Funding Opportunities
From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) offers funding opportunities to support community-based organizations, researchers, and practitioners engaged in work aligned with our mission. These opportunities may include support for program implementation, research, training, and technical assistance (TTA).
All current public Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are listed below, along with the upcoming opportunities.
For general inquiries related to funding opportunities, please reach out to us at P2PH@jjay.cuny.edu .
Past Opportunities
The Kings County District Attorney’s Office is working with From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to identify a community partner that will provide on-site mental health, substance use and wrap-around services to individuals impacted by criminal justice system, with a key focus on individuals released to the community following arraignment. This “Courthouse Behavioral Health Van” (CBHV) will include clinical medical staff stationed in a van parked nearby the Brooklyn Criminal Court at 120 Schermerhorn Street, along with a team of peer specialists stationed in the courtroom, who will work to engage and build rapport with clients before they leave the courthouse.
The CBHV, which aims to increase connections to vital healthcare and support services for individuals arraigned or attending court dates in downtown Brooklyn. This project is funded by the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA), in partnership with the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) at the US Department of Justice. Additional information is available at https://p2ph.org/funding.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligible applicants are:
- Not-for-profit agencies with 501(c) (3) incorporation that have experience providing persistent outreach, case management and/or behavioral health services to persons with mental illness, substance use disorders, criminal justice involvement and/or housing insecurity.
- Behavioral health community-based applicants that are able to demonstrate a commitment to building connections with court-based alternative-to-incarceration and reentry service providers.
- Community-based Behavioral Health Independent Practice Associations (BH IPAs) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs).
Organizations can apply as a sole applicant or as a lead entity with multiple subcontractors.
Please be advised that all questions regarding Eligibility will be responded to through the official posting of the Questions and Answers. No questions about Eligibility will be responded to either individually or prior to the posting of the Q&As.
DOCUMENTS
DEADLINES
The solicitation was released on July 29th, 2025.
Proposals are due by 11:59 PM on September 29th, 2025 and should be submitted to p2ph@jjay.cuny.edu.
A Bidders Conference was hosted by P2PH and KCDA on 1pm on August 26th, 2025. The recording can be found here. The list of attendees can be found here.
The deadline to submit questions to p2ph@jjay.cuny.edu about the solicitation is 11:59 PM on August 27th, 2025. Responses to all questions will be posted to https://p2ph.org/funding on September 2nd, 2025.
The anticipated contract start date is Fall 2025.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
ABOUT P2PH
From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) works to transform the infrastructure of public health and public safety. We bring together leading organizations across public health and safety to coordinate resources, develop shared priorities, and facilitate collaboration across the ecosystem. We support and develop innovative solutions that transform the role of public safety, helping scale and improve strategies alongside our partners and local communities. Together, we can amplify equitable solutions that transform public health’s role in addressing public safety and build healthier, stronger communities.
John Jay College was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) as an Intermediary Organization, funded for the purpose of building the capacity of local community-based organizations (CBOs) that are already providing evidence-based community-based violence intervention and prevention programs (Competition ID: C-BJA-2024-00032-PROD). With this solicitation, John Jay College seeks to prevent and reduce gun violence in Central Brooklyn by engaging five (5) organizations to establish the Central Brooklyn Violence Intervention Collaborative (“the Collaborative”). These organizations will collaborate with each other and with local community safety and public health stakeholders to enhance strategic planning, professional development, partner engagement, case management and data collection activities.
ELIGIBILITY
This solicitation offers funding to expand the capacity of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) services in Central Brooklyn. As such, applicants must operate in Brooklyn and have at least one CVI program serving a neighborhood with a high risk for gun violence. Target neighborhoods and related police precincts include:
- 60th Precinct – Coney Island
- 67 – Flatbush
- 69 – Canarsie
- 70 – Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens
- 71 – Prospect Lefferts Gardens
- 73 – Brownsville, Ocean Hill
- 75 – East New York, Cypress Hill
- 77 – Crown Heights
- 79 – Bedford-Stuyvesant
- 81 – Bedford-Stuyvesant
- 88 – Fort Greene
Organizations can apply as a sole applicant or as a lead entity with multiple subcontractors.
Please be advised that all questions regarding Eligibility will be responded to through the official posting of the Questions and Answers. No questions about Eligibility will be responded to either individually or prior to the posting of the Q&As.
DOCUMENTS
DEADLINES
The solicitation was released on October 1, 2025.
Proposals are due by 11:59 PM EST on December 5, 2025 and should be submitted to p2ph@jjay.cuny.edu.
A Bidders Conference will be hosted by John Jay College on October 23th, 2025 at 11am. The recording can be found here. The list of attendees can be found here.
The deadline to submit questions to p2ph@jjay.cuny.edu about the solicitation is 11:59 PM EST on October 24th, 2025. Responses to all questions will be posted to https://p2ph.org/funding on November 3, 2025.
The anticipated contract start date is January 2026.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
ABOUT P2PH at John Jay College
From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) works to transform the infrastructure of public health and public safety. We bring together leading organizations across public health and safety to coordinate resources, develop shared priorities, and facilitate collaboration across the ecosystem. We support and develop innovative solutions that transform the role of public safety, helping scale and improve strategies alongside our partners and local communities. Together, we can amplify equitable solutions that transform public health’s role in addressing public safety and build healthier, stronger communities.
