US Department of Justice: Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program 

 Deadline: STEP 1: Submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov.

GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2023 (4:59 PM ET).

STEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.

JUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023 (4:59 PM ET).

•  The Fiscal Year 2023 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. The FY23 LEMHWA program will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective mental health and wellness strategies, increase the skills and abilities of law enforcement, and increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs.

The FY23 LEMHWA program has two open solicitations:

·       LEMHWA Implementation Projects

·       LEMHWA National Level Resources, Training, and Technical Assistance

• https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwa

U.S. Department of Justice: Community Policing Development (CPD) – Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT)

Deadline: May 1, 2023 (SF-424); May 8, 2023 - Full application

• CPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. The CPD – Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams solicitation will provide grants directly to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies for the creation or expansion of crisis intervention teams and to embed mental and behavioral health services with law enforcement agencies so they can better respond to individuals in crisis in the community
• https://cops.usdoj.gov/cit

U.S. Department of Justice: Community Policing Development (CPD) – Microgrants

Deadline: May 1, 2023 (SF-424); May 8, 2023 - Full application

• CPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. Under the CPD – Microgrants solicitation, local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies may propose demonstration or pilot projects that offer creative ideas to advance crime-fighting, community engagement, problem-solving, or organizational changes to support community policing in one of the following areas: officer recruitment, retention, and workforce diversification; underserved populations; building trust and legitimacy with the community; hate crimes and domestic terrorism; and community violence intervention.
• https://cops.usdoj.gov/cpdmicrogrants

U.S. Department of Justice: FY 2022 COPS Hiring Program

Deadline: Grants.Gov – May 4, 2023 and Just Grants- May 11, 2023

• The goal of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities
• https://cops.usdoj.gov/grants

U.S. Department of Justice: FY 2023 Smart Policing Initiative Grant Program

Deadline: May 9, 2023 (Grants.gov deadline May 1, 2023)      

• Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to support innovative and evidence-based policing practices, more effective information sharing, and multiagency collaboration under the Smart Policing Initiative Program.

-Category 1: Smart Policing Innovation

-Category 2: Smart Policing Approaches to Community Violence Intervention and and prevention

-Category 3: Smart Policing Technology Development and Implementation

• https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171650?utm_campaign=funding_opportunities_23&utm_content=march_9&utm_source=newsfrombja

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 23 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative

Deadline: May 25, 2023 (grants.gov deadline May 18, 2023)   

• Program supports efforts to address gang and gun violence, based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders. Through this CVIPI opportunity, BJA seeks applications for funding to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programs.
• https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171647?utm_campaign=funding_opportunities_23&utm_content=march_9&utm_source=newsfrombja

UPCOMING GRANTS:

U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Program

Amount: Up to $4.2 million

• JAG is responsible for distributing the critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including:

-Law enforcement; prosecution and court;

            -Prevention and education;

            -Corrections and community corrections;

           -Drug treatment and enforcement;

            -Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement; and

           -Crime victim and witness initiatives.

• It also provides funding support for mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs such as behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2022-171368

 

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