15PBJA22GK01407VALO

Suicide is a leading cause of death among law enforcement officers. The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers (SAFLEO) Program, a Valor Initiative program, provides national, culturally informed and sensitive training and technical assistance (TTA) and resources to law enforcement leaders, supervisors, officers, families, colleagues, and others to educate and increase awareness and recognition of law enforcement suicide with the aim of preventing it.

The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) and its partners in this endeavor, including the American Association of Suicidology, the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, and the University of Kentucky Suicide Prevention and Exposure Lab, will collaborate and leverage our resources to continue to accomplish the SAFLEO Program’s deliverables and the mission to raise awareness and promote change in the policing culture about law enforcement mental health, increase the acceptance of help-seeking behavior, and reduce and prevent law enforcement suicide.

The team will utilize its members’ diverse and wide range of experience and expertise to continue to develop, enhance, and deliver a collection of virtual and in-person TTA and resources. Training will address factors associated with the risk of suicidal ideation, such as organizational stress, critical incident trauma, the nature of shift work, relationship issues, and alcohol use and abuse. This training suite includes executive, leadership and supervision, line officer, and train-the-trainer courses.

To fully administer this program, the team will provide TTA to agencies; develop and publish virtual or distance-learning opportunities; develop and provide training materials and related resources; maintain a training request database; leverage an existing website to house materials; market the TTA program training and resources; conduct evaluations of all training; and create a diverse-membership advisory board to guide project activities and help identify emerging issues in suicide awareness and prevention.

IIR will utilize a highly experienced, diverse, and inclusive team of subject-matter experts and culturally competent practitioners, instructional designers, and instructors. Training and products will be based on research; evidence-based approaches; innovative adult-learning methods; behavioral trends; and practical, relevant, and realistic applications.

In Institute For Intergovernmental Research

THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM SAFETY, WELLNESS, AND RESILIENCE OF OUR NATION'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THROUGH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES DELIVERING NO-COST TRAINING (PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION), CONDUCTING RESEARCH, DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING RESOURCES, AND ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS THAT BENEFIT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THE VALOR INITIATIVE PROVIDES OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH INNOVATIVE, USEFUL, AND VALUABLE RESOURCES AND SKILLS. IN FY 2022, THE PROGRAM WILL SEEK TO AWARD ONE APPLICATION UNDER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGORIES. CATEGORY 1 - VALOR OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VALOR PROGRAM) SEEKS A NATIONAL OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) PROVIDER TO CONTINUE AND FURTHER ENHANCE BJA'S CORNERSTONE OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS SUITE OF TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. CATEGORY 2 - NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROGRAM (SAFLEO PROGRAM) SEEKS A NATIONAL TTA PROVIDER TO CONTINUE AND FURTHER ENHANCE BJA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS WORK. CATEGORY 3 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND OFFICER RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM (RESILIENCE PROGRAM) SEEKS A NATIONAL TTA PROVIDER TO CONTINUE AND FURTHER ENHANCE BJA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT RESILIENCE SKILLS-BUILDING TTA PROGRAM. LASTLY, CATEGORY 4 - NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ROADWAY SAFETY PROGRAM (NLERS PROGRAM) SEEKS A NATIONAL TTA PROVIDER TO CONTINUE AND FURTHER ENHANCE BJA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT ROADWAY SAFETY TRAINING AND RESOURCE PROGRAM. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://BJA.OJP.GOV/PROGRAM/VALOR/OVERVIEW.

16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

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

Tallahassee, Florida 32317-2729 United States

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BJA FY 22 Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative (O-BJA-2022-171210)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 03/31/24 to 09/30/25 and the total obligations have increased 114% from $2,100,000 to $4,500,000.