# BJA FY 21 Collaborative Crisis Response Training Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-21003-bja-fy-21-collaborative-crisis-response-training-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333724

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $150,000 to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 46 awards worth $6.9 million in total. Applications closed on August 13, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-21003 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 13, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 46 |
| Total funding | $6.9 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.745 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Other—correctional entitiesFor the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (See 34 U.S.C. 10251.)To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee

## What the grant funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This initiative seeks to implement transdisciplinary crisis response training to educate and prepare law enforcement and correctional officers so that they are equipped to appropriately interact with people who have behavioral health conditions or disabilities in the course of completing their job responsibilities

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-21003 still open?

No. It closed on August 13, 2021.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Collaborative Crisis Response Training Program?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 Collaborative Crisis Response Training Program?

Closed August 13, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $150,000 each. About $6.9 million in total across about 46 awards.

### Who has won Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Council of State Governments LTD., Unified Court System of New York State, Tropical Texas Center for MH-MR. The program made 290 awards worth $160 million in that time.