Opportunity ID: 345626

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-BJA-2023-171520
Funding Opportunity Title: BJA FY 23 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 16.745 — Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jan 26, 2023
Last Updated Date: Jan 26, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 24, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 24, 2023
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $550,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Agencies with a different legal status (e.g., nonprofit or for-profit mental health agencies) are eligible to apply only if they meet two requirements:

1. The applicant is designated by the state mental health authority to provide services as a unit of the state or local government.

2. The applicant must attach documentation to support this designation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Description: OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

With this solicitation, BJA seeks to fund cross-system collaboration programs that improve or enhance public safety and public health responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come in contact with law enforcement. BJA provides grant funding to help entities prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target preliminarily qualified individuals.

BJA will only accept applications that demonstrate the proposed project will be administered jointly by an agency with responsibility for criminal or juvenile justice activities and a mental health agency.

To Learn more, view samples of previous, successful applications at: the Successful Grant Application Examples page.

Link to Additional Information: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171520
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date.
grants@ncjrs.gov
Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

Version History

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Related Documents

Packages

Agency Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date.
grants@ncjrs.gov
Email: grants@ncjrs.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
16.745 PKG00279475 Jan 26, 2023 Apr 24, 2023 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

345626 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

345626 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

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