Announcement for 06/28/09

BJA Announces 2007 MIOTCRA Grantees

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has named its 2007 grantees under its Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), which was authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 (MIOTCRA).

The 2007 grantees span 26 communities in 16 states. Of these, 13 communities received planning grants with a maximum award of $50,000 for 12 months, seven received planning and implementation grants with a maximum award of $250,000 for 30 months, and six communities received implementation and expansion grants with a maximum award of $200,000 for 24 months. All grants required a joint application from a mental health agency and unit of government responsible for criminal and/or juvenile justice activities. View a pdf with the full list of 2007 grantees.

The Council of State Governments Justice Center's Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project, the Pretrial Justice Institute, and the National Association of Counties will provide technical assistance to the new grantees.

Through funds appropriated in FY 2006, the BJA awarded 27 grants in 19 states under the JMHCP. Read more about the 2006 grantees on the Criminal Justice/Mental Health InfoNet.

Key congressional supporters of the grant program are working closely with colleagues to ensure continued funding for the program in FY 2008. Over the summer, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its FY 2008 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, which reserved $10 million for the program. The Senate Appropriations Committee also reserved $10 million in its FY 2008 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill.

For more information on outreach efforts to Congress in support of the program, please contact Sara Paterni.

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