On behalf of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR) is pleased to make available over $712,000 though the SFY25 Commonwealth Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) competitive grant opportunity. Eligible applicants are local municipal law enforcement departments that employ emergency service providers who are currently certified by the Massachusetts Peer Support Network or International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. and provide crisis intervention services to emergency service providers.

Listed and detailed below is the appropriate deadlines and links for more information.

1. SFY2025 Commonwealth Critical Incident Stress Management Program
   1. Supported Grant Activities and Services: 
      1. Contracting Therapists/Clinicians: costs associated with hiring qualified therapists/clinicians to train emergency service providers in techniques to cope with crisis and/or to provide emergency response to critical incidents.
      2. Bridge Care: costs associated with emergency responses to critical incidents and “bridge care” services prior to having a treatment plan in place.
      3. Advertising: costs associated with promoting services to law enforcement personnel.
      4. Services/Activities: Team webpage/Team app development, integration of comfort dog program into CISM and/or peer support responses
      5. Operational Costs: costs associated with CISM programmatic expenses, i.e., membership fees, etc. See listing of allowable costs below.

1. 1. AGF Posted: December 4^th, 2024
   2. Applications Due: Monday, December 18^th, 2024
   3. Anticipated Award Announcements: January 2025
   4. Anticipated Grant Period: February 2025 – June 30^th, 2025
   5. More information can be found here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/commonwealth-critical-incident-stress-management-cism-program