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RFP for Juvenile Urgent Response Teams issued by MDHHS
May 05, 2017
For Immediate Release: May 5, 2017
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), in coordination with the Governor’s Mental Health Diversion Council, recently issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop or enhance existing Juvenile Urgent Response Teams.
Juvenile Urgent Response Teams serve as a mobile crisis response for youth psychiatric emergencies. A priority identified by the Mental Health Diversion Council, response teams help improve the continuum of care for youth with mental health needs and reduce entrance into or involvement with the Juvenile Justice System. Successful applicants will increase urgent mobile response services for youth and offer services available 24 hours per day, seven days per week
MDHHS will award funding up to $120,000 to successful applicants. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, public agencies, courts, and Community Mental Health agencies. MDHHS expects to award approximately four grants for a total of $460,000. The grants will be for a one-year period and begin October, 2017.
The Mental Health Diversion Council was created through Executive Order 2013-7 and is comprised of 14 members appointed by the Governor. Coordinated and supported by MDHHS, the Council was established to advise and assist in the implementation of the Diversion Action Plan and to provide recommendations for statutory and procedural changes to improve diversion of individuals with mental health conditions from the criminal justice system.
Applications must be submitted electronically through the MI E-Grants program. Applications must be submitted before May 25, 2017, at 3 p.m.
For more information or to apply, visit the MI E-Grants website at http://egrams-mi.com/dch and click the “About EGrAMS” link to access the "Competitive Application Instructions" training manual.
The complete RFP document can be accessed on the MI E-Grants website at http://egrams-mi.com/dch in the ‘Current Grants’ section by clicking the “Behavioral Hlth and Dev Dis Adm Standard” link and selecting the “JURT-2017” grant program.
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