020-17098
Total Available $1.75 million           Deadline 5/14/2020

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program
https://bja.ojp.gov/COSSAP20
Total Available $27 million              Deadline 5/21/2020

Enhancing Community Responses to America's Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims
https://www.ovc.gov/grants/pdftxt/fy-2020-enhancing-community-responses-to-drug-crisis.pdf
Total Available: $19 million             Deadline: 5/4/2020

Family Drug Court Program
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/ojjdp-2020-17090
Total Available $18.2 million           Deadline 4/8/2020 (Extended)

Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/bja-2020-17754
Total Available $28.1                       Deadline 5/5/2020

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/ojjdp-2020-17051
Total Available $7.2 million            Deadline 4/13/2020 (Extended)

Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/ojjdp-2020-16930
Total Available $48 million             Deadline 4/13/2020

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/ojjdp-2020-17352
Total Available $9 million               Deadline 4/20/2020

Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime
https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17275
Total Available $1 million               Deadline 4/20/2020

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners
https://bja.ojp.gov/RSAT20
Total Available $4.5 million            Deadline 4/6/2020

For more information regarding all OJP funding opportunities, visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities