15PBJA22GK03562NTCP

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) proposes the Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) and Technical Assistance Program, in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati's Center for Police Research and Policy (UC), the American Correctional Association (ACA), the Arc of the United States (the Arc), and Policy Research Associates (PRA), to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to support the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA's) Collaborative CRIT Program grantees. This program aims to deliver the BJA's Collaborative CRIT Program curriculum to agencies requesting it throughout the field.

In addition, IACP and its partners will develop and expand resources for people in crisis who have mental health conditions, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, or physical and developmental disabilities. By bringing together IACP, UC, ACA, the Arc, and PRA, this initiative provides an unprecedented partnership for BJA to make substantial impacts in the fields of law enforcement and corrections, specifically in improving crisis response involving individuals with mental health conditions, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, or physical and developmental disabilities.

Building upon the successful partnership of BJA's Academic Training to Inform Police Responses initiative, currently led by UC with IACP, the Arc, and PRA, this initiative adds a corrections partner with ACA. This collaboration brings representation, competency, expertise, and experience across law enforcement, corrections, criminal justice, mental health and developmental services, disability service providers, advocacy groups, individuals with lived experience, and family members.

IACP, UC, PRA, the Arc, and ACA will undertake the following actions:

1) Develop TTA plans for each grantee site within the first six months of the project in collaboration with grantees' problem analyses.
2) Provide targeted TTA to grantees on developing, implementing, and evaluating a training program on responding to people in crisis, including reviewing and approving grantees' implementation plans.
3) Establish best practices, model policies, and resources on crisis response for law enforcement and corrections-based grantees, as well as the wider field.
4) Facilitate peer-to-peer information sharing and learning between grantee sites to promote problem-solving and innovation.
5) Plan and coordinate, in conjunction with partners, working and focus groups to inform TTA delivery and product and project resource development for responding to people in crisis.

This project aims to ensure that grantees develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain a best practice crisis response training program.

International Association Of Chiefs Of Police

THIS JOINT SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) CATEGORIES FOR MULTIPLE JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SITE BASED PROGRAMMATIC TTA FOR EXISTING GRANT PROGRAMS AND BROADER TTA FOR THE FIELD. TTA PROVIDER(S) WILL BE SOLICITED TO SUPPORT THE JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATION PROGRAM'S (JMHCP) SITE BASED GRANTEES; CONNECT AND PROTECT: LAW ENFORCEMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSES (C&P) SITE-BASED GRANTEES; COLLABORATIVE CRISIS RESPONSE SITE-BASED GRANTEES; THE KEVIN AND AVONTE PROGRAM SITE BASED GRANTEES. ADDITIONALLY THIS SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOCUSED TTA THAT AIMS TO INCREASE STATE AND LOCAL CAPACITY FOR UNFUNDED COMMUNITIES IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE TO INITIATE OR ENHANCE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND PLAN FOR PROGRAMMING. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF JMHCP-TTA AND C&P TTA IS TO FACILITATE CROSS-SYSTEM COLLABORATION AMONG THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SYSTEMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER TREATMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOCUSED TTA IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO UNFUNDED APPLICANTS AND THE FIELD IN GENERAL. TTA FOR COLLABORATIVE CRISIS RESPONSE TRAINING WILL SUPPORT A NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION TO PROVIDE EXPERT SITE-BASED PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING AND TOOL DEVELOPMENT TO FURTHER ENHANCE CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL/COMMUNITY SUPERVISION OFFICERS AND THEIR SERVICE POPULATIONS. THE TTA PROVIDER WOULD ALSO DELIVER CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING (CIT) TRAINING NATIONWIDE. THE TTA OFFERED THROUGH THIS EFFORT WILL SUPPORT THE KEVIN AND AVONTE PROGRAM GRANTEES. THESE ARE SITE-BASED COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, WITH THE AID OF TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT, TO PREVENT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FROM WANDERING AWAY FROM SAFETY. IT IS BASED ON BEST PRACTICE AND DEPLOYED IN A PERSON-CENTERED, LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

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

Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1579 United States

Single Zip Code

BJA FY 22 National Initiatives in Justice and Mental Health: Training and Technical Assistance for Grantees and the Field (O-BJA-2022-171285)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 09/30/25 and the total obligations have increased 84% from $2,250,000 to $4,150,000.