Association Executives:
A slightly different grant announcement from us today. The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) published a funding announcement for the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program (COSSAP) grant. It's $163M in grants for localities and states on SUD intervention and treatment. Entitles that are government officials or quasi-governmental can apply. Others may want to partner with a justice entity like your local court system or another government entity within your community or state.
The COSSAP grant is committed to supporting four key areas of programmatic focus, many of which CCBHCs do!
- Promoting public safety and supporting access to recovery services in the criminal justice system.
- Strengthening the collection and sharing of data across systems to understand and address the impact of illicit substance use and misuse.
- Align and maximize resources across systems and leverage diverse program funding.
- Prevent substance use and misuse.
The COSSAP TTA Program supports communities by:
- Facilitating peer-to-peer learning opportunities in which communities can learn from experienced programs through virtual consultations and on-site visits.
- Providing speakers for conferences and workshops or skilled subject-matter experts for training events to educate stakeholders and build capacity.
- Facilitating strategic and cross-system planning to identify community resources, establish priorities, and develop a road map to achieving goals.
- Identifying materials such as policies and procedures, guidelines, and data sharing agreements that support program activities.
- Supporting PDMPs by increasing PDMP efficiencies and facilitating coordination between PDMPs and state and national stakeholders.
National Council has a relationship with DOJ. If you have questions about this grant, we can do our best to get clear answers.
Thank you,
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Brett Beckerson
Director, Policy & Advocacy
National Council for Behavioral Health
202-684-7457
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