Closed · O-BJA-2024-171967 · CFDA 16.745 · Discretionary

BJA FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program

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

up to $550K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 1, 2024
Close date
19
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $550,000 across 19 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
19
expected awards
16.745
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement… is closed (last close May 1, 2024). 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 May 1, 2024

Posted Feb 6 Closes May 1

Expected Awards

19

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJA seeks applications for the Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program (Connect and Protect). This program supports law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and public safety by improving responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). BJA provides grant funding to help entities prepare, create, or expand comprehensive plans and then implement these collaborative projects to target people who qualify.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 7 doors

BJA FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (7 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +3 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 Humanities (HU). Only 4 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 883).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district 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.

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Agency Contact

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

BJA FY24 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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