Closed · O-BJA-2021-95004 · CFDA 16.745 · Discretionary

BJA FY 21 The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Competitive Grant Solicitation

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $550K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 20, 2021
Close date
18
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY 21 The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Competitive Grant Solicitation is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $550,000 across 18 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.

up to $550K
award range
Closed
application status
18
expected awards
16.745
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY 21 The Justice and Mental Health Colla… is closed (last close July 20, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Justice Assistance still indexes 882 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 20, 2021

Posted May 18 Closes Jul 20

Est. Total Funding

$10,000,000

Expected Awards

18

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

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. The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) supports cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses (MI) or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse (CMISA) who come into contact with the justice system. This program supports public safety efforts through partnerships with social services and other organizations that will enhance responses to people with MI and CMISA.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors

BJA FY 21 The Justice and Mental Health Colla… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +2 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Affordable Care Act (ACA). Only 1 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 883).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time, Monday-Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov

What to do next

BJA FY 21 The Justice and Mental Health Colla… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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