The Department of Justice offers the Second Chance Act Demonstration Field Experiment grant to support interventions promoting successful reentry for individuals released from incarceration. This grant, in collaboration with NIJ and NIC, aims to rigorously test criminal justice programs addressing motivation to change and criminal thinking. The focus is on improving parole officer and service provider collaboration to enhance intervention delivery. Using a randomized controlled trial method, this grant contributes to BJA’s reentry efforts under the Second Chance Act, generating valuable evidence on reducing recidivism as individuals reintegrate into society.
Opportunity ID: 131994
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | BJA-2012-3115 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Second Chance Act Demonstration Field Experiment: Fostering Desistance through Effective Supervision |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 16.812 — Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Mar 24, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description:: | The Second Chance Act (SCA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of incarcerated adults and juveniles who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.3 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. Ninety-five percent of all offenders incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act helps to ensure that the transition individuals make from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities to the community is successful and promotes public safety. As part of a collaborative effort with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), BJA seeks proposals to implement and rigorously test important criminal justice interventions and programs as part of a multi-site Demonstration Field Experiment (DFE) on prisoner reentry. The tested intervention will address motivation to change as well as criminal thinking, two areas that we need more scientific information. In addition, parole officers and service providers will work collaboratively to improve delivery of the DFE intervention. The DFE will use a randomized controlled trial research method. This multi-site DFE is part of BJAs reentry activities supported with funding under the SCA. One purpose of the SCA is to generate new evidence about effective solutions for reducing recidivism among the increasing number of people who are released from jail and prison to communities as well as the subsequent challenges communities face as offenders reintegrate into society. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 16.812 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00086711 |
| Opening Date: | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1�877�927�5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live web chat. The BJA Justice Information Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms | Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.812 | PKG00086711 | Nov 28, 2011 | Feb 23, 2012 | View | For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1�877�927�5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live web chat. The BJA Justice Information Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. | Organization Applicants |