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1 <br />4 <br />aimed at the following: identifying and treating people with severe mental illness before they <br />reach crisis point; training law enforcement and correctional officers on mental health and <br />mental health related crisis -intervention; increasing justice system diversion strategies to divert <br />offenders with mental illness from unnecessary arrest and incarceration to more appropriate and <br />cost-effective community -based treatment and supervision; mental health courts, allowing <br />inmates to continue psychotropic medication in jails; and improving oversight of mental health <br />care in jails, increasing post -jail housing options and enhancing community mental health <br />services. (See Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision.) <br />Evidence -Based "Smart" Programs <br />Many criminal justice agencies continue to experience unprecedented budget cuts, layoffs, and <br />reductions in force. These challenges must be met by making wider use of advancements in the <br />criminal justice field in the last several decades which rely on use of data, crime analysis, cutting <br />edge technology, research and evaluations regarding evidenced -based and high -performing <br />programs. A useful matrix of evidence -based policing programs and strategies is available <br />through the Center for Evidence -Based Policy at George Mason University. In the re-entry field, <br />a summary of research -based re-entry strategies is available on the National Reentry Resource <br />Center's What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse Zink. BJA offers a number of program models <br />designed to effectively implement evidence based strategies including Smart Policing, Smart <br />Supervision, Smart Pretrial, and Smart Prosecution. <br />BJA encourages states and units of local government to use JAG funds to support these "smart <br />on crime" strategies, including effective partnerships with universities and research partners and <br />with non-traditional criminal justice partners. <br />What an Application Should Include <br />Applicants should anticipate that if they fail to submit an application that contains all of the <br />specified elements, it may negatively affect the review of their application; and, should a <br />decision be made to make an award, it may result in the inclusion of special conditions that <br />preclude the recipient from accessing or using award funds pending satisfaction of the <br />conditions. <br />Refer to the BJA Grant Writing and Management Academy and OJP's Grants 101 for an <br />overview of what should be included in each application requirement. These trainings can be <br />found at bja.ncjrs.gov/gwma/index.html and www.ojp.gov/grants101/. <br />OJP strongly recommends use of appropriately descriptive file names (e.g., "Program <br />Narrative," "Budget Narrative," "Memoranda of Understanding," etc.) for all attachments. <br />1. Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) <br />The SF-424 is a standard form required for use as a cover sheet for submission of pre - <br />applications, applications, and related information. GMS takes information from the <br />applicant's profile to populate the fields on this form. <br />2. Project Abstract <br />Applicants must provide an abstract that includes the applicant's name, title of the project, <br />goals of the project, and a description of the strategies to be used. In addition, above or <br />below the abstract narrative, applicants must identify up to 5 project identifiers that would <br />14 <br />107 <br />