BJA FY 17 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Funding Opportunity ID: 291287 Opportunity Number: BJA-2017-11380 Opportunity Title: BJA FY 17 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration ProgramOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 16.745Eligible Applicants: County governmentsCity or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: USDOJ-OJP-BJAAgency Name: Department of JusticeBureau of Justice AssistancePosted Date: Jan 18, 2017Close Date: Apr 04, 2017Last Updated Date: Jan 30, 2017Award Ceiling: $200,000Award Floor: $0Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 45Description: The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) supports 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. BJA is seeking applications that demonstrate a collaborative project between criminal justice and mental health partners from eligible applicants to plan, implement or expand a justice and mental health collaboration program. The program is authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA) (Pub.L. 108-414) and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reau...

Source: Grants.gov - February 19, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding