BJA FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2024-171967
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $550,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Humanities
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- County Governments
- Other
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The BJA FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program seeks applicants to improve responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Eligible applicants include tribal governments, higher education institutions, county/city/township governments, and state/special district governments. Applicants must prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement collaborative projects between law enforcement and behavioral health systems. Applications will be evaluated based on project design, potential impact, and organizational capabilities. Applications are due May 1, 2024.
Award values and places of performance will vary based on the proposed projects and locations served, but funding is provided through the Department of Justice's Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). Successful applicants are expected to use funding to support cross-system collaboration and projects in their local communities to improve responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health needs.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJA seeks applications for the Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program (Connect and Protect). This program supports law enforcement-behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and public safety by improving responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). BJA provides grant funding to help entities prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target people who qualify.
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