BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program

<p>Approximately $133.6 million across 79 anticipated awards for state, local, and Tribal governments to expand coordinated overdose prevention, treatment, recovery, diversion, correctional, reentry, and substance-use response strategies. Grants.gov is due September 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET and JustGrants is due October 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET.</p>

FundingApproximately $133,585,276 total; 79 anticipated awards. Category 1a up to $1,600,000; Category 1b up to $1,300,000; Category 1c up to $1,000,000; Category 2 up to $7,000,000; Category 3 up to $1,000,000. Expected period 36 months. No cost sharing or matching is required.

DeadlineGrants.gov step closed September 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET; complete JustGrants application due October 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET for applicants that completed the first step.

Last verifiedSeptember 30, 2026

Required next actionFor applicants that completed the Grants.gov step by September 24, finalize and submit the complete JustGrants application by October 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET. Applicants that did not complete the Grants.gov step are no longer eligible to enter this FY 2026 competition.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible lead applicants are state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, and other qualifying units of local government. State applicants must apply on behalf of six or more jurisdictions or areas. Applicants that did not complete the Grants.gov first step by September 24, 2026 cannot enter the JustGrants stage.

Atlas Analysis

The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for the FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program (COSSUP), O-BJA-2026-172702. The program supports comprehensive state, local, and Tribal responses to overdose deaths and harms associated with illicit opioids, stimulants, and other substances. Allowable directions include overdose prevention and naloxone access, law-enforcement and first-responder diversion, evidence-based treatment, recovery support, correctional and reentry services, K-12 prevention and education, court-based interventions, and related information-sharing strategies.

BJA expects approximately $133,585,276 in total funding across 79 awards. Category 1 local-government awards are capped at $1.6 million for large jurisdictions, $1.3 million for medium jurisdictions, and $1 million for rural jurisdictions. Category 2 state-government awards may reach $7 million, and Category 3 federally recognized Tribal-government awards may reach $1 million. The expected award period is 36 months beginning October 1, 2026. No cost sharing or matching is required.

Eligible lead applicants are state, county, city or township, special-district, federally recognized Tribal governments, and other qualifying units of local government. State applicants must apply on behalf of six or more jurisdictions or areas. State and local government applicants must submit the required Appendix 1 chief-executive or senior-official certification. Dr. Miltie is not an eligible prime applicant under the published applicant classes, so any legitimate role must be partner, subrecipient, or vendor support selected by an eligible public-sector or Tribal applicant and consistent with procurement and program requirements.