Formula Grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Grants.gov Open Opportunities

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its FY25 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Formula Grants Program. This program aims to enhance state, local, and tribal government capabilities in providing substance use disorder treatment to incarcerated individuals and support their reentry into the community. The application deadline is April 20, 2026.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its FY25 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Formula Grants Program. This program provides formula grant funding to state, local, and tribal governments to improve substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for adult and juvenile populations during detention or incarceration. Key objectives include establishing drug-free correctional facilities, implementing evidence-based SUD treatment for individuals with co-occurring disorders, and ensuring continuity of care during reentry through community-based services. The funding opportunity number is O-BJA-2025-172576, and the Assistance Listing number is 16.593.

This opportunity is exclusively open to State Governments. Applicants must submit their applications through Grants.gov by April 20, 2026. The program requires cost sharing or matching, with award minimums of $1,207,840 and no specified maximum. Compliance officers should review the eligibility requirements and application process detailed on Grants.gov and the BJA website to prepare submissions for their respective state governments.

What to do next

Review eligibility requirements for state governments.
Prepare and submit grant applications via Grants.gov by April 20, 2026.
Ensure compliance with cost sharing or matching requirements.

Source document (simplified)

BJA FY25 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners – Formula Grants Program

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Assistance Listings: 16.593 -- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners

Last Updated: March 26, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov

Description

This NOFO provides formula grant funding to enhance the capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments to support residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment to adult and juvenile populations during detention or incarceration, initiate or continue evidence-based SUD treatment in jails, prepare individuals for reintegration into the community, and assist them and their communities throughout the reentry process by delivering community-based treatment and other recovery aftercare services. This program supports the establishment and maintenance of drug-free prisons and jails and development... and implementation of specialized residential SUD treatment for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

This NOFO will increase access to treatment for individuals with substance use or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders during detention or incarceration and improve continuity of care during and after reentry by delivering community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services. This opportunity is only open to State Governments.

OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. Show full description