Closing date for applications: December 3, 2024

This solicitation seeks proposals to examine programs funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) in Fiscal Years (FY) 2022–2024. The BJA Byrne SCIP program provides funding for the implementation and/or creation of specific program areas: (1) extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs, (2) courts response to people in crisis, (3) community-based services for people in crisis, and (4) funding for law enforcement crisis intervention programs or initiatives. This NIJ solicitation seeks research addressing two categories: (1) scan of practices of state crisis intervention activities including those funded by BJA under the FY 2022–2023 and FY 2024 BJA Byrne SCIP (anticipate one award of up to $600,000); and (2) evaluability assessments for each of the four program areas funded by BJA under the FY2022–2023 and FY2024 BJA Byrne SCIP solicitations.

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In this video, leaders and community advocates share their perspectives on the critical role of community violence intervention in building safer neighborhoods. Through a series of interview clips, they discuss how empowering individuals with lived experiences, fostering leadership and implementing grassroots efforts can lead to meaningful change.

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These training opportunities are designed to assist education agencies, including school districts, schools, institutions of higher education, state education agencies, and regional education agencies, with their professional development and emergency preparedness capacity-building efforts. Education agencies can also combine topics or modalities into their own training programs.

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