FY25 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects

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Opportunity number
O-COPS-2025-172386
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $8,850,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • Other
Points of contact
Full announcement

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About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is seeking applications for the FY25 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects. The grant aims to improve mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers through initiatives such as peer support, training, family resources, and suicide prevention programs. Applicants must be entities capable of primary responsibility for administering the funding, managing the project, and monitoring compliance. While the COPS Office welcomes applications from multiple entities, only one can serve as the primary applicant, with others identified as proposed subrecipients. The grant opportunity aligns with broader administration priorities of supporting law enforcement, including officer hiring, retention, and collaborative efforts to prevent crime and enhance public safety. The application deadline is June 24, 2025, with the solicitation posted on May 14, 2025.

The specific award details and budget ranges are not explicitly stated in the grant opportunity description. The funding is subject to the availability of appropriated funds and may be subject to modifications imposed by law. The project is expected to be implemented nationwide, focusing on supporting local and state law enforcement agencies in developing comprehensive mental health and wellness programs. All future awards will comply with Executive Orders and Attorney General memoranda, emphasizing a holistic approach to law enforcement support and community policing. Potential applicants should carefully review the full solicitation and ensure they meet all requirements for subrecipient and contractor determinations as outlined in 2 C.F.R. 200.331.

Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office, https://cops.usdoj.gov is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY25 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects. LEMHWA funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. The COPS Office welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any other entities carrying out the federal award must be identified as proposed subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the awards, including administering the funding, managing the entire project and monitoring compliance. The terms and conditions of the federal award are also applicable to subrecipients. Please note the distinction between a subaward that creates a financial assistance relationship to carry out a portion of the federal award and a contract that creates a procurement relationship for the purchase of goods and services needed under the federal award. To assist in making subrecipient and contractor determinations, please refer to the guidance in 2 C.F.R. § 200.331. All future awards will comply with Executive Orders and Attorney General memoranda to advance the Administration's priority of reestablishing law and order to include the increased hiring and retention of state and local sworn officers, state and local law enforcement collaboration with federal task forces, cracking down on the open use of illegal drugs, interrupting the distribution of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs, preventing crime, promoting nuisance abatement, countering human trafficking and child smuggling, and enhanced immigration enforcement and border security. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. As community policing is common sense policing, throughout the NOFO materials, the terms 'community policing' and 'common sense policing' are used interchangeably, unless otherwise specified.

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