As the state administering agency for Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) submitted an application to BJA for federal SCIP funds in December 2022. PCCD's FY 2022-2023 application was approved by BJA in February 2023.
On June 13, 2023, the Commission voted to approve the 2022-2023 State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Funding Plan, which was submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for review and approval (required before PCCD can issue any solicitations or commit any SCIP funding). On August 28, 2023, BJA approved Pennsylvania's FY 2022-23 Byrne SCIP Funding Plan.
Under SCIP, states must form (or identify an existing group) to serve as a diverse Crisis Intervention Advisory Board to inform and guide the state's related gun violence reduction programs/initiatives. The Board must include, but is not limited to, representatives from law enforcement, the community, courts, prosecution, behavioral health providers, victim services, and legal counsel.
Program and budget plans must be developed in coordination with and demonstrate evidence of approval by each state's Crisis Intervention Advisory Board.
In Pennsylvania's FY 2022-2023 SCIP application, PCCD's Commission was identified as the Crisis Intervention Advisory Board given its composition and structure. PCCD anticipates presenting a Program and Budget Plan for the Commission's consideration at its June 2023 quarterly meeting.