Cornyn: Texas to Receive Nearly $11M to Improve Crisis Intervention Programs

Cornyn: Texas to Receive Nearly $11M to Improve Crisis Intervention Programs News Cornyn: Texas to Receive Nearly $11M to Improve Crisis Intervention Programs Funding Authorized by Cornyn’s Mental Health & School Safety Bill July 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $10,973,066 in federal grant funding to the Governor’s Public Safety Office to support state and local crisis intervention programs, including the expansion of behavioral health crisis response initiatives and specialized court-based programs to address risk factors that lead to violence. The funding comes from the DOJ’s Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP), which was authorized by Sen. Cornyn’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that was signed into law on June 25, 2022. “Evidence-backed crisis intervention and prevention programs reduce violence, enhance public safety, and improve outcomes for individuals facing mental health challenges,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Thanks to the law I co-authored, these resources will help train law enforcement in how to better respond to behavioral health crises and ensure drug, mental health, and veterans’ treatment courts continue to have the resources they need to serve Texans and save lives.”