Fiscal Year 2011 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

Competitive Grant Announcement

Rebecca Rose, Policy Advisor

Chris Casto, Program Specialist

Presentation outline:• Overview of JMHCP• Review of FY11 Solicitation

• Eligibility• Focus on Evidence Based Practices• Target Population• Grant Categories• Performance Measures• Program Narrative• Budget• Other Attachments

• Grants.gov• Additional Important Information & Resources

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Overview of JMHCP• Purpose of program: Increase public safety

through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.

• The JMHCP is authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (PL 108-414) and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act (PL 110-416).

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Overview of JMHCP• Program Uses:

• Providing appropriate services for system-involved individuals with mental illnesses

• Providing specialized training programs for criminal justice and mental health personnel.

• Improving law enforcement strategies to respond to individuals with mental illnesses.

• Making available diversion options such as mental health courts, alternative prosecution and sentencing programs, pre-trial services, or other court-based programs.

• Providing transitional services for those with mental illnesses who are incarcerated or reentering the community from a correctional institution.

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Review of Solicitation• The Fiscal Year 2011 solicitation can be accessed

through www.grants.gov (Announcement number: BJA-2011-2861) or through BJA’s website at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html.

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Review of SolicitationEligibility

• Applicants are limited to states, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

• Each applicant must demonstrate that the proposed project will be administered jointly by a criminal or juvenile justice agency and a mental health agency.

• Only one agency is responsible for the submission of the application in the Grants.gov. This lead agency must be the state, unit of local government, federally recognized Indian tribe, or tribal organization.

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Review of SolicitationEligibility

• A “criminal or juvenile justice agency” is defined as an agency of state or local government that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that state or local government.

• A “mental health agency” is an agency of state or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for mental health services or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse services.

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Review of SolicitationTarget Population

Grant funds must be used to support a target population that includes an adult or juvenile accused of a nonviolent offense who:• Has been diagnosed as having a mental illness or

co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorder.

• Has faced, is facing, or could face criminal charges for a misdemeanor or nonviolent offense.

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Emphasis on Evidence-Based Programs or Practices

• BJA intends to fund programs that have a demonstrated evidence base and that are appropriate for the target population.

• Priority consideration will be given to applicants that consider the identified evidence-based practices in the development or enhancement of their program (see pages 5-6).

Emphasis on Evidence-Based Programs or Practices

• Screening and Assessment Tools, Targeting Criminogenic Needs and Functional Impairment, Mental Health Treatment Services, and Housing, Supported Employment, and Supported Education

• Under Project Design and Implementation in proposals, applicants will be asked to address the priority considerations and requirements throughout their response to the section.

Review of SolicitationTarget Population

Per MIOTCRA, a nonviolent offense is an offense that does not have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another or is not a felony that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.

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Target Population Considerations

Applicants are encouraged to take into consideration additional targeted responses when making decisions about the appropriate service response for justice-involved individuals with mental illnesses (page 7):• Provision on Services for System-Involved Females• Trauma-Informed Care• Co-occurring disorders

Review of SolicitationGrant Categories

Category I: Planning• Funding amount: $50,000• Project period: 12 Months

Category I applicants will design a strategic, collaborative plan to initiate systemic change for the identification and treatment of system-involved individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring substance abuse disorders.

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Review of SolicitationGrant Categories

Category II: Planning & Implementation• Funding amount: $250,000• Project period: 24 Months

Category II applicants will complete an already-initiated strategic plan for the criminal justice and mental health collaboration program, and then begin implementation of the plan during the project period.

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Review of SolicitationGrant Categories

Category III: Expansion• Funding amount: $200,000• Project period: 24 Months

Category III applicants will expand upon or improve a well-established collaboration plan. Applicants must clearly demonstrate an expansion to the current functioning of an existing program.

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Review of SolicitationPerformance Measures

• Performance measures for the JMHCP are included on pages 11-15 of the solicitation.

• Submission of performance measure data is not required for the applications. All applicants must discuss in their proposal their proposed methods for collecting data for performance measures.

