ClosedOpportunity BJA-2016-9205

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 17, 2016. Individual awards are listed as up to $250K, with about 30 awards expected and $9M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.745 (Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Mar 22, 2016Posted
May 17, 2016Application deadline

Posted: Mar 22, 2016
Close date: May 17, 2016
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $250,000
Est. total funding: $9,000,000
Expected awards: 30
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to states, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and tribal organizations. BJA will only accept applications that demonstrate that the proposed project will be administered jointly by an agency with responsibility for criminal or juvenile justice activities and a mental health agency. Only one agency is responsible for the submission of the application in Grants.gov. This lead agency must be a state agency, unit of local government, federally recognized Indian tribe, or tribal organization.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Native American tribal organizations

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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 Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-416).

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.745Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.745

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$35.2M

FY25

$16.4K

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.745. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.745

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 250 grant awards had funding actions under Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, with 70 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD.$7.89M
NEW YORK, CITY OF$650K
COUNTY OF YORK$650K
PUBLIC DEFENDER MARYLAND OFFICE OF$648K
UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM OF NEW YORK STATE$645K

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-353-7193

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $250k, total estimated program funding is $9,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 30 awards.

How do I apply for “Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2016-9205), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.043