Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program
Forecasted
Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program supports Kentucky local governments with funding for court, behavioral health, and community crisis initiatives to strengthen crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
Funder: Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: No match required; federal FY2024–FY2026 awards have 36-month performance periods
Summary: Supports Kentucky crisis intervention courts, behavioral health response, community intervention, suicide prevention, and gun safety initiatives.
Key Information: Kentucky’s 2026 funding opportunity is designated for units of local government.
Description
The Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP) provides federal formula funding for state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives. Authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, it is administered federally by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and in Kentucky by the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division.
Kentucky’s State Crisis Intervention Advisory Board adopted five priorities: court programs and court-based diversion; behavioral health initiatives and crisis response; community crisis intervention and co-responder programs and training; suicide prevention, particularly for veterans and youth; and gun safety education, public awareness, and safety device distribution. Funded activities must have a direct connection to crisis intervention. Research and evaluation may also be supported, including work assessing violence and suicide prevention effectiveness and safeguards for constitutional rights.
