The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) was created in 1984 to reduce violent crime, create safer communities, and reform our Nation’s criminal justice system. BJA’s mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support state, local, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA works with communities, governments, and nonprofit organizations to reduce crime, recidivism, and unnecessary confinement, and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system.
The goal of the grant hosted by BJA (Bureau of Justice Assistance) is to bolster the capabilities of law enforcement, correctional officers, probation and parole, and sheriff’s departments. This support is aimed at enhancing their partnerships with mental health and substance use professionals, along with community service agencies, to ensure public safety. Specifically, the program focuses on delivering apt responses to individuals in crisis possessing behavioral health conditions, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, or traumatic brain injuries.