Montana Board of Crime Control

Other Grants

Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)

On June 25, 2022, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 into law to reduce gun violence and save lives, and to make progress toward keeping guns out of dangerous hands. In signing the bill into law, the President noted that this historic act “invests in antiviolence programs that work — that work directly with the people who are most likely to commit these crimes or become victims of gun crimes.” The purpose of this funding is to prevent or reduce crime and violence, with a particular focus on gun violence and programs and initiatives that target the risk factors that are likely to lead to this kind of violence.

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program

The Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program awards grants to states and units of local government to help improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services. Funds may be used to eliminate a backlog in the analysis of forensic evidence and to train and employ forensic laboratory personnel, as needed, to eliminate such a backlog.

Residential Treatment Substance Abuse Treatment Program

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program assists states and local governments to develop and implement substance abuse treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities; as well as create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders. The goal of the RSAT Program is to break the cycle of drugs and violence by reducing the demand for, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs. RSAT enhances the capability eligible facilities to provide residential substance abuse treatment for incarcerated inmates; prepares offenders for their reintegration into communities by incorporating reentry planning activities into treatment programs; and assists offenders and their communities with reentry through the delivery of community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services.

Funding Opportunity

John R. Justice (JRJ)

The John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act was enacted to encourage qualified attorneys to choose careers as prosecutors and public defenders, and to continue in that service. The John R. Justice Grant Program (also referred to as the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program or JRJSLRP) provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors for a period of three years. The grant is open for application every three years.

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training Program

State general funds and state marijuana tax revenue funds provide the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) funding opportunities. CIT training assists law enforcement officers, detention staff, dispatchers and first responders of many community service providers in engaging, assessing, and assisting individuals in crisis with mental and/or co-occurring substance disorders.  It teaches and/or enhances skills needed to better engage individuals in crisis that present with mental health and/or co-occurring substance disorders.

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)

The U.S. Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is designed to create and foster safer communities through a sustained reduction in violent crime. The program's effectiveness depends upon the ongoing coordination, cooperation, and partnerships of local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies and community organizations working together with the communities they serve — engaged in a unified approach coordinated by Montana’s U.S. Attorney (USA). This program supports the current Administration’s goal of reducing violence in our communities and supporting survivors of violence.

With PSN, each U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) is responsible for establishing a collaborative team of federal, state, local, and tribal (where applicable) law enforcement and community partners to implement a strategic plan for investigating, prosecuting, and preventing violent crime in their respective districts.