Project Grant 15PBJA23GG01468MENT
- The City of Gresham, Oregon is receiving a $534,828 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 funding will be used to expand the Gresham Police Department's Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) by adding two additional co-responder teams, each pairing a police officer with a mental health clinician. This will allow the BHU to respond to more 911 calls...
- The City of Eugene, Oregon was awarded 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 purpose of this grant is to expand the city's Co-Responder Model program, which embeds a qualified mental health professional (QMHP) within the Eugene Police Department to respond to behavioral health-related calls for service. The program aims to provide intensive...
- 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 Portland, Oregon was awarded a $549,988 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund the Community Network for Coordinated Transportation (CNECT) demonstration project to design and implement a trauma-informed transportation capability with peer support services. This capability aims to divert individuals experiencing acute substance use...
- The Government of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) receives a $491,079 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 expand their co-response pilot program in Ward 8 of Washington, D.C. The funds will be used to hire a Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) crisis clinician and peer support specialist to co-respond to behavioral health crisis...
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to Salt Lake County, Utah. The goal of the 36-month "Person-Centered Peer Support Pilot Project" is to improve outcomes for 117 participants in the Salt Lake City Justice Court Familiar Faces Court by embedding 3 certified peer support specialists to provide services addressing participants' needs, connecting the...
- This $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) supports the Buckeye Crisis Response Team (CRT) program, a collaboration between the Buckeye Police Department and Crisis Preparation and Recovery to provide a law enforcement/mental health co-responder program. The funding will allow the CRT to add another co-response team to expand crisis intervention services,...
- 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 City of Seguin, Texas received a $477,029 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The funding will be used to establish a partnership between the Seguin Police Department and the local mental health provider, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, to embed mental health professionals with the police department and enhance the city's crisis intervention capabilities....
- The City of Beaverton, Oregon will receive $500,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) from September 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025. The funding will support the development and implementation of Beaverton's new Behavioral Health Court program to serve individuals with criminal cases in the municipal court who exhibit untreated behavioral health issues and are high utilizers of jail...
The City of Gresham, Oregon received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund two full-time Peer Support Specialist (PSS) positions to enhance the services provided by the Gresham Police Department's existing Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). The BHU is a co-responder team of police officers and mental health clinicians that provides mobile crisis outreach and stabilization services to individuals experiencing mental health crises in Gresham. The new PSS positions will be integrated into the BHU to provide follow-up services, coordinate community resources, and support the recovery process for individuals with mental health or co-occurring substance use disorders, helping to reduce recidivism. This federal grant award aims to further strengthen the collaboration between the Gresham Police Department, Cascadia Health, and Portland State University's Regional Research Institute to improve public safety responses and outcomes for this population.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $550.0k | 9/26/23 |