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The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake (UPD) was created in 2010 and serves over 206,000 people in many cities and communities. The Salt Lake County Sheriff serves as its chief executive officer. UPD’s model allows communities to have comprehensive police services at a fraction of the cost of establishing and maintaining their own police force.

The UPD requests $250,000 in funding to create a training program for law enforcement officers and law enforcement agencies throughout Salt Lake County. UPD has not previously been a recipient of Crisis Response Intervention Training grant funds.

In 2017, Unified Police Department’s Salt Lake County Metro Mental Health Unit (Metro Mental Health Unit) was created to support patrol response to mental health calls. While this unit has been successful and well received, calls for service with a mental health component have steadily increased. UPD received nearly 2,700 crisis calls in 2021, but the Metro Mental Health Unit was only able to manage 25% due to staffing challenges within the unit. This supports the need for focused training on mental health responses for law enforcement officers, so that they are capable of responding to a citizen experiencing a mental health crisis.

The Metro Mental Health Unit proposes reviewing and merging two curriculums: the State of Utah’s mandated mental health and other crisis intervention responses, and the nationally recognized Memphis Model. The Metro Mental Health Unit’s goal is to train UPD officers as well as other law enforcement agencies throughout Salt Lake County.

Unified Police Department Of Greater Salt Lake

THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSDISCIPLINARY CRISIS RESPONSE TRAINING TO EDUCATE, TRAIN, AND PREPARE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS OFFICERS SO THAT THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO APPROPRIATELY INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS) AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) IN THE COURSE OF COMPLETING THEIR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES. IT SEEKS APPLICATIONS FROM STATES, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND CORRECTIONAL ENTITIES TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING, ENGAGE IN ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING TO DEPLOY TRAINED OFFICERS IN TIMES OF CRISIS, AND SUSTAIN A BEST PRACTICE CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM.

16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) [DOJ - OJP]

Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 United States

Single Zip Code

BJA FY 22 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program (O-BJA-2022-171099)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/25 to 09/30/26.