BJA FY25 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2025-172325
- 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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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- County Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Other
- City/Township Governments
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity, titled "BJA FY25 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program," is being offered by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant aims to fund programs that support collaborations between law enforcement and behavioral health agencies to improve public safety responses and outcomes for people with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). Eligible applicants include special district governments, tribal governments, state governments, county governments, public higher education institutions, and city/township governments. The program focuses on implementing deflection and diversion programs at first contact, such as crisis response and intervention teams, co-responders, and other collaborative models.
The typical award range for this program is expected to be between $300,000 and $550,000 for a 3-year project period. The places of performance for funded activities will span urban and rural jurisdictions across the United States, and may include establishing co-responder teams, expanding mental health courts, implementing crisis intervention training programs, and enhancing cross-system data sharing and coordination between criminal justice and behavioral health partners.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks to fund programs that support collaborations between law enforcement and behavioral health agencies to improve public safety responses and outcomes for people who qualify with behavioral health needs. The goal is to implement deflection and diversion programs at first contact, such as crisis response and intervention teams, co-responders and other collaborative model approaches. The program focuses on improving safety and well-being for people with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). Eligible entities can prepare, create, or expand collaborative projects. Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria.
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