The Department of Justice offers the Justice Reinvestment Initiative grant to help states address high incarceration rates and rising correctional costs. Through data-driven policymaking, states can reduce prison populations and reinvest savings into effective public safety strategies. This grant fosters collaboration, evidence-based practices, and cost-effective policy options to enhance community safety. States participating in the JRI model can analyze costs, develop reforms, and prioritize high-performing initiatives. By encouraging a culture of data-driven decision-making, this initiative aims to make corrections systems more efficient and communities safer. Apply by May 22, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 253388
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2014-3856 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 14 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Maximizing State Reforms |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.827 — Justice Reinvestment Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 03, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 21, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible entities include units of state government and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) that can demonstrate substantial completion of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative model (see the Selection Criteria on page 20 for the key components of the model). States that underwent a formal justice reinvestment process prior to BJA’s launch of the formal Justice Reinvestment Initiative are eligible to apply. BJA will consider only one application per state or per tribal government. If more than one application is submitted for a state or tribal government, BJA will consider only the application that has received support from the Justice Reinvestment Initiative oversight council, committee, or task force charged with monitoring implementation and outcomes. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | Approximately 2.2 million people were incarcerated in federal, state, and local prisons and jails in 2012, a rate of 1 out of every 108 adults. The population declined for the fourth consecutive year, yet many state prison populations remain near all-time high levels. And despite the decline in population, state spending on corrections has remained high. Over the last 25 years, state corrections expenditures have increased exponentially—from $12 billion in 1988 to more than $53 billion estimated in 2013.2 Justice reinvestment emerged as a way to address these issues through a targeted, data-driven policymaking process. BJA, in a public/private partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts, launched the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) in 2010 as a multistaged process in which a jurisdiction increases the cost-effectiveness of its criminal justice system and reinvests savings into high-performing public safety strategies. Under the JRI model, a governmental working group with bipartisan and interbranch representation analyzes the correctional population and its costs, develops cost-effective policy options, and implements reforms to manage correctional populations while enhancing public safety. JRI jurisdictions reinvest these cost savings into high-performing initiatives that make communities safer. In addition to reducing prison populations, justice reinvestment encourages states to embrace a culture of greater collaboration, data-driven decisionmaking, and increased use of evidence-based practices. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 253388 Full Announcement-1 -> 14jrisol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.827 | PKG00194743 | Apr 03, 2014 | May 22, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
253388 SF424-2.0.pdf
253388 SF424B-1.1.pdf
253388 Budget-1.1.pdf
253388 Other-1.1.pdf
253388 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
253388 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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