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O-COPS-2022-171164: FY22 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) National Level Training and Technical Assistance

Closed Closed April 27, 2022 Opportunity O-COPS-2022-171164 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: FY 2027 COPS-OJP Constitutional Protections for Parents - A NASRO SRO TTA Invitational Program (O-COPS-2027-172808). Status: Closes November 10, 2026 (3 days left). It is in our archive of Community Oriented Policing Services notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$250,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This solicitation is open to all public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations. For-profit organizations (as well as other recipients) must forgo any profit or management fee. 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 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding, either as a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants awards averaged $531,078; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (83% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as violent crime, nonviolent crime, and fear of crime. Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the community. Statutory Authority This program is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title I, Part Q, Public Law 103-322, 34 U.S.C. § 10381 et seq. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. Program-Specific Information This solicitation is being announced as an open competition. Please note that applicants may submit multiple applications, but you must submit a separate application for each project. Any application that does not clearly state the solicitation sub-category (National Peer Support Training or LEMHWA Implementation Technical Assistance and Resources), may not pass the basic minimum requirement phase of the review process. The following sections will provide further background, requirements, and details for your application. In addition, all applicants should keep the following general requirements in mind: All award recipients will be expected to begin work immediately upon selection and notification of award. For all identified deliverables, the applicant must adhere to the requirements set forth in the COPS Office Curriculum Standards and Review Process Guides, which can be found at https://cops.usdoj.gov/training. For all identified deliverables, the applicant must adhere to the requirements set forth in the COPS Office conference request approval process.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-COPS-2027-172808, which is open now.

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