Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

 

Goal(s): The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) supports cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) MHSUDS who come into contact with the justice system. This program supports public safety efforts through partnerships with social services and other organizations that will enhance responses to people with Mental Health Disorders (MHDs) and Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MHSUDs). Objective(s): The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program offers grants to help entities prepare comprehensive plans to implement collaboration programs that target qualified offenders and promote public safety and public health. Specifically, per the authorizing statute, grants awarded under this program shall be used to create or expand: 1. Support cooperative efforts by public safety officials and service providers (at any point in the system) to connect individuals with MHDs or MHSUDs with treatment and social services 2. Develop mental health courts or other court-based programs 3. Offer specialized training for public safety officials and mental health providers in order to respond appropriately to individuals with MHDs or MHSUDs 4. Support intergovernmental cooperation between state and local governments to address enhanced support to individuals with MHDs MHSUDs. Additionally, the Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program provides for transdisciplinary crisis response training to educate and prepare law enforcement and correctional officers so that they are equipped to appropriately interact with people who have mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities in the course of completing their job responsibilities. Performance Measure 1: Percentage of individuals screened who are referred to treatment; and, Performance Measure 2: Number of individuals screened for mental health or co-occurring disorder.

Active 16.745 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2018 Since FY 2006, BJA has made 482 awards, in excess of $121 million in funding to the field.
Fiscal Year 2019 It is anticipated that 120 applications will be received and 57 awards will be granted in fiscal year 2019.
Fiscal Year 2020 Through OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program provided $18.6 million to support 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. The program funds collaborative projects between criminal justice and mental health partners to plan, implement or expand a justice and mental health program. Through BJA’s Collaborative Mental Health and Anti-Recidivism Initiative, nearly $900,000 was provided to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to establish a statewide pilot program that partners with the appropriate agencies within the state. The initiative will establish a collaborative prison anti-recidivism effort to provide comprehensive care before, during, and after incarceration for persons with serious mental illness, with a goal of reducing recidivism. Through BJA’s Improving Justice and Mental Health Collaboration - Training and Technical Assistance to Grantees and the Field Program, $4.6 million was awarded to the Council of State Governments in Lexington, Kentucky, to provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies and their partner mental health and substance abuse authorities to reduce crime and recidivism associated with people with mental illnesses. OJP’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provided nearly $5 million through the Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program to improve outcomes for youth with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. The funding may be used for mental health courts, specialized training and collaborative efforts between juvenile justice and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health treatment services and substance abuse treatment services.
Fiscal Year 2021 Since 2006, JMHCP funded 568 awardees across 49 states, Washington, DC, and two U.S. territories (including American Samoa and Guam) z $164.3 million awarded, with individual awards ranging from $100,000 to $750,000 z 140 law enforcement agencies have used JMHCP funding to establish models (co-responder teams, mobile crisis teams, crisis intervention teams, etc.) that reduce encounters with people who have mental illnesses and connect them to services. { Since the creation of the law enforcement strategic planning grants in 2017, 34 sites have received funding to train law enforcement and related staff members. { The program supports 9 Law Enforcement-Mental Health Peer to Peer Learning Sites who serve as peer resources to grantees and communities across the country. In 2021, new sites will be added through a competitive selection process. The current learning sites are: Arlington (MA) Police Department Houston (TX) Police Department Los Angeles (CA) Police Department Madison County (TN) Sheriff’s Office Madison (WI) Police Department Portland (ME) Police Department Salt Lake City (UT) Police Department Tucson (AZ) Police Department University of Florida Police Department
Fiscal Year 2022 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jmhcp/funding Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA), Public Law 108-414
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008; and, an act making DOJ appropriations for the current fiscal year, Public Law 110-416
21st Century Cures Act, as amended, Public Law 114-255
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-93, Statute 133,2317, 2409
Public Law 116-260, 34 U.S.C. 10651, Statute 134,1182,1259
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, Statute 134,1182, 1258
