The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced grant awards totaling more than $300 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis, which has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are distributing millions of dollars in grant awards aimed at addressing the substance use crisis throughout the nation. In addition to these grants, OJP is awarding $34 million to help communities respond to public safety and public health emergencies, including crises that result from substance use disorders.
Among the FY 2021 awards highlighted in the Department of Justice press release are the following BJA awards:
- Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Abuse Site-Based Program: more than $137 million and another $9.7 million in funding related training and technical assistance.
- Adult Drug and Veteran Treatment Court Program: more than $61.6 million and another $15.7 million is funding related training and technical assistance.
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program: $29.6 million.
- Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: nearly $29.6 million.
View the press release to learn more.