Sec. 304. Mobile crisis intervention teams grants
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The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local government, public and community defender systems, and nonprofit organizations to create or expand mobile crisis intervention teams to address homelessness and reduce recidivism. An entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including an assurance described in paragraph (2).
An assurance described in this paragraph is an assurance that— the entity has in place a policy protecting employees, individuals, and communities served by the entity from discrimination under applicable civil rights laws; and the policy described in subparagraph
(A)includes protection from discrimination on the basis of gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth. In addition to the assurance described in paragraph (2), a nonprofit organization seeking a grant under this section shall demonstrate in the application submitted under this subsection that the organization has a proven history of— successful engagement with populations experiencing homelessness and housing instability, including members of a population at higher risk of homelessness; or assisting communities to engage in alternatives to penalizing homelessness. An entity that receives a grant under this section may use funds received under this section for creating, supporting, expanding, or studying mobile crisis intervention teams that are trained to provide stabilization services to individuals with an urgent medical or psychological need, as an alternative to a law enforcement response, which teams may include healthcare professionals, mental health professionals, addiction counselors, housing referral specialists, groups serving or representing justice system-involved or homeless individuals, and other related resource providers. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act and for each of the 9 succeeding fiscal years thereafter.