The bill would let the Attorney General award grants to state, local, and Tribal law enforcement and corrections agencies. Grants could pay for officers’ behavioral health crisis response training and related travel and lodging. Training would cover issues such as mental illness, substance use, suicide risk, de-escalation, communication, and community resources. The Attorney General could reserve up to $10 million per fiscal year from funds available for the relevant program. Grants would depend on available appropriations.
If an eligible agency receives a grant, its officers could attend qualifying crisis response training. The bill does not require agencies to apply or officers to attend. Grant recipients would report how funds were used and how many officers were trained.
The bill does not provide a specific appropriation. It authorizes the Attorney General to reserve up to $10 million per fiscal year from funds available for the program. Grants may cover training, transportation, and lodging; no more than 3 percent of a grant may be used for administrative costs.
The bill states that training could help officers resolve behavioral health crises and reduce deaths or injuries among officers and the people they encounter.
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