Justice and Mental Health Collaboration State-Based Capacity Building Program

The summary for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration State-Based Capacity Building Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Justice and Mental Health Collaboration State-Based Capacity Building Program
	CFDA Number:	16.745
	CFDA Description:	Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2009-2036
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 21, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 16, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 26, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 26, 2009
	Archive Date:	Apr 25, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$525,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations: Consistent with Executive Order 13279, dated December 12, 2002, and 28 C.F.R. Part 38, it is DOJ policy that faith-based and other community organizations that statutorily qualify as eligible applicants under DOJ programs are invited and encouraged to apply for assistance awards to fund eligible grant activities. Faith-based and other community organizations will be considered for awards on the same basis as other eligible applicants and, if they receive assistance awards, will be treated on an equal basis with all other grantees in the administration of such awards. No eligible applicant or grantee will be discriminated for or against on the basis of its religious character or affiliation, religious name, or the religious composition of its board of directors or persons working in the organization.
Grant Description: The Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration State-Based Capacity Building Program (CBP) supports BJA's Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) by seeking a provider(s) to deliver resources and services to unfunded, eligible JMHCP applicants. This program is funded through the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA) (Pub. L. 108-414) and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-416).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/grant/09jmhcpstatesol.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Chris Casto Technical Application Assistance 202-353-7193

Technical Application Assistance [chris.casto@usdoj.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • BJA FY 11 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program; • BJA FY 10 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program; • Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Training and Technical Assistance Program; • 2009 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program; • FY 08 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program; • Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program