With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to support law enforcement, correctional officers, probation and parole, and sheriff’s departments in effectively partnering with mental health, substance use, community service professionals and agencies to promote public safety and make sure that appropriate responses are provided to individuals in crisis who have behavioral health conditions, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or traumatic brain injuries.
Funding Categories:
- Category 1: Training Program for Law Enforcement Officers, including campus-based police; law enforcement agencies, including probation and parole (field-based); and sheriff's departments (patrol-based)
- Category 2: Training Program for Correctional Officers, Probation and Parole (facility-based), and Sheriff Departments (facility-based)
Eligible Applicants:
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Public or state-controlled institutions of higher education (with on-campus police departments, public or state-controlled hospitals with on-campus police departments)
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities (with public safety/peace officers or campus police)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other: Units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state
On April 17, 2024, at 12 p.m. ET, BJA personnel will hold a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this solicitation and allow interested applicants to ask questions. Register to participate.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.