Federal Grant Award Summary

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety received a $136,988 Project Grant award from the Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS Office) under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA, CFDA 16.070) on October 1, 2025, for the Family First initiative. The New Jersey State Police will implement a comprehensive wellness program designed to expand mental health and resilience support to over 3,000 enlisted members, 1,300 civilian employees, and their families across the state. The initiative will deliver monthly wellness sessions, mobile wellness deployments, quarterly family wellness nights, a digital wellness toolkit, and an annual family resilience day, with funding supporting training, expert-led speaker events, and program development.

The project, which concludes on September 30, 2027, aims to achieve reduced burnout among law enforcement personnel, improved job performance, and a more resilient, family-supported law enforcement culture through integrated family-centered education and support services. Performance reporting will be required on a semiannual basis, with quarterly Federal Financial Reports (SF-425) and a final closeout report due upon project completion. All programmatic and financial records must be retained for three years following the award's conclusion in accordance with federal grant requirements.