Training to Improve Police-Based Responses to the People with Mental Illness

Department Of Justice, Office Of Justice Programs

Program goal(s) name: Improve law enforcement responses to and outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Program goal(s) description: Improve effectiveness of de-escalation and crisis response skills among law enforcement and correctional officers, particularly for interactions with individuals in crisis who have behavioral health conditions, I/DDs or physical disabilities, and/or traumatic brain injuries; and improve agency-level capacity to connect individuals in crisis who have behavioral

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Helps law enforcement and correctional agencies improve their training for handling individuals in crisis. They get support to develop better de-escalation and crisis response programs.

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Up to $9,999,999,999
Deadline
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Status
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Category
Health & Biomedical Research
Organization
Department Of Justice, Office Of Justice Programs

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What Is This Program?

This program supports state, local, and tribal governments, law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, probation and parole departments, and sheriffโ€™s departments in developing, implementing, or expanding de-escalation and crisis response training programs that improve responses to and outcomes for individuals in crisis who have behavioral health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs), physical disabilities, and/or traumatic brain injuries. This program also equips law enforcement and correctional officers with tactical skills, strategies, and technology to effectively de-escalate and handle crisis situations, enhance safety, and protect officer wellbeing.

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Federal financial assistance, leadership, and critical resources to support public safety and justice activities in communities nationwide, including law enforcement, combating violent crime, protecting children, providing services to crime victims, and addressing public safety challenges like human trafficking and the opioid crisis.

Who Is Eligible?

Business Size: small, medium, large

Industries: public safety, justice, law enforcement, crime victim services, juvenile justice

Region: nationwide (US)

Other Criteria: Registered in SAM.gov (unless individual applicant), Maintain active SAM.gov registration with current information, Provide a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Eligible applicants include individuals, for-profit organizations, small businesses, state governments, local governments, tribal governments, academic institutions, and other organizations, Must confirm specific eligibility requirements in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

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This program is available to small, medium, large businesses in public safety, justice, law enforcement industries located in nationwide (US).

This program offers funding up to $9,999,999,999.

This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.

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