Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program

The Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Phase 5 is administered by the Michigan State Police Grants and Community Services Division as part of the broader federal Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program authorized through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022. The program supports the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance mission to reduce crime and violence, particularly gun violence, through intervention and prevention strategies. Michigan received an initial combined federal allocation of $7,945,884 for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, with additional annual allocations planned thereafter. The program is guided by a diverse State Advisory Board composed of representatives from law enforcement, courts, prosecution, behavioral health, victim services, academia, and community organizations. The advisory structure is intended to ensure that funded initiatives align with statewide violence reduction and crisis intervention priorities. Phase 5 funding will provide competitive grant awards to eligible units of government in Michigan to support violence prevention and intervention programming, particularly initiatives focused on reducing gun violence and preventing firearm-related harm before crimes occur. Applicants may propose either new projects or expansions of existing projects, although currently funded Byrne SCIP grantees must include an expansion component in continuation proposals. Eligible projects must emphasize intervention efforts throughout the project period and focus on identifying and responding to risk factors before violence occurs. Funding categories include criminal justice focused intervention strategies, Extreme Risk Protection Order training and implementation, youth and family outreach, suicide prevention initiatives, community resiliency programming, counseling and trauma recovery services, transformational mentorship programs, multidisciplinary response teams, domestic violence intervention services, and related behavioral health or crisis response efforts. The program distinguishes between two major categories of projects. Category One projects allow but do not require community-based organization partnerships and emphasize criminal justice system interventions such as co-response mental health programs, crisis intervention teams, youth diversion courts, juvenile case management, prosecutorial diversion initiatives, and firearm relinquishment tracking systems. Category Two projects require partnerships with community-based organizations and focus more heavily on counseling, mentorship, resiliency services, domestic violence intervention, and multidisciplinary community response efforts. For projects requiring partnerships, applicants must submit signed memoranda of agreement among all involved agencies and organizations. Eligible applicants are limited to units of government including state, county, local, and tribal governments. Community-based organizations may participate only as identified partners rather than direct applicants. Applicants may request between $150,000 and $500,000 for an 18-month project period running from October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028. The funding is reimbursement-based only, meaning recipients must first incur and pay eligible costs before reimbursement can occur. Administrative costs may total up to 10 percent of the total request across all participating entities combined. Funding for local evaluators may comprise up to 15 percent of total project costs. Local evaluators must be independent from the applicant and any community-based organization partners and must be located in Michigan. Allowable funding uses include staffing, intervention services, training, counseling, technical assistance, evaluation, and project implementation costs. Unallowable expenses include food, gift cards, prizes, entertainment, clothing, lobbying activities, client stipends, and supplanting of existing state or local funding. Applicants must also comply with non-supplanting requirements prohibiting the replacement of existing government funding with Byrne SCIP funds. The application process requires submission of a completed and signed application form along with several mandatory attachments. Applicants must provide a detailed project narrative, budget detail worksheets for both the governmental applicant and any funded community-based organization partners, memoranda of agreement, and a time and task implementation plan. The project narrative must not exceed 2,000 words and must address the problem statement, project design, implementation strategies, evaluation methodology, organizational capacity, anticipated impact, and SMART goals with measurable objectives and performance indicators. Applications are evaluated competitively based on eligibility, completeness, accuracy, collaboration, organizational capacity, project design quality, budget justification, anticipated impact, and evaluation planning. Scoring criteria emphasize evidence-based intervention strategies, strong partnerships, robust evaluation plans, and demonstrated organizational experience with violence prevention and federal grant administration. The application period opened on April 1, 2026. Questions regarding the solicitation were due by April 15, 2026, and responses were scheduled for publication on April 17, 2026. Final applications must be submitted electronically to msp-cjgrants@michigan.gov no later than May 13, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Award notifications are expected beginning August 3, 2026. All funded projects must begin implementation within 60 days of the project start date and must fully expend funds by March 31, 2028, with final reimbursements submitted by April 30, 2028. Grantees are required to submit monthly financial reports and quarterly progress and federal performance reports throughout the award period. In addition, all funded programs must participate in evaluation activities coordinated by the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, including data sharing, surveys, learning exchanges, and technical assistance activities. Technical assistance is also available to applicants and grantees through the National Criminal Justice Association at no cost to applicants.

Use evidence-based intervention strategies supported by local violence data; clearly define SMART goals and measurable outcomes; include detailed implementation timelines and evaluator coordination; demonstrate strong organizational capacity and federal grant management experience; ensure all MOAs and budget narratives are complete and detailed