BJA FY 25 Invited to Apply – Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources Center Initiative | O BJA 2025 172649

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 2025 Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources Center Initiative is a highly targeted, invitation-only federal funding opportunity designed to strengthen the national network of adult treatment courts (ATCs) through hands-on support. Rather than funding individual courts to operate programs directly, this initiative focuses on building and maintaining a centralized capacity to deliver intensive, customized technical assistance and practical resources to BJA-funded adult treatment court sites, including newly funded grantees, existing grantees, and designated mentor courts. The overall aim is to make sure adult treatment courts are implementing evidence-informed practices with fidelity, consistency, and measurable impact, especially in jurisdictions serving people with substance use disorders who are involved in the criminal legal system.

At its core, the initiative is meant to help adult treatment courts more effectively integrate several key components that define the adult treatment court model. These components include substance use disorder treatment that is appropriately matched to participant needs; mandatory drug testing as a structured accountability tool; a balanced and predictable system of incentives and sanctions to reinforce behavior change; and transitional services that help participants stabilize and sustain recovery as they move through and beyond court supervision. All of this is intended to occur within a judicially supervised criminal court setting that has jurisdiction over individuals with substance use disorders. BJA frames the intended outcomes in public-safety and public-health terms: reducing recidivism, lowering overdose fatalities, expanding access to treatment and recovery supports, and improving long-term recovery outcomes that ultimately strengthen community safety.

The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally signals a more active federal role in guiding or collaborating on project implementation compared to a standard grant. The opportunity falls under the law, justice, and legal services activity category and is associated with CFDA number 16.585. BJA expects to make a single award under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of $1,600,000. Because only one award is anticipated, the selected organization will effectively function as the primary national provider or hub for the planning, training, technical assistance, and resource development described in the notice.

Eligibility is strictly limited. This is an "Invited to Apply" NOFO, meaning an organization must receive an official invitation letter from BJA to be eligible to submit an application. For this specific opportunity, BJA states that applications will only be accepted from All Rise for Justice. In practical terms, that restriction means other organizations, even those with relevant experience in treatment courts or technical assistance, cannot apply unless they have been formally invited, and the solicitation as published indicates only one accepted applicant.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity title (BJA FY 25 Invited to Apply - Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources Center Initiative) and the funding opportunity number (O-BJA-2025-172649). The original closing date listed is July 15, 2026, and the creation date shown is July 6, 2026. Taken together, the notice describes a focused federal investment in ensuring that adult treatment court grantees nationwide are supported with tailored guidance, tools, and implementation assistance so that program design and day-to-day operations align with practices known to improve outcomes for people with substance use disorders and to enhance public safety.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 25 Invited to Apply – Adult Treatment Court Planning, Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources Center Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.585.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2026-07-06.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-07-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,600,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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