BJA FY25 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program

The summary for the BJA FY25 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

BJA FY25 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program: This funding opportunity seeks to fund programs that support collaborations between law enforcement and behavioral health agencies to improve public safety responses and outcomes for people who qualify with behavioral health needs. The goal is to implement deflection and diversion programs at first contact, such as crisis response and intervention teams, co-responders and other collaborative model approaches. The program focuses on improving safety and well-being for people with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). Eligible entities can prepare, create, or expand collaborative projects. Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria.