Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

BJA FY 2026 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners – Formula Grants Program

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In short: Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $2.2 million. Open to state government.

Deadline: Due Nov 20, 2026 · 41 days left
Award size: Up to $2.2M
Match ?: Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: State government
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Past Tennessee awards on file: 5

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About this grant

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grants Program. This opportunity provides formula grant funding to enhance the capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments to support residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment to adult and juvenile populations in detention or incarceration, initiate or continue evidence-based SUD treatment in jails, prepare individuals for reintegration into the community, and assist them and their communities throughout the reentry process by delivering community-based treatment and other recovery aftercare services. This NOFO will increase access to treatment for individuals with substance use or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders in detention or incarceration and improve continuity of care during and after reentry by delivering community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/eb58eb7d-0341-47e5-8cbb-1aeb552f62c2 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/041edb27-f2c4-4506-8249-b59124fcbc97

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Oct10
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Oct30
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Nov13
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Nov18
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Nov20
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Who in Tennessee has won this program

1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
State of Tennessee	Nashville	$514K spent that year	2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 4 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
Tennessee Department of Correction	Nashville, Davidson County	Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration	$808K	2025
Tennessee Department of Correction	Nashville, Davidson County	Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration	$729K	2024
Tennessee Department of Correction	Nashville, Davidson County	Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration	$729K	2024
Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee	Nashville, Davidson County	Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration	$131K	2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, also called “(RSAT)”
Program number 16.593 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)

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Match

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