Project Grant H79SM088236
- The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Disabilities (DBHDD), in partnership with the Atlanta Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative (PAD), has been awarded a $1,599,999 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substance Use Program (COSSUP). The grant will fund the Fulton County Diversion and Deflection Recovery Program (FDR) to address substance use disorders, promote public safety, and increase access to...
- 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 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)...
- 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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $453,720 Project Grant to the Georgia Pines Community Service Board to launch a school-based mental health co-responder program in Colquitt County, Georgia. The program will embed behavioral health specialists with school resource officers to provide crisis intervention, counseling, and service linkage for students experiencing mental illness, addiction, and intellectual/developmental...
- This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to provide comprehensive mental health crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel across the United States. The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), a non-profit organization specializing in law enforcement training, will develop and deliver virtual and in-person courses covering crisis...
- This $550,000 Project Grant award 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 support a Co-Responder Program (CORE) in Fulton County, Georgia. The CORE program will pair a behavioral health clinician with a sheriff's deputy to respond to 911 and 988 behavioral health crises, using crisis de-escalation techniques. Within 24 hours, a peer support specialist will follow up with...
- The Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD) received a $550,000 Project Grant award 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 "Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program." The 36-month project aims to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and...
- This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by 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 Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) and Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties (JFS) to improve public health and safety responses for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come into...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) is funding the "Advancing Health Equity Through Park Afterschool Programs" research project at Florida International University (FIU). The project aims to improve mental health and social-emotional outcomes for youth in underserved communities by enhancing the capacity of park afterschool program (ASP) providers to deliver evidence-based...
PAD MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM - THE POLICING ALTERNATIVES AND DIVERSION INITIATIVE WILL UTILIZE GRANT FUNDING TO EXPAND ITS TRAINING STRATEGY TO INCLUDE A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH MONTHLY INTERACTIVE TRAININGS CO-HOSTED WITH PARTNERING AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, QUARTERLY TRAININGS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE STAFF OF HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNER AGENCIES AS WELL AS THE STAFF OF FULTON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. THE PRIORITY AUDIENCE FOR TRAINING WILL BE PEOPLE WHO FREQUENTLY INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND WHO ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO OFFER SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE ANTICIPATE TRAINING APPROXIMATELY 240 INDIVIDUAL EACH YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 720 DURING THE OVERALL PROJECT PERIOD. THE PROPOSED TRAININGS WILL PROVIDE THE TOOLS TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND TO DE-ESCALATE POTENTIAL CRISIS SITUATIONS ALONG WITH OFFERING EDUCATION ON NAVIGATING THE COMMUNITY'S MENTAL HEALTH LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING REFERRING INDIVIDUALS IN NEED TO SPECIFIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. PAD HAS IDENTIFIED THREE LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERS WHO HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT REFERRALS FOR SERVICES FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE TRAINING. THE TARGETED CAPACITY-BUILDING RESULTING FROM THIS TRAINING STRATEGY WILL ADVANCE THE WIDESPREAD DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO POLICE INVOLVEMENT, ARREST AND INCARCERATION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/16/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 5/29/25 | ||
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 7/1/24 | ||
| Not listed | $200.0k | 7/1/24 |