For those interested, CSAC would like to share the following
opportunity:
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office
is pleased to announce that the following grant funding
opportunity is now open and accepting applications: Safer
Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training
for Law Enforcement.
Safer Outcomes funds are used to promote training on
de-escalation and crisis response for law enforcement officers,
support personnel employed by law enforcement agencies, and
mental health professionals working on crisis intervention teams
as employees of a law enforcement agency or under a legal
agreement with a law enforcement agency. The 2024 Safer
Outcomes program will encompass three separate solicitations:
Curriculum integration for law enforcement academies and
state-level training commissions; expansion of regional
de-escalation training centers; and support for law enforcement
agencies.
Approximately $18 million is available for this program.
Applications are due by July 30, 2024 at 4:59 PM
ET.
Please clickhere for more information on the 2024 Safer
Outcomes program.
ABOUT THE SAFER OUTCOMES PROGRAM
The Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis
Response Training for Law Enforcement program seeks to
promote safe outcomes during police encounters with persons in
crisis through relevant training. Supported training programs
must address one or more of the following areas of focus.
De-escalation tactics and alternatives to use of force.
Safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental or
behavioral health or suicidal crisis.
Safe encounters with individuals with disabilities.
Successfully participating on a crisis intervention team.
Making referrals to community-based services and support.
We recognize that de-escalation and crisis response training must
be dynamic and ongoing, for this reason we support training in a
variety of formats designed to meet the needs of the law
enforcement profession. The FY 24 Safer Outcomes program has
three solicitations, interested applicants should ensure that
they apply under the solicitation that meets their eligibility
and intent.
Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response
Training for Law Enforcement – Support for Law
Enforcement Agencies
Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response
Training for Law Enforcement – Expansion of Regional
De-Escalation Training Centers
Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response
Training for Law Enforcement – Curriculum Integration
for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training
Commissions.
