This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), will provide $182,451.34 to support a full-time crisis intervention specialist position in Fayetteville, Arkansas from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The specialist will work with the University of Arkansas' existing social work internship program and Crisis Intervention...
The federal Project Grant award of $700,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will fund the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Police's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program. The CIT program pairs specially trained law enforcement officers with licensed mental health professionals to respond to mental health crisis situations, prioritizing safety, care, and appropriate resolution. This funding will...
The National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI) was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the continued delivery of the Crisis Intervention Teams Adaptive System of Supports for Implementation and Specialized Training (CIT ASSIST) initiative. CIT ASSIST is a national program...
The City of Pittsburgh Office of the Mayor, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, was awarded a $532,749 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund the establishment of a Crisis Intervention Team within the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police over three years from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, grant funds will support...
The Overland Park Police Department in Overland Park, Kansas will utilize a $232,154 grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to enhance its crisis intervention and behavioral health services. Specifically, the funding will allow the police department to achieve Crisis Intervention Team agency certification, hire two additional co-responders to provide around-the-clock crisis response, and send two crisis intervention team members to relevant...
This $255,000 Project Grant 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 fund the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island to implement a Countywide Co-Responder Team (CRT) in partnership with the Providence Center behavioral health organization and Thundermist Health Center. The CRT model embeds a full-time behavioral health clinician to respond to calls with CIT-trained police officers...
The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $195,442 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, CFDA 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants. The grant funding will be used to provide a 40-hour in-person Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program developed by Minnesota CIT, a nonprofit organization. Over the 2-year grant period, the Sheriff's Office plans to send a majority of its deputies...
This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will support the Prescott Valley Police Department in expanding accessible Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for first responders and mental health professionals countywide. The program will be led by Dr. Dara Rampersad, an internationally recognized CIT expert and...
The City of Milwaukee Police Department was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to develop an Advanced Crisis Intervention Team training program. Through this funding, the MPD will partner with Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services to provide over 100 police officers with enhanced skills to effectively respond to behavioral health calls and...
Thundermist Health Center will use a $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and program development opportunities across Rhode Island. Key activities include providing up to 24 CIT training academies for law enforcement, technical assistance to develop response strategies and protocols for mental health calls, and ensuring CIT-trained officers are dispatched appropriately....