Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

BJA FY 2026 Adult Treatment Court Program

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Deadline: Due Oct 30, 2026 · 23 days left
Award size: Up to $2.5M
Match ?: Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: County government, City or town government, Tribal government, State government, and others named in the official notice
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tipton County (nationwide program)
Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
Past Tennessee awards on file: 32

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/2ae809d1-709c-4ccf-9bf5-0261b28a44a0 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/7dc3fec5-fd4e-47fd-b130-aa99b339c9b5

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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.

Who can apply, from the official 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.

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
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Oct9
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
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Oct23
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Oct28
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Oct30
Deadline
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Writing the need statement? Tipton County facts with citations.

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A sample budget summary and budget narrative. Not a full application · Link checked Oct 7, 2026

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

18 awards to Tennessee groups in 8 counties since 2015 · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Nashville, Davidson County	$2M	2019
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County	Nashville, Davidson County	$930K	2024
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County	Nashville, Davidson County	$749K	2025
County of Hamilton	Chattanooga, Hamilton County	$562K	2023
Shelby County Government	Memphis, Shelby County	$550K	2019
County of Hamilton	Chattanooga, Hamilton County	$500K	2019
Williamson County	Franklin, Williamson County	$499K	2021
County of Warren	Mcminnville, Warren County	$412K	2022
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee	Nashville, Davidson County	$385K spent that year	2025
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County	Nashville, Davidson County	$352K	2022
Roane County Government	Kingston, Roane County	$350K	2016
Sevier County Government	Sevierville, Sevier County	$295K	2017

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

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 14 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
Tamb of Jackson, Inc.	Jackson, Madison County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$554K spent that year	2025
Williamson County	Franklin, Williamson County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$227K spent that year	2023
Families Free, Inc.	Johnson City, Washington County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$200K	2023
Families Free, Inc.	Johnson City, Washington County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$199K spent that year	2023
Rutherford County, Tennessee	Murfreesboro, Rutherford County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$167K spent that year	2025
Recovery Court of Sumner County, Inc.	Gallatin, Sumner County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$100K	2023
T.a.m.b. of Jackson, TN., Inc.	Jackson, Madison County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$52K	2023
Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System	Chattanooga, Marion County	Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration	$50K spent that year	2023
Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System	Chattanooga, Hamilton County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$50K	2023
County of Madison	Jackson, Madison County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$44K	2023
Tennessee Association of Drug Court Professionals Inc	Nashville, Davidson County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$34K	2023
Madison County, Tennessee	Jackson, Madison County	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	$20K spent that year	2024

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

About the federal program

Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program, also called “Drug Court Program (DCP)”
Program number 16.585 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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