U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Louisiana issued the following announcement on March 27.
U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.
“The fight against opioid abuse is among our nation’s most pressing law enforcement and public health initiatives,” said U.S. Attorney Joseph. “I encourage organizations and groups in Louisiana to explore these federal funding opportunities. We must all continue to look for new ways to fight this epidemic.”
“Our nation is facing the difficult challenge of curbing substance addiction, which threatens public safety and is among the Administration’s top domestic priorities,” said Katharine T. Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. “The Department of Justice is front and center in the fight to meet this challenge. OJP is making historic amounts of grant funding available to ensure that our communities have access to innovative and diverse solutions.”
The funding is available through OJP, the federal government’s leading source of public safety funding and crime victim assistance in state, local and tribal jurisdictions. OJP’s programs support a wide array of activities and services, including programs designed to prevent overdose deaths and break the cycle of addiction and crime.
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