With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to examine programs funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) in Fiscal Years (FY) 2022-202 4. The BJA Byrne SCIP program provides funding for the implementation and/or creation of specific program areas:
(1)

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extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs, (2) courts response to people in crisis, (3) community-based services for people in crisis, and (4) funding for law enforcement crisis intervention programs or initiatives.

This NIJ solicitation seeks research addressing two categories:
(1) scan of practices of state crisis intervention activities including those funded by BJA under the FY 2022-2023 and FY 2024 BJA Byrne SCIP (anticipate one award of up to $600,000); and (2) evaluability assessments for each of the four program areas funded by BJA under the FY 2022-2023 and FY 2024 BJA Byrne SCIP solicitations (anticipate 4 awards of up to $1,500,000 per award).

Applicants must clearly indicate the category to which they are responding in the application title.

Applicants may submit to more than one category, but must submit a separate, complete application for each category.

Within Category 2, applicants may apply to assess programs that cover more than one BJA Byrne SCIP program area, where applicable.