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Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This program supports collaborative efforts between law enforcement and behavioral health service providers to improve responses to individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
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Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program | Overview | Bureau of Justice Assistance Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program The Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program is designed to support law enforcement and behavioral health cross-system collaboration and to improve public health and safety responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
Program objectives include the following: Design and implement a crisis response program based on current best practice to assist law enforcement officers in improving encounters with individuals who have MHDs or cooccurring MHSUDs. Plan and deliver a crisis response program, through coordination between law enforcement and a mental health agency, that includes services to improve or enhance the response.
Build positive community relations and trust through public communication strategies. Enhance officer knowledge and skills in responding to community members with MHDs or co-occurring MHSUDs. Connect and Protect is part of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP).
Training and Technical Assistance The JMHCP has two support centers that offer free, on-demand training and consultation. Center staff provide support that is tailored to meet agency, community, and jurisdiction needs, including example policies, advice about program design, connection to subject matter experts, arranging visits to a learning site, and more.
Additionally, the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s National Training and Technical Assistance Center provides no-cost training and technical assistance on a wide variety of criminal justice topics to improve the knowledge and skills of criminal justice professionals. Agencies interested in receiving training and technical assistance (TTA) can submit a TTA request through an online application .
Date Modified: January 10, 2025 Date Created: December 18, 2023
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State and local government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, and other eligible entities, typically in partnership with behavioral health providers. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (individual subawards mentioned up to $414,455). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program is funded by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This program provides funding and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations and state, local, and tribal governments to expand education and employment programs that serve individuals during incarceration and throughout their period of reentry into the community.
Project Safe Neighborhoods is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This program is designed to create safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms. It emphasizes cooperation among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement, prosecutors, and community-based partners to develop comprehensive strategic plans and evidence-based intervention and prevention initiatives. Nonprofits are eligible as fiscal agents for PSN Task Forces.
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The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a competitive program from Social Capital Inc. that funds youth-led community improvement projects in Greater Boston. Teams of high school students in grades 9 through 12 residing in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, or Suffolk counties develop project ideas through coaching from local professionals, then pitch their proposals to a live panel of judges. Winning teams receive $1,000 to $2,000 in grant funding to execute their community-strengthening visions. The program builds career skills including public speaking, project management, and team collaboration, while cultivating cross-socioeconomic connections among peers and mentors throughout the region.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance's FY2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program puts $3 billion on the table for states, state agencies, and units of local government under Assistance Listing 16.076. No match is required, awards run 36 to 60 months, and three funding categories — hiring, technology, and temporary detention construction — are in play. Here is how the reimbursement fund is structured, who is eligible, what the money can and cannot buy, and the strategic realities behind the July 15 Grants.gov deadline.
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