Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice
BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)
In short: Bureau of Justice Assistance gives grants of up to $2 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Nov 2, 2026 · 24 days left
- Award size
- Up to $2M
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Small business, Public college or university, Private college or university, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Larger business
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. The deadline is in 24 days. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tipton County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 79
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/e7ab226d-dfcb-4559-8662-88e1d9b2fca4 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/b8b6e860-40c1-4d3e-b6cf-25dd3cbb2952
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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct9
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Oct12
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Oct26
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct31
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Nov2
Deadline
From the funder.
Save this grant to put these dates in My grants and your private calendar.
Writing the need statement? Tipton County facts with citations.
See how others wrote it
The agency posted this example. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.
- Any OJP grant (sample for a rural police department)
Sample budgets
A sample budget summary and budget narrative. Not a full application · Link checked Oct 7, 2026
Who in Tennessee has won this program
28 awards to Tennessee groups in 10 counties since 2018 · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $6.9M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $6.5M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $6M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.9M | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.5M | 2024 |
| County of Knox | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.3M | 2024 |
| County of Hamilton | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $1.2M | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.1M | 2022 |
| County of Clay | Celina, Clay County | $1M | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County | Nashville, Davidson County | $951K | 2022 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $900K | 2019 |
| Bradley County Government | Cleveland, Bradley County | $892K | 2022 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. 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 and Tennessee Department of Health pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 51 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald, Lewis County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $1.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald, Lewis County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $1M | 2025 |
| Dayspring Health, Inc | Jellico, Campbell County | County of Whitley | $625K | 2023 |
| Hamilton County Coalition | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $540K spent that year | 2025 |
| Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc. | Chattanooga, Marion County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $532K spent that year | 2025 |
| Hamilton County Coalition | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $404K | 2024 |
| Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $356K | 2025 |
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $331K | 2025 |
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $323K | 2025 |
| T.a.m.b. of Jackson, TN., Inc. | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $315K | 2025 |
| Hamilton County Coalition | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $300K | 2024 |
| Stars Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $300K | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
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About the federal program
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program, also called “Title: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program”
Program number 16.838 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).