U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez Announces Over $163 Million in Funding to Combat Addiction Crisis in Florida

Tampa, FL — U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez today announced that more than $163 million in grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.

“Our nation is facing the difficult challenge of curbing substance addiction, which threatens public safety and is among the Administration’s top domestic priorities,” said Katharine T. Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. “The Office of Justice Programs is front and center in the fight to meet this challenge. OJP is making historic amounts of grant funding available to ensure that our communities have access to innovative and diverse solutions.”

“Additional resources are critical in stemming the tide of substance abuse and addiction,” stated U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez. “The funding opportunities announced today allows for increased partnerships among key stakeholders, enhanced community engagement, and the development and delivery of better strategies to combat this crisis.”

The funding is available through OJP, the federal government’s leading source of public safety funding and crime victim assistance in state, local and tribal jurisdictions. OJP’s programs support a wide array of activities and services, including programs designed to prevent overdose deaths and break the cycle of addiction and crime.

A number of funding opportunities that address the addiction crisis are currently open:

• Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program: $1.75 million, deadline May 14, 2020

• Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program: $27 million, deadline May 21, 2020

• Enhancing Community Responses to America’s Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims: $19 million, deadline May 4, 2020

• Family Drug Court Program: $18.2 million, deadline April 8, 2020 (Extended)

• Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: $28.1 million, deadline May 5, 2020

• Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program: $7.2 million, deadline April 13, 2020 (Extended)

• Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative: $48 million, deadline April 13, 2020

• Opioid Affected Youth Initiative: $9 million, deadline April 20, 2020

• Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: $1 million, deadline April 20, 2020

• Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners: $4.5 million, deadline April 6, 2020

For more information regarding all OJP funding opportunities, visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities

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