A new round of grants has been announced that can help local
jurisdictions deal with individuals with mental illness who come
into contact with the criminal justice system.The US Department
of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the Bureau
of Justice Assistance (BJA) are seeking applications for funding
for the federal Justice and Mental
Health Collaboration Program. This program is aimed at
increasing public safety through innovative cross-system
collaboration.
Eligible applicants are limited to states, local government,
federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations. BJA
will only accept applications that demonstrate that the proposed
project will be administered jointly by an agency with
responsibility for criminal or juvenile justice activities and a
mental health agency.
Below are the award categories:
Category 1: Collaborative County Approaches to Reducing the
Prevalence of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Jail:
Grantees will demonstrate a system wide coordinated approach to
safely reduce the prevalence of individuals with mental disorders
in local jails.
Category 2: Planning and Implementation: Grantees will
design and implement targeted interventions to address the needs
of individuals with mental disorders in the criminal justice
system and improve public safety.
Category 3: Expansion: Grantees will expand upon or
improve well-established collaboration strategies.
Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an
application. All applications are
due to be submitted and in receipt of a successful validation
message in Grants.gov by
11:59
