Peace Officer Behavioral Health Support and Community Partnership Grant Program
Forecasted
Peace Officer Behavioral Health Support and Community Partnership Grant Program funds care for Colorado officers and families and community responses to support well-being and address job-related trauma.
Funder: Department of Local Affairs
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Historically roughly $2 million in annual appropriations, with three-year spending authority; new funding expected in FY 2027–2028
Summary: Supports behavioral health services for Colorado peace officers and their immediate families, alongside co-responder and community-based alternative responses.
Key Information: Behavioral health and community-based social services providers must partner with an eligible agency and apply for community-response projects.
Description
The Department of Local Affairs administers this program to support the behavioral health and well-being of Colorado peace officers and their immediate family members. Grants fund counseling, peer support, and education that help officers and families recognize, prevent, and treat job-related mental trauma. The program also supports policies for officers involved in shootings or fatal uses of force, as well as hiring, contracting, and remote networks for trauma-related behavioral health services.
Beyond direct officer and family support, funding can support co-responder community responses and community-based alternative responses. Behavioral health and community-based social services providers can participate through partnerships with law enforcement or public safety agencies that employ peace officers. Stakeholders have identified counseling and peer support as higher priorities within the program’s eligible service scope.
