Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.745
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 807 $288,450,681 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Block Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-0404-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, through its Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, funds the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to establish or enhance cross-system collaboration addressing untreated mental illness and substance use disorders at the intersection of justice, mental health, and substance use systems, with the most recent award made on October 1, 2024.
The program funds coordinated service networks connecting public safety, justice, mental health, and substance use agencies to increase access to treatment through civil commitment, institutional care, and step-down approaches spanning pre-arrest through reentry. Recent awards demonstrate concrete implementation: the City of Austin partnered with Integral Care to scale a mobile court program providing mental health services and case management for individuals experiencing homelessness; Erie County, Ohio established the MORE Program pairing mental health providers with law enforcement to address disproportionate justice involvement of individuals with mental health and substance use disorders; and Suffolk County implemented E-Connect, a screening tool and clinical decision-support system to identify justice-involved youth with suicidal behavior and behavioral health needs in family court.
The portfolio comprises 807 awards totaling $288.5 million in federal obligations since 2006, with a recent annual pace of 51–64 awards per year. The funding breaks down as predominantly Project Grants (90% of awards, 724 total), with smaller shares of Block Grants (9%) and Cooperative Agreements (1%). The Bureau of Justice Assistance dominates, accounting for 465 awards and $224.8 million federal dollars obligated; the broader Office of Justice Programs contributed 324 awards totaling $55.1 million, while the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provided 14 awards worth $7.7 million. Recent awards cluster in the $450,000 to $550,000 range, though some specialized initiatives exceed this—the University of Arkansas's traumatic brain injury training program received $515 thousand, while several co-responder expansions reached $750,000 to $850,000.
Multiple grant opportunities remain active. The BJA FY 2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative (O-BJA-2026-172676) with due date September 25, 2026 supports comprehensive service networks addressing mental illness and substance use across law enforcement and justice systems. The BJA FY 2025 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (O-BJA-2025-172323) with due date April 3, 2025 funds planning, implementation, or expansion of cross-system collaboration programs; the Connect and Protect program (O-BJA-2025-172325), also due April 3, 2025, targets law enforcement–behavioral health partnerships focused on deflection and diversion at first contact. Training and technical assistance funding (O-BJA-2025-172489, due April 20, 2026) supports grantees implementing crisis stabilization, treatment services, housing, and EHR systems modernization.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Improve access to behavioral health treatment and public safety. Program goal(s) description: Establish or enhance cross-system collaboration to address untreated mental illness and substance use disorders that contribute to pub
- Description
This program supports comprehensive service networks addressing untreated mental illness and substance use at the intersection of mental health, substance use, and justice system. It supports coordinated, direct intervention efforts across public safety, justice, mental health, and substance use agencies to increase access to mental health and substance use treatment through civil commitment, institutional treatment, and step-down approaches from pre-arrest through reentry, using accountability measures that ensure compliance with treatment plans.
Eligibility
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Grants are awarded for a 12-36 month project period. For additional information, please see the current fiscal year's NOFO available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 807 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Council Of State Governments LTD. | $36,551,631 | 13% |
| 2 | Unified Court System Of New York State | $6,129,957 | 2% |
| 3 | Tropical Texas Center For Mh-Mr | $2,179,801 | 1% |
| 4 | County Of Bexar (Bexar County) | $2,150,483 | 1% |
| 5 | City Of Gresham | $2,036,675 | 1% |
| 6 | Public Defender Maryland Office Of | $2,002,180 | 1% |
| 7 | Commonwealth Of Massachusetts | $1,642,553 | 1% |
| 8 | Rockdale County Of Administrative | $1,640,000 | 1% |
| 9 | County Of Palm Beach | $1,549,990 | 1% |
| 10 | Seminole County | $1,547,984 | 1% |
10 of 524 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$2,765,447 |
| FY2025 | -$3,554,249 |
| FY2024 | $33,970,559 |
| FY2023 | $40,046,721 |
| FY2022 | $66,699,124 |
| FY2021 | $22,835,792 |
| FY2020 | $3,384,042 |
| FY2019 | $27,175,164 |
| FY2018 | $26,376,796 |
| FY2017 | $9,860,729 |
| FY2016 | $10,111,758 |
| FY2015 | $6,089,542 |
| FY2014 | $5,054,594 |
| FY2013 | $6,146,256 |
| FY2012 | $7,989,554 |
| FY2011 | $7,446,239 |
| FY2010 | $10,431,259 |
| FY2009 | $8,699,474 |
| FY2008 | $4,482,431 |
| FY2007 | $3,511,153 |
| FY2006 | $3,769,327 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.745?
Assistance Listing 16.745 is Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program?
Its CFDA number is 16.745: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.745 awarded?
807 grant awards under 16.745 have obligated $288,450,681 in federal funds to 524 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.745?
The recipients obligated the most under Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program are The Council Of State Governments LTD. ($36,551,631), Unified Court System Of New York State ($6,129,957) and Tropical Texas Center For Mh-Mr ($2,179,801).
How much did 16.745 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.745 obligated -$3,554,249 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.745?
No opportunity listed under 16.745 is open now. The latest, BJA FY 2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative, was posted on August 14, 2026.
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