Mar

15

Responding to the FY2023 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses Solicitation

Past Event
March 15, 2023, 3:00pm - 4:30pm, Eastern

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will review the FY23 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses Solicitation application process. This grant program will provide an anticipated 27 awards in the amount of $550,000 each to city or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, state-controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, and mental health agencies for a 36-month project. The program supports law enforcement-behavioral health cross-system collaboration that targets preliminarily qualified people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system and promotes public safety and public health to improve responses and outcomes for people with mental health conditions and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs).

Speakers:

  • Maria Fryer, Program Analyst (Policy Advisor), BJA   
  • Nikisha Love, State Policy Advisor for JMHCP, BJA   
  • Tammy Lovill, State Policy Advisor for Substance Abuse and Mental Health, BJA   
  • Ernest Stevens, Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center  
  • Allison Upton, Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health, CSG Justice Center  

Successful Grant Application Examples

If you are interested in applying to receive Connect and Protect funding, the following programs can serve as guidance for successful applications and descriptions.

FY2021 Connect & Protect Awardee: City of Boston, Massachusetts

FY2021 Connect & Protect Awardee: City of Tucson, Arizona

FY2021 Connect & Protect Awardee: Colorado Department of Public Safety

FY2021 Connect & Protect Awardee: Region XII Commission on Mental Health, Mississippi

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