Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.754
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 299 $257,696,346 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Formula Grant
- Block Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-0404-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance is awarding grants to support prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) infrastructure development and data integration to strengthen clinical decision-making and reduce controlled substance diversion, with the most recent grant awarded on October 1, 2024, under Assistance Listing 16.754.
The program funds state, territorial, and tribal capacity to collect, analyze, and share controlled substance prescription data through centralized databases. Recent awards demonstrate activity focused on system modernization and integration: Tennessee's $1 million award supports electronic health record integration and inter-agency data sharing; Connecticut's $405 thousand award enhances compliance and data quality through a learning management system; Maryland's $985 thousand award improves PDMP infrastructure and public-facing dashboards; Kentucky's $800 thousand award develops interactive dashboards and upgrades to support clinical decision-making; Illinois's $1 million award redesigns the user registration process and creates new data sets; and Puerto Rico's $1 million award expands the Red Flags intervention project to identify and support individuals at risk of medication overuse.
Portfolio activity remains consistent. The program has awarded 299 grants totaling $257.7 million in federal obligations since 2009. Award volume averaged 15 per year over the past five years (2020–2024), with six awards in 2024, twelve in 2022, and peaks of 21 in 2023. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance dominates funding with 210 awards ($224.3 million), accounting for 87 percent of award count and 87 percent of federal dollars obligated.
The portfolio is predominantly Project Grants (57 percent of awards), with meaningful shares of Cooperative Agreements (30 percent) and smaller allocations to Block Grants (8 percent) and Formula Grants (5 percent). Typical award periods run 18 months. Recent awards range from $405 thousand to $2 million, with sub-million awards common among smaller jurisdictions and territories.
A competitive solicitation is currently open: BJA FY 2026 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (Solicitation O-BJA-2026-172675) accepting applications from state governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and tribal organizations through September 23, 2026. A FY 2025 competitive solicitation (O-BJA-2025-172445) closed on October 27, 2025. A training and technical assistance cooperative agreement opportunity remains open (O-BJA-2025-172339, due March 18, 2025) for nonprofits, higher education institutions, and for-profit organizations to support grantees.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Strengthen states and territories' ability to maintain and enhance PDMPs and data integration to inform clinical decision making and abuse of prescription drugs. Program goal(s) description: Support state and local governments
- Description
This program enhances the capacity of regulatory and law enforcement agencies and public health officials to collect and analyze controlled substance prescription data and other scheduled chemical products through a centralized database administered by an authorized agency.
Eligibility
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The terms for these grant program budget periods are typically 18 months in duration.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
No formal pre application coordination is required. While informal pre application coordination is not required, it is encouraged that applicants coordinate with any facilities for which they have responsibility to detain or incarcerate undocumented criminal aliens.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 299 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Institute For Intergovernmental Research, Inc. | $24,080,000 | 9% |
| 2 | New Jersey Department Of Law & Public Safety | $11,580,341 | 4% |
| 3 | Illinois Department Of Human Service | $10,517,952 | 4% |
| 4 | Ohio State Board Of Pharmacy | $10,278,230 | 4% |
| 5 | Wisconsin Dept Of Safety & Professional Services | $9,406,379 | 4% |
| 6 | Health Services Kentucky Cabinet For | $8,114,258 | 3% |
| 7 | Tennessee Department Of Health | $6,749,225 | 3% |
| 8 | Department Of Justice California | $6,531,904 | 3% |
| 9 | Pennsylvania Department Of Health | $6,426,983 | 2% |
| 10 | Washington State Department Of Health | $6,118,987 | 2% |
10 of 117 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$1,256,252 |
| FY2025 | $3,000,234 |
| FY2024 | $10,604,583 |
| FY2023 | $38,726,253 |
| FY2022 | $46,447,473 |
| FY2021 | $26,594,338 |
| FY2020 | -$2,885,039 |
| FY2019 | $16,720,208 |
| FY2018 | $60,332,934 |
| FY2017 | $14,640,540 |
| FY2016 | $8,623,870 |
| FY2015 | $9,883,784 |
| FY2014 | $5,790,955 |
| FY2013 | $4,813,841 |
| FY2012 | $4,499,405 |
| FY2011 | $6,323,700 |
| FY2010 | $5,691,174 |
| FY2009 | $5,344,381 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.754?
Assistance Listing 16.754 is Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program?
Its CFDA number is 16.754: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.754 awarded?
299 grant awards under 16.754 have obligated $257,696,346 in federal funds to 117 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.754?
The recipients obligated the most under Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program are The Institute For Intergovernmental Research, Inc. ($24,080,000), New Jersey Department Of Law & Public Safety ($11,580,341) and Illinois Department Of Human Service ($10,517,952).
How much did 16.754 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.754 obligated $3,000,234 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.754?
No opportunity listed under 16.754 is open now. The latest, BJA FY 2026 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, was posted on August 13, 2026.
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