The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grant. This grant is for funding initiatives that promote critical cross-system collaboration between justice and mental health stakeholders. The primary purpose is to significantly improve public safety responses and achieve better outcomes for individuals experiencing mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). BJA provides this grant funding to empower eligible organizations to prepare, create, or expand robust comprehensive plans. Subsequently, these organizations will implement the collaborative projects designed to effectively reach and support qualifying individuals, fostering a more integrated and effective response system.
Opportunity ID: 352346
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | O-BJA-2024-171978 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY24 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 25 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.745 — Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 09, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 09, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $550,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Special district governments County governments City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State 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: | With this solicitation, BJA seeks applications for funding programs that support cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). BJA provides grant funding to help organizations prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target people who qualify. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-171978 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center
grants@ncjrs.gov Email:grants@ncjrs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center 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 | C-BJA-2024-00010-PROD | Category 1- Criminal Justice System Collaboration: Pretrial, Prosecution, Courts, Behavioral Health | PKG00284851 | Feb 14, 2024 | May 09, 2024 | View |
| 16.745 | C-BJA-2024-00011-PROD | Category 2- Community Justice and Collaboration: Jails & Prisons, Probation & Parole, Behavioral Health | PKG00284852 | Feb 14, 2024 | May 09, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
352346 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
352346 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
352346 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
352346 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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