FY 25 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects

Eligibility

• State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies

• Agencies that received LEMHWA funding in either FY23, FY24, or both fiscal years are NOT eligible for this opportunity

Granting Agency

• US Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office

Funding Amount

• $200,000 per award

• 55 awards anticipated

Due Dates

• Grants.gov Deadline: June 24, 2025, 4:59 PM ET

• JustGrants Deadline: June 30, 2025, 4:59 PM ET

Award Duration

• 24 months

Program Goals & Objectives

Goal: To increase the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services, training, and programming for employees of law enforcement agencies and their families.

• Objective 1: Increase law enforcement agency capacity to provide mental health and wellness training and resources for employees of law enforcement agencies and their families.

• Objective 2: Increase law enforcement agency capacity to implement peer support networks for crisis and non-crisis circumstances.

• Objective 3: Increase law enforcement agency capacity to address and reduce the stigma associated with officer mental health and wellness by supporting the implementation of mental health education and development of resources.

Background

Mental and psychological health is as essential as physical health for law enforcement officers to effectively keep communities safe from crime and violence. The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program will fund the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers and their families through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, stress reduction, clinical support, and other promising practices for wellness programs. The COPS Office encourages small, rural, and tribal agencies and regional coalitions of agencies to apply for LEMHWA funding to improve their joint or regional wellness efforts.

Requirements

Applicants are strongly encouraged to refer to both the LEMHWA Report to Congress and the accompanying eleven case studies when designing new or enhanced programs in support of wellness and resilience in their agencies. Programs must focus on implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, stress reduction, clinical support, and other promising practices for wellness programs. Programs may serve sworn law enforcement, civilian staff, and families of agency members.

Projects Out of Scope

• Applicants that are not state, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement agencies will not be considered.

• Projects that do not develop or enhance the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for sworn law enforcement, civilian staff, or families of agency members will not be considered.

• Projects that exclusively seek to purchase technology, software/mobile applications, or equipment without offering broader training, programming, or services to support those tools will not be considered.

• Projects focused solely on health screenings or fitness programs are out of scope