The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, received a $550,000 federal 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). The grant will fund a Co-Responder (CORE) program to serve adults in Fulton County, Georgia experiencing behavioral health crises, with a focus on...
The Georgia Pines Community Service Board received a $437,185 Project Grant 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). The grant funding will enable Georgia Pines, in partnership with the Thomas County Sheriff's Office and Thomasville Police Department, to launch a new law enforcement/mental health co-responder program. The program will embed behavioral health specialists to...
The Georgia Department of Community Supervision was awarded a $550,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The grant will support the enhancement of specialized mental health supervision with a clinical case consultation model in Atlanta, Georgia from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The Department of Community Supervision, in partnership...
This Project Grant award of $157,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will support the Forsyth County Crisis Intervention Team (CIRT) in Forsyth County, Georgia. The funding will allow the county to create a second co-responder team to capture missed crisis response opportunities and continue tracking key performance metrics. The grant aims to prioritize services for individuals with moderate or high risk of...
This $317,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 - Congressionally Recommended Awards) will enable the Augusta-Richmond County Government to implement a Mental Health Response Team in Richmond County, Georgia. The team will consist of licensed clinicians, CIT-trained law enforcement officers, and certified peer counselors to provide compassionate, trauma-informed response and treatment for individuals experiencing mental health...
This federal Project Grant award of $289,884.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). The grant was awarded on December 1, 2024 to the Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, a state government entity, to be completed by November 30, 2025. The grant funding supports a range of housing and supportive services aimed at quickly rehousing homeless individuals and families in the Atlanta, Georgia...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,149,875.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). The funding supports a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Atlanta, GA metro area. Eligible activities under this grant include permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems...
The City of Methuen Police Department, in partnership with Front Line Services, received a $550,000 Project Grant 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). The 3-year grant will fund the creation of a Community Response Team and Community Support Center to provide equitable access to behavioral health care services, especially for marginalized populations in Methuen and...
The City of Harrisonburg, Virginia was awarded a $550,000 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) to implement the Harrisonburg Police Department Mental Health Diversion Project (HPD MHDP). The primary goals of the project are to: 1) Improve the diversion of individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs)...
This federal Project Grant award of $441,322 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). The funding is intended to support a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Eligible activities include permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and...