Sponsor
Brittany Pettersen
Representative · D-CO
Representative · D-CO
The bill provides funding and training to help states implement ERPO programs and improve identification/intervention for at-risk individuals, but the relatively small, one-year grants may be insufficient for lasting, equitable implementation and could require ongoing taxpayer-funded renewals or additional state/local investment.
Healthcare providers and educators are trained and supported to identify and respond to individuals at risk of harming themselves or others.
State and local law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts receive funded technical assistance to implement ERPO programs more effectively.
States receive predictable one-year grants ($200K–$500K) to build ERPO coordination capacity without requiring local budgets to cover costs.
One-year grants may be too short to establish lasting ERPO systems, likely requiring additional funding rounds or state/local investment to maintain programs.
States with limited capacity may receive the minimum award but still lack sufficient resources to fully implement comprehensive ERPO programs.
Taxpayers fund recurring grants that may require renewal to sustain ERPO support after the one-year awards.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates one-year grants of $200,000–$500,000 per state for DOJ to fund technical assistance for ERPO implementation.
Official title: To provide grants for technical assistance for State crisis intervention programs.
Introduced February 9, 2026 by Brittany Pettersen · Last progress February 9, 2026
Provides one-year federal grants of $200,000–$500,000 to states so the Attorney General can fund technical assistance for state and local officials to implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs). Grants are intended to support law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and court staff, healthcare providers, educators, and designated ERPO coordinators with training and implementation help.