The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organizations, to enhance or implement clinical services and other evidence-based responses to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and address the treatment and recovery needs of people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are currently involved in the criminal justice system or were formerly involved.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/28/2022
Grant Size: $750,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
The SCA and reentry-focused grant funding is designed to help communities develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry and recidivism reduction. “Reentry” is not a specific program but rather an ongoing process that starts from the moment an individual is initially incarcerated and continues throughout that individual’s transition from incarceration and reintegration into the community.
Goals: Provide clinical and recovery support services that establish treatment, suicide prevention, and continuity of recovery in the community for people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders upon their release from a correctional facility.
Objectives
- Provide training and education for criminal and juvenile justice agencies, mental health and substance use agencies, and community-based behavioral health providers on interventions that support:
- Ensure that individuals with serious mental illness are provided timely access to appropriate recovery supports that may include peer support services, medication management (including long-acting injectable medications where clinically appropriate), case management, and psycho-social therapies.
Categories
The FY 2022 Improving Adult and Juvenile Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Grant Program is a new solicitation designed to implement programming and services in response to the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020. It includes two categories for funding:
- Category 1: Adult and Juvenile Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Programs — State and Local Governments
- Category 2: Adult and Juvenile Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Programs — Nonprofit Organizations and Tribal Governments
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $750,000
- Grant Duration: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the 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
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
