FY22 Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams- Community Policing Development Solicitation | O COPS 2022 171166

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The FY22 Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams - Community Policing Development (CPD) Solicitation is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). It sits within the broader CPD program, which is designed to help law enforcement agencies strengthen and expand community policing. In practice, that means investing in strategies that rely on partnerships and problem-solving to address the conditions that drive public safety issues, including violent crime, nonviolent crime, and community fear of crime. The COPS Office frames this work around building trust between law enforcement and communities while also advancing civil rights and racial equity, improving access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, and responding to evolving threats in ways that keep communities safe.

The specific focus of this FY 2022 solicitation is the expansion of Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) and related approaches that integrate, or "embed," mental and behavioral health supports alongside law enforcement responses. Funding is intended to help develop, test, and spread promising practices that improve how officers and agencies respond to people experiencing mental health crises, substance use crises, or other behavioral health emergencies. This can include creating or scaling specialized training programs and building stronger operational connections between police departments and behavioral health providers, with the goal of improving outcomes for individuals in crisis while reducing unnecessary escalation and promoting safer, more effective responses.

This solicitation is offered as an open competition, with an emphasis on generating practical, field-ready guidance and "knowledge products" that agencies can actually use. The COPS Office highlights that supported projects should produce guidance that is quality-driven (clear action steps that reduce inconsistent performance), evidence-based (aligned with the strongest available research, ideally identified through systematic review), accessible (plain language and usable lengths for real-world policing environments), and memorable (tools and takeaways that help personnel act quickly and appropriately in complex situations). Applicants are also encouraged to align project goals with the COPS Office performance measures referenced in the solicitation materials, and to draw on foundational community policing concepts described in the COPS publication Community Policing Defined.

Grant recipients are expected to be ready to begin work quickly after selection and award notification. The solicitation also emphasizes that deliverables must follow COPS Office requirements for curriculum development and review (through the COPS Office Curriculum Standards and Review Process Guides), as well as the office's conference approval process when events are involved and its Editorial and Style Manual for written products. For proposals that involve work in specific locations or with particular agencies, letters of support from the targeted agencies are strongly encouraged, signaling that local partners are committed and prepared to participate.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number O-COPS-2022-171166 and CFDA 16.710, with the COPS Office (DOJ) as the awarding agency. The posting indicates an award ceiling of $9,500,000 and an anticipated 28 awards, with eligibility described broadly as "Others" with additional clarification provided in the full solicitation. The opportunity was created May 5, 2022, and originally closed June 21, 2022. The 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, with awards contingent on the availability of appropriated funds and any legal requirements that may apply.

For applicant support and programmatic questions, the solicitation directs inquiries to the COPS Office Response Center (800-421-6770) or AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov during standard weekday business hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, excluding federal holidays).

• The Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY22 Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams- Community Policing Development Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 05, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $9,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 28 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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