The Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP), authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, provides formula funds to support gun violence reduction programs and initiatives.
Donor Name: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC)
State: Georgia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/18/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This project will facilitate a comprehensive, multi-system collaboration among local entities statewide including first responders, community service boards, health departments, local court representatives, treatment providers, local child welfare offices, local prosecuting and public defender offices, non-profits, and community that offer gun violence reduction programs and services. Grant funding will focus on behavioral health deflection, which refers to strategies and programs within the criminal justice system designed to redirect individuals with behavioral health needs away from traditional punitive measures (such as incarceration) and towards rehabilitative and supportive services. These strategies aim to address the underlying issues of behavioral health and reduce potential violence by providing alternatives to prosecution and promoting interventions that support recovery and reintegration into society.
Funding Information
$2,233,491 is available.
Uses of funds
For this project, grant funds can be used by local and regional agencies to support gun violence reduction programs and initiatives within the communities they serve related to behavioral health deflection.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants are limited to community service boards, health departments, treatment providers, local child welfare offices, non-profits, and community representatives addressing gun violence reduction programs and initiatives through behavioral health deflection. Units of local government in the State of Georgia are also eligible to apply on behalf of first responders, public defender offices, courts, school systems, and local prosecuting and public defender offices. All proposals must aim to adopt or expand promising and/or evidence-based programs that prevent or reduce crime and violence, with a particular focus on gun violence, and target the risk factor of behavioral health needs that may be more likely to lead to this kind of violence.
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