The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program seeks to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice and mental health and substance abuse treatment systems to increase access to mental health and other treatment services for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The program encourages early intervention for these multisystem-involved individuals; maximizes diversion opportunities for multisystem-involved individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders; promotes training for justice and treatment professionals; and facilitates communication, collaboration, and the delivery of support services among justice professionals, treatment and related service providers, and
governmental partners.

Applicants may satisfy this match requirement with either cash or in-kind services. The formula for calculating the match is:
Federal Award Amount = Adjusted (Total) Project Costs
Federal Share Percentage
Required Recipient’s Share Percentage x Adjusted Project Cost = Required Match
Example: 80%/20% match requirement: for a federal award amount of $50,000, match would be calculated as follows:
$50,000 = $62,500 20% x $62,500 = $12,500 match