BJA FY 13 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grant by Department of Justice

The Department of Justice is offering the BJA FY 13 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grant to increase public safety by promoting collaboration between criminal justice and mental health partners. This grant aims to support individuals with mental health issues or co-occurring disorders who are in contact with the justice system. Projects should focus on planning, implementing, or expanding collaborative programs. Authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 and its 2008 reauthorization, this grant seeks innovative approaches to address the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system. Application deadline is March 25, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 217593

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	BJA-2013-3493
Funding Opportunity Title::	BJA FY 13 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	16.745 — Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Jan 24, 2013
Last Updated Date::	Jan 24, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 25, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 25, 2013
Archive Date::	Apr 24, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$250,000
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

State governments

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Applicants are limited to states, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), 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. Only one agency is responsible for the submission of the application in Grants.gov. This lead agency must be a state agency, unit of local government, federally recognized Indian tribe, or tribal organization.
Per Pub. L. 108-414, a “criminal or juvenile justice agency” is an agency of state or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that state or local government (sec. 2991(a)(3)). A “mental health agency” is an agency of state or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for mental health services or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse services (sec. 2991(a)(5)). A substance abuse agency is considered an eligible applicant if that agency provides services to individuals suffering from co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Bureau of Justice Assistance
Description::	The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program seeks to increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders who come into contact with the justice system. BJA is seeking applications that demonstrate a collaborative project between criminal justice and mental health partners from eligible applicants to plan, implement, or expand a justice and mental health collaboration program. This program is authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA) (Pub. L. 108-414) and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-416).
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2	Updated URL.	Jan 24, 2013
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	16.745
Competition ID:	BJA-2013-3494
Competition Title:	Planning
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00161930
Opening Date:	Jan 24, 2013
Closing Date:	Mar 25, 2013
Agency Contact Information::	For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657, via e-mail at JIC@telesishq.com, or via live web chat at www.justiceinformationcenter.us. The BJA Justice Information Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date.
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]
optional_forms	Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2]

Package No: 2