This Department of Justice grant aims to enhance probation success rates to promote public safety, decrease prison and jail admissions, and save taxpayer money. The FY 2013 Smart Probation Program (SPP) supports evidence-based supervision strategies and encourages innovative approaches to benefit probationers. Grant funding is part of the Second Chance Act, legislated to enhance reentry outcomes for individuals leaving incarceration. Eligible activities include employment support, substance abuse treatment, housing assistance, family programs, mentoring, victim services, and other initiatives to help prevent recidivism. Application deadline is May 9, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 226918
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | BJA-2013-3553 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | BJA FY 13 Smart Probation: Reducing Prison Populations, Saving Money, and Creating Safer Communities |
| 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:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 09, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 09, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 08, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description:: | At yearend 2011, there were an estimated 4,814,200 adults under supervision in the community either on probation or parolethe equivalent of about 1 out of every 48 adults. Many people on supervision do not successfully complete their community supervision.1 According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 16 percent of probationers were incarcerated as the result of a new sentence or revocation of their current probation. These failure rates are a key reason prison populations continue to remain high. State-level data from BJAs Justice Reinvestment Initiative indicate that in some states probation and parole revocations account for up to 65 percent of prison and jail admissions annually. The FY 2013 Smart Probation Program (SPP) seeks to improve probation success rates, which would in turn improve public safety, reduce admissions to prisons and jails, and save taxpayer dollars. Funds can be used to implement evidence-based supervision strategies and to innovate new strategies to improve outcomes for probationers. This program is funded under the Second Chance Act appropriation. Signed into law on April 9, 2008, the Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) was designed to improve outcomes for people returning to communities from prisons and jails. This first-of-its-kind legislation authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services that can help reduce recidivism. |
| 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: | PKG00170212 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | May 09, 2013 |
| 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 | PKG00170212 | Mar 12, 2013 | May 09, 2013 | 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 |