• Upon selection of the grantees, BJA will review the measures to provide guidance on which measures apply to your program.

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Review of SolicitationApplication Attachments

1. Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)

2. Program Abstract3. Program Narrative4. Budget Detail Worksheet & Budget Narrative5. Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)6. Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable) 7. Additional Attachments: Project Timeline and

Memoranda of Understanding/Letters of Support8. Other Standard Forms

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Review of SolicitationProgram Narrative

• The program narrative must respond to the following sections under Selection Criteria (page 21-24);

• Statement of the Problem• Project Design and Implementation• Capabilities and Competencies• Plan for Collecting the Data Required…• Plan for Measuring Program Success…

• Double-spaced, standard 12-point font, with 1 inch margins; Page Limit for narrative: 15 pages

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Review of SolicitationBudget

• Applicants must submit a budget detail worksheet and a budget narrative (page 19).

• For all applicants, include funding to support up to four staff to attend a two-day grantee orientation meeting in Washington, DC.

• For Category 2 and 3 applicants, additional travel costs should be included to attend a BJA-sponsored national meeting. Plan for two staff to attend a 3-day meeting in Washington, DC.

• Category 2 and 3 applicants must set aside at least 5 percent of the budget in order to implement a data collection plan. The plan should be described in the program narrative under Selection Criteria 4.

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Review of SolicitationBudget

Match Requirement• For all applicants, include the amount and source

of match funding in the budget.• Federal funds awarded under this program may

not cover more than 80% of the total costs of the project being funded. The applicant must identify the source of the 20% non-federal portion of the total project costs and how match funds will be used. (See page 10 in the solicitation)

• Match can be in-kind or cash

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Review of SolicitationBudget

Budget Resources:

• Sample budget worksheet: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/forms/budget_detail.pdf

• OJP Financial Guide: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/financialguide/index.htm

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Review of SolicitationOther Attachments

• Project Time and Task Plan – To include each project goal, objective, activity, expected completion date, and person responsible.

• Memoranda of Understanding/Letters of Support – Include from co-applicants and collaborative partners.

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Grants.gov• The application must be submitted through Grants.gov.

Grants.gov is a unified process for all customers of federal awards to find funding opportunities and apply for funding. Please refer to pages 16-17 on How to Apply.

• Registering with Grants.gov is a one-time process, however processing delays may occur and it can take up to several weeks for first time registrants to receive confirmation and a user password.

• Every organization who applies needs a DUNS number, and if they do not have one, they should get one ASAP at: www.dnb.com.

• Applicants should also be up to date on their CCR (http://www.ccr.gov/). The CCR registration must be updated annually to maintain an active status.

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Grants.gov• Applicants are strongly urged to submit applications at

least 72 hours prior to the due date to allow time to receive the proper validation message and to correct any problems that may have caused a rejection notification.

• Note: Grants.gov will forward the application to OJP’s Grants Management System (GMS). GMS does not accept executable file types as application attachments. The disallowed file types include, but are not limited to, the following extensions: “.com,” “.bat,” “.exe,” “.vbs,” “.cfg,” “.dat,” “.db,” “.dbf,” “.dll,” “.ini,” “.log,” “.ora,” “.sys,” and “.zip.”

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Additional Important Information• Total available funding for the program is not yet

available.

• BJA anticipates approximately 50-60 awards will be made in FY11.

• Deadline for submission:• February 3, 2011 by 11:59 pm EST• It is strongly encouraged that applicants submit the

application well in advance of the deadline.

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Resources• FY2011 Solicitation:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/11JMHCSol.pdf • Solicitation FAQs: http://

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/11JMHCFAQ.pdf • Information on JMHCP:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html • BJA Grant Writing and Management Academy: http://

bja.ncjrs.gov/gwma/index.html

• Council of State Governments Justice Center: http://consensusproject.org/

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Questions• For technical assistance with submitting the application,

contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.

• For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1–877–927–5657. The BJA Justice Information Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date.

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