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This $548,341 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will enable the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) and Washington County Health & Human Services Department to establish a new co-responder team. The team, comprising a sheriff's deputy and a mental health clinician, will respond to mental health crisis calls in the community, providing...

The City of Clearwater Police Department was awarded $288,000 under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a co-responder pilot program from March 15, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The pilot program will pair two police officers with two mental health professionals contracted through the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office to respond jointly to calls involving individuals in mental health crisis. The co-responder...

This $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) will support a Co-Responder Program (CORE) in Fulton County, Georgia. The CORE program will pair a behavioral health clinician with a sheriff's deputy to respond to 911 and 988 behavioral health crises, using crisis de-escalation techniques. Within 24 hours, a peer support specialist will follow up with...

Grant Award Summary The Dona Ana Sheriff's Office (DASO) received a $350,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to expand evidence-based de-escalation and crisis response training. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, funds the development and implementation of comprehensive training modules addressing all five focus areas...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) will support Harris County's efforts to expand mental health awareness and community policing initiatives. The key activities include providing specialized behavioral health training, such as crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, to law enforcement officers. Additionally, the grant will fund...

The Plano Co-Responder Project is a $550,000 grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The project aims to improve law enforcement-behavioral health crisis response collaboration in Plano, Texas, targeting adults with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come into contact with law...

The County of Charlotte Sheriff's Office in Punta Gorda, Florida will receive $100,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA #16.745) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 to support its Co-Responder Program. The goal of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program is to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health...

Grant Award Summary The County of Amador Sheriff's Office received a $350,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The grant funds a two-year scenario-based crisis intervention training program designed to enhance law enforcement response to individuals in behavioral health crisis. The primary...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to provide comprehensive mental health crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel across the United States. The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), a non-profit organization specializing in law enforcement training, will develop and deliver virtual and in-person courses covering crisis...

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will enable the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) to establish a Traumatic Event Response Team to serve citizens in the Hampton and Newport News, Virginia communities. The funding will support the addition of a part-time Mobile Crisis Therapist and a full-time Community Outreach Specialist to the existing Community Outreach program. This...