Bureau of Justice Assistance

Description

To Serve as the primary TTA Provider for approximately 35 Justice and Mental Health grantees to include providing TTA through teleconferencing, peer to peer consultations, web-based assistance and onsite assistance, which utilizes staff and consultants whose expertise and experience best fit the needs of the grantees. TTA will include assistance with the planning process and program design via a five-point planning and implementation guide and targeted support by a team of expert consultants. Continue TTA provision to active JMHCP grantees from former funding years. TTA will also include targeted assistance for grantees on the Affordable Care Act and how it may be leveraged to increase service linkages and improve outcomes for people with mental illness who are involved, or at risk of involvement, in the criminal justice system. This program is funded through the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA) (Pub. L. 108-414) and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-416).

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Others

Contact

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. <br/>support@grants.gov <br/>
support@grants.gov