The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program aims to foster innovative partnerships between the criminal justice system and mental health agencies to better serve individuals with mental health issues involved in the justice system. This grant opportunity encourages collaborative projects to plan, implement, or expand programs that address the needs of this population. Funded by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act, this grant supports efforts to enhance services for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring disorders. Closing date for applications: May 17, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 282382
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2016-9205 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.745 — Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 17, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 17, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $9,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) supports 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. The 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: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.
support@grants.gov Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. support@grants.gov Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.745 | BJA-2016-9379 | Expansion | PKG00221819 | Mar 22, 2016 | May 17, 2016 | View |
| 16.745 | BJA-2016-9377 | Collaborative County Approaches to Reducing the Prevalence of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Jail | PKG00221818 | Mar 22, 2016 | May 17, 2016 | View |
| 16.745 | BJA-2016-9378 | Planning and Implementation | PKG00221804 | Mar 22, 2016 | May 17, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
282382 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
282382 SF424B-1.1.pdf
282382 Budget-1.1.pdf
282382 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
282382 Other-1.1.pdf
282382 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
282382 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
282382 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
282382 SF424B-1.1.pdf
282382 Budget-1.1.pdf
282382 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
282382 Other-1.1.pdf
282382 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
282382 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 3
Mandatory forms
282382 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
282382 SF424B-1.1.pdf
282382 Budget-1.1.pdf
282382 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
282382 Other-1.1.pdf
282382 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
282382 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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