Responding to the 2021 Solicitation for Connect and Protect Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance 

In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and The Council of State Governments Justice Center will review the BJA FY 21 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses Solicitation application process. This grant program will provide an anticipated 36 awards in the amount of $550,000 each to city or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), state-controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, and mental health agencies for a 36-month project. The program will support law enforcement-behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental illness (MI) and co-occurring mental illness and substance addiction (CMISA).

Speakers:

• Erich Dietrich, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, BJA
• Maria Fryer, Program Analyst (Policy Advisor), BJA
• Tammy Lovill
• Demetrius Thomas, Deputy Program Manager, Behavioral Health Division, CSG Justice Center