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Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

BJA FY 2026 Adult Treatment Court Program

Open · Opportunity O-BJA-2026-172721 · Assistance Listing 16.585

Key facts

Deadline
Due Oct 30, 2026 · 24 days left
Award size
Up to $2.5M
Cost share / match ?
Required
Who can apply
County government, City or town government, Other (see eligibility), Tribal government, State government
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • Requires a cost share / match
  • Tennessee recipients since 2023: 10

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About this grant

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Adult Treatment Court Program. This opportunity supports the implementation and enhancement of Adult Treatment Court (ATC) operations to prevent overdoses and reduce the use of opioids, stimulants, and other substances by high-risk/high-need adults in the criminal justice system. Adult Treatment Courts (ATCs) combine judicial supervision, substance use disorder treatment, mandatory and random drug testing, case management, sanctions and incentives, and recovery support services to improve participant outcomes and public safety.

Eligibility (from the notice)

For the purposes of this NOFO, "other units of local government" include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.; "State agencies" include state administering agencies (SAA), administrative offices of the courts, state criminal justice agencies, state substance abuse agencies, and other state agencies involved with substance use, mental health, or related services.

Who in Tennessee has won this program

10 awards to Tennessee recipients in 6 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
RecipientWhereAmountFY
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Department OfNashville, Davidson County$2M2019
Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government OfNashville, Davidson County$930K2024
Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government OfNashville, Davidson County$749K2025
Hamilton, County OfChattanooga, Hamilton County$562K2023
Shelby County GovernmentMemphis, Shelby County$550K2019
Hamilton, County OfChattanooga, Hamilton County$500K2019
Williamson CountyFranklin, Williamson County$499K2021
County Of WarrenMcminnville, Warren County$412K2022
Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government OfNashville, Davidson County$352K2022
County Of FranklinWinchester, Franklin County$49K2021

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.

About the program (16.585)

Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program — Drug Court Program (DCP)

How applications are judged

Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

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