BJA FY 23 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Assistance Listings
- 16.745 -- Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
- County governments
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
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.
Grantor contact information
Description
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
Technical Assistance
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closed: April 24, 2023
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
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Award Minimum
$550,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-BJA-2023-171520
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
January 26, 2023
Archive date:
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