A National Training and Technical Assistance Center to Improve Police-Based Responses to People with Mental Heath Disorders and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The National Center will assist BJA to coordinate and build upon existing assets and resources to serve police agencies and their mental health and social service partners.

Many of the resources that BJA offers, can be adapted and maximized with specific training and technical assistance for implementation.

Without

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TTA, agencies must implement resources in the community without specific guidance, planning, assessment, contextualization and knowledge and guidance about best practices in implementation.

To support police and law enforcement agencies and their MHD and IDD service delivery partners to build capacity to improve their collaborative responses, BJA will support a National Training and Technical Assistance Center to Improve Police-Based Response to People with MHD and IDD (National Center).

Related Programs

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Department of Justice


Agency: Department of Justice

Office: Office of Justice Programs

Estimated Funding: $2,500,000


Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
see weblink

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Not Available

Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.bja.gov/LEMHTTA17

Contact:
An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after

Agency Email Description:
technical application support

Agency Email:
grants@ncjrs.gov

Date Posted:
2017-07-05

Application Due Date:
2017-08-22

Archive Date:
2017-09-02



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