Project Grant H79FG001081

The Prescott Valley Police Department will use $250,000 in FY24 funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to expand accessible Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for first responders and mental health professionals countywide. The training will be led by Dr. Dara Rampersad, LPC, NCC, an internationally recognized CIT expert and chair of the Arizona CIT Coalition, through Bluepaz, LLC. This comprehensive...

The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office received a $195,442 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program (CFDA 16.710, Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to provide a 40-hour in-person Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program for its deputies. Over the 2-year grant period, the county plans to send a majority of its deputies through this Minnesota CIT course, which covers topics such as mental illness,...

The County of Nevada, CA was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on September 1, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2023. The grant funding supports the County's CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) PROJECT under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This federal grant program aims to enhance public safety through community policing strategies and...

This federal Project Grant award of $550,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will enable the Ottawa County Community Mental Health (CMH) organization to expand its mobile, co-responding Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in partnership with local law enforcement agencies. The program aims to improve stabilization and care coordination for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises...

The National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI) was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement 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). The funding will support the continued delivery of the Crisis Intervention Teams Adaptive System of Supports for Implementation and Specialized Training (CIT ASSIST) program. CIT ASSIST is a national initiative...

The City of Alamosa, Colorado was awarded a $530,300 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 (CFDA 16.745) to develop and operate a co-responder program in partnership with Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. The three-year co-responder program aims to improve public safety responses for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders encountered by...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (DPH). This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enhance the existing Trauma Prevention Initiative (TPI) by increasing accessibility of mental health and healing services for youth and young adult survivors of violence aged 14-30 in five...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Amador County Sheriff's Office received a $350,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to develop and implement a scenario-based crisis intervention training program. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, will deliver interactive, simulation-based instruction to law enforcement deputies...

The Madera County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will be used to establish a formalized Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program and training regimen for MCSO law enforcement officers. The program will be based on the Memphis Model of CIT and involve collaboration between law enforcement, mental health...

The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council received a $338,200 Project Grant award on June 2, 2025, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982). The grant supports the WE-R-APACHE Crisis Counseling initiative, which provides supplemental emergency mental health counseling and crisis intervention services to individuals and communities in...