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 Applicants are limited to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations. BJA will only accept joint applications; each application must include a mental health agency as well as a unit of government with responsibility for criminal justice activities. General Public. The application must include: Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424); Program Narrative; Budget and Budget Narrative. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants must submit completed applications via the DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants) or through grants.gov following established criteria. The receipt, review, and analysis of applications will follow Office of Justice Programs policies and procedures for the administration of grant applications. Specific application instructions for solicitations are available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://www.ojp.gov/funding/solicitations.htm) and/or www.bja.gov. Upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Approximately 120 days from application deadline. See the current fiscal year's solicitation available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities for additional information. Not applicable. Not applicable. Criteria are described in the OJP Program Announcement available at: https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. BJA is seeking applicants under three competitive discretionary grant programs: (1) Under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, (2) Connect and Protect Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses Program, and (3) Under Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program. Grants awarded under the JMHCP program shall be used to create or expand: 1. Support cooperative efforts by public safety officials and service providers (at any point in the system) to connect individuals with MHDs and MHSUDs with treatment and social services such as supportive housing. 2. Develop mental health courts or other court-based programs such as court liaisons for people with behavioral health needs. 3. Offer specialized training for public safety officials and mental health providers in order to respond appropriately to individuals with MHDS and MHSUDs such as training in screening assessment. 4. Support intergovernmental cooperation between state and local governments to address enhanced support to individuals with MHDs and MHSUDs such as justice and behavioral health stakeholder convenings. Grants awarded under the Connect and Protect Program will focus on the earliest points in the system where law enforcement agencies and their behavioral health partners will design and implement a program to prevent people with MHDs and MHSUDs from further criminal justice system involvement. Under Connect, funds may be used for: 1) increasing cooperative efforts by justice system officials and service providers to connect individuals with MHDs or MHSUDs with treatment and social services 2) Improve officer and public safety through specialized training for public safety officers and mental health agencies in order to respond appropriately to individuals with MHDs or MHSUDs 3) Increase intergovernmental cooperation between state and local governments to address enhanced support to individuals with MHDs or MHSUDs. Grants awarded under Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training aim to support states, local communities, and tribal law enforcement and correctional entities to develop and implement law enforcement or corrections crisis response training programs. BJA encourages state applicants to explore the enhancement of existing academy training efforts focusing on disability awareness and crisis response. BJA similarly suggests applicants develop or expand programs that incorporate BJA’s CRIT Curriculum along with trauma-informed best practices designed to increase understanding of behavioral health conditions and disabilities, navigate community resources, and improve de-escalation skills within the applicant organization and among patrol and facility-based staff. BJA’s CRIT Curriculum can be found here: https://www.informedpoliceresponses.com Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Not applicable. See 2 CFR 200 for the government-wide requirements for maintenance of records by grant recipients. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is . 20%. Federal funds awarded under this solicitation may not cover more than 80 percent of the total costs of the project for project years 1 and 2, and 60 percent of the total costs of the project for project year 3. An applicant must identify the source of the 20 percent non-federal portion of the total project costs for projects years 1 and 2, and how it will use match funds. In addition, applicants proposing a 3rd project year must identify the source of the 40 percent non-federal portion of year 3 project costs, and how it will use match funds. If a successful applicant’s proposed match exceeds the required match amount, and OJP approves the budget, the total match amount incorporated into the approved budget becomes mandatory and subject to audit. (“Match” funds may be used only for purposes that would be allowable for the federal funds.) Recipients may satisfy this match requirement with either cash or in-kind services. NOTE: There is no match requirement for the Collaborative Crisis Response Training Program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Grants are awarded for a 12-36 month project period. For additional information, please see the current fiscal year’s solicitation available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Reimbursement. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/release: Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post Award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements). None/Not specified. Maria Fryer
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 US
Maria.Fryer@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-616-6500 or 1-866- 859-2647. https://bja.ojp.gov/program/justice-and-mental-health-collaboration-program-jmhcp/overview?Program_ID=66 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants) FY 22$64,519,178.00; FY 23 est $45,000,000.00; FY 24 est $39,999,999.00; FY 21$34,393,846.00; FY 20$23,441,334.00; FY 19$28,346,305.00; FY 18$27,115,179.00; FY 17$10,963,114.00; FY 16$8,476,120.00; - In amounts consistent with the applicant's proposed project and the BJA's plans, priorities and levels of financing. For additional information, please see the current fiscal year's solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities) and/or https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities. Information about the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program solicitation may be obtained by calling NCJRS at (800) 851-3420 or accessing the web site at https://bja.ojp.gov/program/justice-and-mental-health-collaboration-program-jmhcp/overview. Fiscal Year 2019 Please view the JMHCP brief at https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/media/document/jmhcp-program.pdf for an overview of BJA grant awards under the program and highlights on how select agencies are using funds.
Fiscal Year 2020 Please visit https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/JMHCP-Program_APRIL2021_508compliant.pdf for examples of JMHCP projects
Fiscal Year 2022 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jmhcp/funding