The nevada state plan will focus its efforts on strengthening crisis intervention capabilities with rural law enforcement agencies

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance, $3,088,478 under Formula Grant 15PBJA23GG00025BSCI, dated December 17, 2025, through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). Two larger Nevada law enforcement agencies, both with established Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs, will deploy trained personnel to rural jurisdictions for on-site CIT training. They will also assess each rural department's operational, staffing, and financial gaps in crisis response, then produce a tailored plan per agency covering crisis intervention needs, resource shortfalls, and recommended funding strategies for sustainable CIT programs. The period of performance ends September 30, 2027, and the place of performance is Carson City, Nevada 89711.

The recipient passes funding to five subrecipients under sub-awards dated April through August 2026. NAMI Western Nevada received two sub-awards: SCIP-04 (June 11, 2026) funds one full-time Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS), program management, and data tracking and evaluation, and SCIP-07 (August 26, 2026) sustains that PRSS within the Carson City Sheriff's Office Mobile Outreach Safety Team co-responder model, providing non-crisis, relationship-based support to people who frequently contact emergency services. County of Lyon, Nevada, received SCIP-05 (July 2, 2026) to fund two licensed clinicians, one for adult patrol co-response and one for youth crisis response with School Resource Officers, plus a portion of a clinical supervisor. Those clinicians provide situational crisis response and do not provide ongoing treatment. The same county received SCIP-06 (July 2, 2026) to fund one full-time BHPO position, coordination with Lyon County Human Services, which provides a clinician and case management, CIT certification for 60 deputies, 16 dispatchers, and 11 Control Room Operators, and $147,012 in overtime to maintain staffing during required 40-hour training. Mineral County received SCIP-03 (May 1, 2026) for the Imamate Safety Enhancement Project. NAMI Northern Nevada received SCIP-02 (April 6, 2026) for a jail-based forensic peer support specialist.

Two larger nevada law enforcements agencies, both of which have successfully implemented crisis intervention team (CIT) programs, will deploy trained personnel to rural jurisdictions to provide comprehensive, on-site CIT training. In addition to delivering robust training, these agencies will conduct individualized assessments for each rural department to identify operational, staffing, and financial gaps related to the crisis response. This assessment will inform a tailored plan for each agency, outlining specific crisis intervention needs, resource shortfalls, and recommended funding strategies to support and develop sustainable CIT programs.