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Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program

Federal Funding Agency:

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Applicant Eligibility:

City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments, Other*

Due Date:

Grants.gov Deadline May 27, 2022, 8:59 pm Eastern
Application JustGrants Deadline June 1, 2022, 8:59 pm Eastern

Funding Amount:

Up to $550,000

Agency Solicitation:

The Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program offers grants to promote public safety and public health by helping entities prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target preliminarily qualified individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs).

Solicitation

Additional Notes:

*Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. Organizations with a different legal status (e.g., nonprofit or for-profit mental health agencies) are eligible to apply only if they also have been designated as a state agency or unit of local government to provide mental health services. Documentation to support this designation must be attached to the application (34 USC § 10651(a)(5) “mental health agency” is defined as: “an agency of a state or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for mental health services or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse services”).