The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is accepting applications for its Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/20/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This NOFO will support specialized TTA to awardees under the PSMHI grant program. The TTA will help grantees effectively and efficiently implement comprehensive service networks addressing untreated mental illness and substance use connecting justice and health systems through targeted technical skills and actionable resources across four core areas: Crisis Stabilization, Treatment Services, Housing, and EHR Systems and Technology Modernization.
- Crisis Stabilization
- The development and implementation of 24/7 crisis stabilization centers with dedicated law enforcement access and no-refusal policies, providing appropriate clinical and risk assessment and intervention for individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Treatment Services
- The implementation of coordinated approaches for identifying and effectively treating high-utilizer populations whose untreated mental illness and substance use disorders contribute to homelessness, public safety challenges and community disorder.
- The provision of comprehensive evidence-based mental health and substance use treatment services, including psychiatric medications for serious mental illness, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders, and civil commitment evaluations when clinically indicated.
- The development and implementation of step-down treatment approaches that maintain appropriate levels of care while transitioning individuals toward greater independence and reducing homelessness among individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Housing
- The establishment of transitional housing programs with treatment compliance requirements as a condition of participation, ensuring continuity of care for individuals with mental health and substance use treatment needs.
- EHR and Technology Modernization
- The modernization of electronic health records (EHR) and related technologies (e.g., telehealth) particularly in and with correctional settings to enhance coordination across justice, behavioral health, and crisis systems, with emphasis on continuity of care, data sharing, and system integration
Goals and Objectives
- Goal 1: Equip grantees to independently establish integrated service networks across public safety, justice, behavioral health, and housing systems.
- Objective 1.1: Build grantee skills in developing formal cross-system partnership agreements and secure data-sharing protocols that enable streamlined information exchange between law enforcement, courts, correctional facilities, behavioral health providers, and housing agencies.
- Objective 1.2: Support implementation of coordinated case management dashboards that track individuals’ progress through healthcare, justice, and housing systems.
- Objective 1.3: Support implementation of transitional housing models with treatment compliance requirements that are coordinated with reentry planning and discharge protocols, to ensure treatment continuity and reduce homelessness among individuals exiting corrections or crisis settings.
- Goal 2: Build grantee capacity to achieve and demonstrate measurable outcomes that advance the identification, adoption, and implementation of treatment pathways, standards, and compliance that reduce homelessness and address untreated mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Objective 2.1: Support implementation and enhancement of 24/7 crisis stabilization service operation, including no-refusal policies, law enforcement drop-off protocols, civil commitment evaluations, housing assessments and transfer procedures for high-acuity individuals.
- Objective 2.2: Support grantees and their partners operating in correctional, institutional treatment, civil commitment, and step-down care settings, with a focus on compliance monitoring, coordination with support services, including housing programs, and treatment continuity for individuals at risk of homelessness or repeated justice involvement.
- Objective 2.3: Train law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts on increasing effective and maximally flexible implementation of civil commitment and AOT programs that address public safety priorities across diverse state legal frameworks.
- Goal 3: Support modernization of electronic health records (EHR) and other technologies to improve data sharing, coordination, and accountability between justice and behavioral health systems.
- Objective 3.1: Build grantee capacity to enhance EHR and data systems in correctional and behavioral health settings, enabling timely information exchange for care coordination during incarceration, reentry, and community-based treatment.
- Objective 3.2: Provide technical assistance on implementing secure, cross-agency data-sharing frameworks that support decision-making across crisis response, housing placement, civil commitment, and diversion pathways.
- Objective 3.3: Support grantee use of digital dashboards, notification systems, and integrated service tracking tools that improve real-time coordination and accountability across public safety and behavioral health partners.
Funding Information
- Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $3,200,000
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $3,200,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance: 24 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Educational Organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Other
- Native American Tribal Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
