[Tribal-drug-courts] New funding opportunity coming soon: BJA Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program

Thu Mar 29 14:30:24 CDT 2018

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Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program
Solicitation Coming Soon!

Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) released the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (COAP) solicitation. It was a brand new solicitation, and included funding for overdose outreach projects, system-level diversion and alternatives to incarceration projects, and data-driven responses to prescription drug misuse. The solicitation included $13 million of funding.

This year, Congress has appropriated $145 million! BJA is preparing to release the FY 2018 COAP in the next two weeks. However, they anticipate keeping the solicitation open for only 30-45 days.

This solicitation offers a lot of room for creative and community-driven programming, including funding for Healing to Wellness Courts. But the solicitation also requires a fairly fleshed-out plan, with detailed data and evaluation requirements.

You are highly encouraged to read the FY 2017 COAP Solicitation<https://www.bja.gov/funding/CARA17.pdf> to get a sense of the possible projects for which your Tribe may wish to apply.

Indian tribal governments are eligible for:
Category 1: Overdose Outreach Projects
Category 3: System-level Diversion and Alternatives to Incarceration Projects
Category 6: Data-driven Responses to Prescription Drug Misuse

This is an incredible opportunity to access funding to combat the effects of the opioid epidemic in your community.

Here is last year’s solicitation:  https://www.bja.gov/funding/CARA17.pdf

Stay tuned for the release of the FY 2018 solicitation.
Questions? Email wellness at tlpi.org<mailto:wellness at tlpi.org>

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