BJA Visiting Fellows: Bridging the Criminal Justice Policy Divide
Read the blog post by BJA Director Karhlton F. Moore to learn about the BJA Visiting Fellows Program.
Law enforcement
Federal Support for Behavioral Health and Justice Responses: Best Practices, Resources and Education
April 2022
Series
During this webinar, which was held on March 23, 2022, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) personnel discussed behavioral health interventions and BJA resources that can assist with strategic planning and program implementation to address mental health disorders, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, substance use and addiction, criminal justice system responses, school responses, and responses to populations such as youth, tribes, and veterans.
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The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities
FY 2022 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides support to law enforcement on how to effectively partner with mental health, substance use disorder, and community service agencies to promote public safety and ensure appropriate responses to individuals who have behavioral health conditions, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, or physical disabilities.
FY 2022 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides funding to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments.
FY 2022 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides funding to support cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who come into contact with the justice system.
FY 2022 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides funding to support law enforcement-behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
FY 2022 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides funding to conduct outreach and offer training on identifying hate crimes, as well as to investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
FY 2022 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides funding to address the issue and impact of unsubmitted sexual assault kits at law enforcement agencies.
Funding Opportunities for Law Enforcement in Your Community in 2022
March 2022
Series
During this webinar, which was held on March 10, 2022, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff presented on the BJA funding programs that are expected to be available in fiscal year 2022 to support law enforcement safety, efforts, and activities.
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Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program
Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative
How Law Enforcement Agencies and Officers Can Work Proactively With Health-Adjacent Programming – Part 1: Naloxone
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
Event Dates
–
Location
Online and Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
Event Type
Symposium
FY 2022 Body-worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides funding to law enforcement agencies seeking to purchase body-worn cameras (BWCs) to establish or expand comprehensive body-worn camera programs with a specific and demonstrated plan to implement this technology to maximize the benefits of BWCs.
FY 2022 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program provides funding to state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies to support activities and expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of cold case murders involving civil rights violations, as authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016.
Law Enforcement Knowledge Lab
The Knowledge Lab is an innovative endeavor designed to assist law enforcement agencies, communities, and researchers in promoting public safety through constitutional policing and stronger community relationships.
FY 2022 Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
The VALOR program is an effort to improve the immediate and long-term safety, wellness, and resilience of our Nation’s law enforcement officers.
FY 2022 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
The purpose of this initiative is to support local and tribal jurisdictions’ capacity to work with their Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives partners to utilize intelligence, technology, and community engagement to swiftly identify unlawfully used firearms and their sources, and effectively prosecute perpetrators engaged in violent crime.