Deadline Approaching for FY'07 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grant Applications

Less than a month remains to fill out applications for fiscal year 2007 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grants, authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act. The grant program, which is overseen by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) of the Department of Justice, offers grants to facilitate coordination among criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse agencies.

The deadline for applications is December 12, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to submit applications.

Click here for more information on types of available grants, additional applicant eligibility requirements, instructions on registering for the online grant application system, and other application instructions.

Click here to access resources compiled by the Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project to assist applicants.

BJA also recently announced its FY '06 grant awards under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The Council of State Governments, coordinator of the Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project, and the National Association of Counties will provide technical assistance to the new grantees. For more information on these awards, click here.