Office Of Justice Programs Announces More Than $344 Million Available To Fight Addiction Crisis

WASHINGTON — The Office of Justice Programs today announced that more than $344 million in grant funding 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 OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan. “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.”

OJP is the federal government’s leading source of public safety funding and crime victim assistance for state, local and tribal jurisdictions.

Its programs support a wide array of activities and services, including programs designed to prevent overdose deaths and break the cycle of addiction and crime.

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

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners

Family Drug Court Program

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative (including funding for mentoring for youth impacted by opioids and drug addiction)

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime

Enhancing Community Responses to America’s Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims

Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program

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

The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.