Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP)
As authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP) provides formula funds to implement state crisis intervention court proceedings and related gun violence reduction programs or initiatives, including but not limited to extreme risk protection order programs that work to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others, mental health courts, drug courts, and veterans treatment courts.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funds training and technical assistance (TTA) to support Byrne SCIP and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program grant recipients. TTA is available in the following areas:
Byrne SCIP State TTA
The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) supports grantees in gathering sufficient information to meet the reporting requirements outlined in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, and in data collection and preparation for potential participation in evaluating the effectiveness of the crisis intervention programs or initiatives in preventing violence and suicide.
Developing and Supporting Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) Programs
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Gun Violence Solutions assists grantees and their subrecipients in implementing ERPO programs, including identifying and promoting national best practices and model programs, such as validated risk assessment tools. In 2023, Hopkins launched the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center.
Supporting State, Local and Tribal Courts Implementing Safer Communities
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) supports state, local, and tribal courts in developing a broad range of responses to court-involved individuals in crisis. This could include the development and enhancement of treatment courts, innovative strategies to address firearms risk across court dockets, creative court responses to domestic violence, incorporation of behavioral health professionals and peer-support specialists in courts across dockets, and other approaches.
TTA is provided in a variety of formats and is offered to requestors free of charge. You can request TA here. Please email us at strategicplanning@ncja.org with any questions.
Resources
Browse a list of BJA-approved Byrne SCIP subawards as of January 16, 2025.
NCJA March 2024 Byrne SCIP 101 Training
Watch the recording of the webinar, access the presentation slides, or read the transcript.
Watch the recording of the webinar, access the presentation slides, or read the transcript.
Upcoming Byrne SCIP Events:
Byrne SCIP 101 Training, TBD
Training and Technical Assistance Request Form
The content on this webpage was created with the support of Grant Nos. 2019-YA-BX-K002, 15PBJA-22-GK-04999-BSCI, and 15PBJA-22-GK-01566-JAGJ awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a program office within the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.