Deadline: 27-Mar-25
The Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to fund training and technical assistance (TTA) programs for three national initiatives supporting justice and mental health programs.
Categories
- Category 1: Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) Program TTA
- Category 2: Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response (Connect and Protect) Program TTA
- Category 3: Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) TTA
Goals and Objectives
- TTA programs across all categories will:
- Goal 1: Deliver a range of effective and relevant TTA that empowers and enables the field in its efforts to reduce crime, improve justice outcomes, and enhance community safety.
- Objective 1: Relevance—Develop and deliver TTA that directly addresses the needs and challenges of the field and its workforce.
- Objective 2: Effectiveness—Measure the effectiveness of TTA to ensure it is achieving the intended outcomes and making a positive impact.
- Objective 3: Engagement—Create engaging and interactive training experiences that capture attention and facilitate learning.
- Objective 4: Accessibility—Ensure all TTA is accessible, taking into account background and learning style. Additionally, all products developed must be Section 508 compliant.
- Objective 5: Continuous Improvement—Regularly evaluate and refine TTA to ensure it remains relevant, effective, and aligned with the evolving needs of the field.
- Goal 1: Deliver a range of effective and relevant TTA that empowers and enables the field in its efforts to reduce crime, improve justice outcomes, and enhance community safety.
- Category-specific goals:
- Category 1: Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) and Technical Assistance
- Goal 1: Deflect and Divert individuals from the criminal justice system.
- Goal 2: Increase officers’ knowledge about responding to people in crisis.
- Category 2: Connect and Protect Program Training and Technical Assistance
- Goal 1: Strengthen partnerships across complex systems.
- Goal 2: Divert individuals from the criminal justice system.
- Goal 3: Increase officers’ knowledge about responding to people in crisis.
- Category 3: Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Training and Technical Assistance
- Goal 1: Enhance collaboration across complex systems.
- Goal 2: Divert individuals from the criminal justice system.
- Goal 3: Increase criminal justice and behavioral health stakeholder knowledge of best practices for improving outcomes for people with behavioral health disorders.
- Goal 4: Increase criminal justice and behavioral health stakeholder knowledge about financing strategies for behavioral health treatment services.
- Category 1: Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) and Technical Assistance
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $8,350,000
- Category 1: Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program TTA
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 1
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $2,750,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 24 months
- Category 2: Connect and Protect Program TTA
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 1
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $2,800,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 24 months
- Category 3: Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Program TTA
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 1
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $2,800,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 24 month
- Category 1: Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program TTA
Eligibility Criteria
- The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Educational Organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education.
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.