OPM - Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)— 2026 State Share

The Office of Policy and Management Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division (OPM CJPPD) serves as the State Administering Agency (SAA) for Connecticut’s Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP) grant program. Byrne SCIP is authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, with formula funding made available by Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) at the U.S. Department of Justice. The federal grant program includes a focus on gun violence reduction and the programs and initiatives that target the risk factors that are likely to lead to this kind of violence. OPM CJPPD is currently accepting grant applications for Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program from the state share of its formula funds to implement state crisis intervention programs or initiatives. A crisis intervention program, as defined by BJA’s guidance, is one that is focused on identifying risk and intervening before harm occurs, rather than in response to a crime already committed. While activities might also have broader prevention outcomes to the communities at large, assist with the response to violence already occurring, or use information and lessons from past crises, the primary focus and purpose of proposed activities and costs should be targeted crisis intervention. Please navigate to the Question Submission Information section below to find the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) attachment which includes additional background and informational details related to this opportunity.

Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. In Connecticut, OPM CJPPD serves as the State Administering Agency (SAA) and distributes State Share funds to eligible subrecipients. The total available for subawards is currently $1,113,768. Applicants should align their submitted project requests with at least one of the Byrne-SCIP purpose areas described on pages 6-8 of the attached Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Indirect costs are allowed only if: a) the applicant has a current, federally approved indirect cost rate; or b) the applicant is eligible to use and elects to use the "de minimis" indirect cost rate described in 2 C.F.R. 200.414(f)

Important: Only one person per organization should register a new account in the system. Once the first user has registered the organization, additional users can be added from within the account. Before registering, please check whether your organization already has an account. If it does, contact your organization’s account administrator to be added as a user.

Submit digital final copy through Euna Grants. Please see the below attachments for more information related to this opportunity. To receive timely notifications and addenda related to this opportunity, interested parties should register on CTSource and select one of the following Commodity/Service Codes: o Defense and Law Enforcement and Security and Safety Equipment and Supplies (46000000) o Issues and crisis management services (80172100) o Healthcare Services (85000000) o Education and Training Services (86000000) o Politics and Civic Affairs Services (93000000) For more information on CTSource, including how to register or update your profile and users, please visit the State Contracting Portal at: https://portal.ct.gov/das/procurement-programs-and-services/ctsource

Eligible entities include, but are not limited to, state agencies, non-profit organizations, federally recognized tribal nations, coalitions, inter-municipal groups and taskforces, and private entities. Please note, similar to Byrne JAG, CJPPD anticipates a separate funding opportunity to be made available for units of local government. Applicants must have an active Unique Entity Number registered in SAM.GOV, a FEIN number, written accounting policies and procedures, a financial management system that is able to track actual expenditures and outlays, in addition to other requirements described in the federal, interagency/general, and special conditions. Applicants must demonstrate a history of financial and programmatic capacity similar to what is proposed in their Byrne SCIP project application. To be considered for the maximum amount requested, applicants must demonstrate a track record of implementing projects of an equal scale and budget. Applicants that do not meet the stated guidelines can seek to partner with other entities who qualify for Byrne-SCIP to have project/program funds passed through. Non-Supplanting: Grants funds shall be used to supplement and increase, but not supplant, the level of state, local, private and federal funds that would, otherwise, be made available for this project and to serve this target population and will in no event replace such state, local, private and federal funds. The Grantee shall not use state funds conveyed by the Agreement to supplant any local funds, if a municipality, or other state funds, if a state agency, which were budgeted for purposes analogous to that of the state grant funds. OPM may waive this provision upon request and for good cause shown, when it is satisfied that the reduction in local funds or other state funds, as the case may be, is due to circumstances not related to the Agreement. Behavioral health crisis care programs: Programs under Byrne SCIP must be operated in accordance with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care. Extreme Risk Protection Order programs: Programs that support risk protection orders or risk protection order investigations are currently not eligible for Byrne SCIP funding.

For program background, prior award information, and general guidance on the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program administered by OPM CJPPD, visit the program page linked above.

Subrecipients must comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) and all applicable U.S. Department of Justice grant conditions.

Subrecipients are required to submit quarterly financial reports, progress reports, and performance measurement data. Reports are due by the 15th of the month following the end of each quarter. Failure to submit reports on time may delay payment of funds. Subrecipients will also submit a semi-annual progress report. Semi-annual reporting periods are July 1 through December 31, due January 15, and January 1 through June 30, due July 15.

Office of Policy and Management, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division. 450 Capitol Avenue MS#52CPD, Hartford, CT 06106-1308. Email: ryan.fleischman@ct.gov

Funding Restrictions: Budget proposals should include the funding needed to implement the proposed activities. In preparing their budget proposals, applicants should consider what types of costs are allowable, if awarded funding. Costs are allowable when they are reasonable, allocable to, and necessary for the performance of the project funded under the federal award and when they comply with the funding statute and agency requirements, including the conditions of the award and the cost principles set out in 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart E and the DOJ Grants Financial Guide. The current guide is available at: https://ojp.gov/financialguide/doj/pdfs/DOJ_FinancialGuide.pdf. Award funds may not be used for the following: prizes, rewards, entertainment, trinkets, or any type of monetary incentive; client stipends; gift cards; food and beverage; and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV), and all accompanying accessories to support UAS or UAV. In general, as a matter of federal law, funds may not be used, either directly or indirectly, to support the enactment, repeal, modification, or adoption of any law, regulation, or policy, at any level of government. See 18 U.S.C. 1913. Recipients and subrecipients must comply with the provisions in 2 C.F.R. 200.450 (Lobbying) and 18 U.S.C. 1913, as appropriate. See Chapter 2.1 of the DOJ Grants Financial Guide for specifics about restrictions on lobbying.