BJA FY 22 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program | O BJA 2022 171041

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2022 171041

The BJA FY 22 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program is a competitive federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It is designed to help jurisdictions develop, start, or strengthen adult drug courts that operate within criminal court settings and specifically serve people with substance use disorder treatment needs. The program sits within DOJ's broader priorities around advancing civil rights and racial equity, improving access to justice, supporting victims and justice-involved individuals, strengthening community safety, responding to evolving public safety threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities.

At its core, the grant funds both financial support and technical assistance so eligible applicants can plan, implement, or enhance adult drug court operations. Adult drug courts are presented as a structured, judicially supervised approach that combines several coordinated components rather than relying on a single intervention. Those components include evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, mandatory drug testing, a system of incentives and sanctions to encourage compliance and behavior change, and transitional services that help participants stabilize and reintegrate. The stated outcomes the program aims to drive include reducing recidivism, expanding access to treatment and recovery supports, and preventing overdoses, reflecting the overlap between public health and public safety goals.

Eligibility is broad and focused on public entities and courts that are positioned to run or oversee drug court functions. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, state courts and local courts, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, meaning awards are made through a competitive selection process rather than by formula. The funding instrument is a grant, and the primary activity area is Law, Justice and Legal Services under CFDA 16.585.

For FY 2022, the opportunity number is O-BJA-2022-171041. The posting was created on March 22, 2022, with an original application closing date of May 20, 2022. BJA anticipated making around 45 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of up to $2,000,000 per award. Overall, the program is meant to support jurisdictions in building court-led, treatment-centered responses to substance use disorders that improve participant outcomes and community safety while aligning implementation with equity and justice priorities.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 22 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.585.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 22, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 45 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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