State Crisis Intervention Grant Program FY2027

February 12, 2026

Applications may be submitted by state agencies, public and private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, Native American tribes, councils of governments, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations), local mental health authorities as defined in the Health and Safety Code, Sec. 533.035, local behavioral health authorities as defined in the Health and Safety Code, Sec. 533.0356, and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes. All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).