The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)—which is transitioning in the coming months to the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP)—supports states, units of local government, and tribal governments to plan, develop, implement, or expand comprehensive programs in response to the overdose crisis and the impacts of use and misuse of opioids, stimulants, or other substances.
COSSAP/COSSUP funding provides necessary resources that allow communities to respond to illicit substance use and misuse to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services in the community and justice system. The program also promotes cross-system planning and coordination to deliver a broad range of evidence-based, culturally relevant interventions.
New COSSUP Site-based Funding Opportunity
BJA is seeking applications to respond to illicit substance use and misuse to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to treatment and recovery services in the criminal justice system. Awards will be made in two categories for the following amounts:
Category 1: Local Applications
• Subcategory 1a—An urban area or large county with a population greater than 500,000: up to $1,600,000
• Subcategory 1b—A suburban area or medium-size county with a population between 100,000 and 500,000: up to $1,300,000
• Subcategory 1c— A jurisdiction is considered rural if the applicant is all or part of a county that is either entirely rural or is an urban or suburban county that contains rural census tracts as identified by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer. Municipalities other than counties, such as towns or cities, must enter the county the municipality resides within to search the analyzer. If the analyzer identifies the county entered as rural, then the applicant is eligible to apply within this subcategory. All jurisdictions that are not designated as rural via the analyzer but have a population of less than 100,000 should apply in subcategory 1b. All federally recognized Indian tribes must apply under this subcategory.: up to $1,000,000
Category 2: State Applications
Applications from State Administering Agencies (SAA) responsible for directing criminal justice planning, the State Alcohol and Substance Use Agency, or other state agencies appropriate for the scope of the project; in addition, they must apply for funding on behalf of at least six localities, tribal entities, or areas within the state and assist with implementing projects at those sites.: up to $7,000,000
Period of performance start date: October 1, 2023
Period of performance duration: 36 months
Grants.gov Deadline: March 21, 2023, 8:59 p.m., ET
Application JustGrants Deadline: March 28, 2023, 8:59 p.m., ET
In FY 2023, applications must be submitted in a two-step process:
Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants at JustGrants.usdoj.gov. To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted to JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline.
Visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171527 for solicitation information, eligibility details, and application guidelines.
Webinar
BJA hosted an informational webinar about the FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program (COSSUP) Competitive Grant Solicitation and application process on February 21, 2023. A recording of the webinar is available at https://www.cossapresources.org/Media/Webinar/6a4dda0d-44d5-4bbd-bea2-fa8c14f51c61.
The slide deck that was used during the presentation is available at https://www.cossapresources.org/Content/Documents/Funding/FY23_COSSUP_Solicitation_Informational_Webinar.pdf.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions submitted during the February 21 informational webinar and associated answers related to the FY23 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program solicitation are available at https://www.cossapresources.org/Content/Documents/Funding/FY23_COSSUP_Solicitation_FAQs.pdf.
Examples of Successful Applications
To assist in preparing your COSSUP funding application, examples of successful applications are provided for your reference at https://www.cossapresources.org/Program/Applying#ApplicantResources.
