The New Mexico Department of Public Safety FY 2022 - 2023 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Formula Solicitation

The New Mexico State Crisis Intervention Program (NMSCIP) is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS). The NMDPS is the assigned State Administering Agency (SAA) on behalf of the state of New Mexico for all Byrne SCIP funding. As such, the NMDPS is responsible for conducting coordinated and transparent strategic planning, along with the implementation of structural reforms that improve the administration of justice. Strategic planning is employed to prevent or reduce crime and gun violence, with a particular focus on addressing the risk factors that are likely to lead to such violence through targeted programs and initiatives. In this role, the NMDPS, through the Grants Management Bureau (GMB), provides administrative oversight, sub-recipient monitoring, and programmatic reporting statewide to assure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. The NMDPS GMB is responsible for the fiscal management of this award and will provide program oversight, leadership, and technical assistance to all sub-grantees in identifying programmatic needs, preparing SCIP sub-grant proposals, and administering SCIP sub-grant awards.

The NMDPS will leverage SCIP funding to support efforts from courts as well as local and state law enforcement agencies who demonstrate a comprehensive approach, which includes training and outreach, to the implementation of the Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) programs. Per the priorities identified by the State Crisis Intervention Advisory (SCIA) board of the DEAC, SCIP funding in New Mexico will be used to support the training on Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) programs and funding for Law Enforcement Crisis Intervention Programs or initiatives.