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BJA FY 19 An Academic-based Training Initiative to Improve Police Responses for People with Mental Illness and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Bureau of Justice Assistance · BJA-2019-16850

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $2.3M

Total Program Funding

$2.3M

Expected Awards

Deadline

October 4, 2019

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 19 An Academic-based Training Initiative to Improve Police Responses for People with Mental Illness and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Bureau of Justice Assistance. This initiative focuses on developing academic-based, transdisciplinary crisis intervention training to educate, train, and prepare law enforcement officers so that they are equipped to appropriately interact with people who have mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities in the... up to $2,254,000 per award; $2,254,000 total program funding; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Private universities/colleges, Public universities/colleges, Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Eligible applicants are public or private academic organizations, nonprofit academic organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), and ...
•Deadline: 2019-10-04

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Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

This initiative focuses on developing academic-based, transdisciplinary crisis intervention training to educate, train, and prepare law enforcement officers so that they are equipped to appropriately interact with people who have mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities in the course of completing their job responsibilities.

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are public or private academic organizations, nonprofit academic organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), and public universities and colleges (including tribal institutions of higher education).

Eligible Applicant Types

Private Colleges & UniversitiesPublic Colleges & UniversitiesOther (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $2.3M
Total Program Funding: $2.3M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: August 5, 2019

Application Deadline: October 4, 2019 (0 days remaining)

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