law_justice_and_legal_services · USDOJ-OJP-BJA

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · BJA-2016-9205

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $250K

Total Program Funding

$9.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

May 17, 2016

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. 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... up to $250,000 per award; $9,000,000 total program funding; ~30 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

City/township governments, County governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, Other eligible entities, State governments

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Eligible applicants are limited to states, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Int...
•Deadline: 2016-05-17

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

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).

Who Can Apply

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.

Eligible Applicant Types

City/Township GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)State Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $250K
Total Program Funding: $9.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 30
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: March 22, 2016

Application Deadline: May 17, 2016 (0 days remaining)

Agency 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

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