The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released two fiscal year (FY) 2019 funding opportunities under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP), which aims to support communities nationwide impacted by the opioid epidemic.
The COAP Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program will select up to five TTA providers to enhance and advance the COAP TTA Network and deliver TTA to current and future site-based COAP grantees, prescription drug monitoring programs, and their stakeholders. Selected TTA providers will help BJA grantees and subgrantees accomplish the goals of the overall program in addition to their specific objectives, as well as respond to nationwide requests for assistance from the field. Applications for the COAP TTA Program are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 29.
The COAP Site-based Program will fund up to 80 awards to units of state, local, and tribal government – as well as State Administering Agencies in jurisdictions without a county- or local government-based addiction service system – to plan and implement comprehensive programs in response to the opioid epidemic. The goals of the program are to reduce violent crime and drug abuse, enhance public safety, and support victims. Applications for the COAP Site-based Program are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 5.
For interested applicants, BJA will host two upcoming webinars to review the solicitations and award categories, highlight the grant application process and requirements, and provide an opportunity to ask questions:
- “COAP – TTA Funding Announcement and Webinar,” on Wednesday, April 17 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
- “COAP Site-based Program FY 2019 Competitive Grant Announcement and Webinar,” on Monday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Additionally, these grant opportunities contain three funding categories that apply to tribes that wish to design and enhance their systems to meet community needs. The Tribal Law and Policy Institute will host the webinar “FY 2019 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program: Funding Opportunity for Tribes” on Thursday, April 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET to review the COAP Site-based Program, with specific consideration for federally recognized tribal governments.