This grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is for a Technical Assistance Provider to support the Sentinel Events Initiative (SEI). Led by the National Institute of Justice, SEI explores whether non-blaming reviews of unanticipated events can identify and address criminal justice system weaknesses. The purpose is to reduce errors, enhance public safety, and improve the system’s ability to fulfill its mission. Inspired by successful models in medicine and transportation, the TA provider will establish and facilitate national-level assistance for 20-25 demonstration sites. This effort seeks to determine if these ‘sentinel event reviews’ can be implemented, inform policy improvements, and be sustainable, ultimately maximizing the criminal justice system’s effectiveness.
Opportunity ID: 294856
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2017-12387 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 17 Sentinel Events Initiative DemonstrationProject: Technical Assistance Provider |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.560 — National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 27, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 27, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments State governments City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | BJA seeks applications for a Technical Assistance Provider (âÂÂTA ProviderâÂÂ) to assist in the establishment and facilitation of national-level technical assistance to approximately 20 to 25 demonstration sites in furtherance of the Sentinel Events Initiative (SEI). SEI is an effort led by the National Institute of Justiceâ the US Department of JusticeâÂÂs research, development, and evaluation agencyâÂÂto explore whether an all-stakeholder, forward-looking, non-blaming review of unanticipated events that signal an underlying system weakness in criminal justice can be used to understand areas of system risk and weaknesses, reduce the occurrence of these outcomes, increase safety, and augment the criminal justice systemâÂÂs ability to fulfill its mission. Drawing heavily from similar successful efforts in the fields of medicine and transportation, this scientific inquiry aims to determine a) whether sentinel event reviews (SERs) can be implemented and routinized in a criminal justice context, b) whether these reviews can inform policy and practice improvements to mitigate the risk of analogous errors or weaknesses in the future, c) whether changes in policy and practice maximize the criminal justice systemâÂÂs ability to meet its mission of reducing crime, protecting the public, and advancing the administration of justice, and d) whether these reviews are sustainable over time. |
| 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 email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.
An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How to Apply section. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1–800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for BJA awards can be found at https://www.bja.gov/funding.aspx and for NIJ awards at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx. support@grants.gov Email:support@grants.gov |
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Related Documents
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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 email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How to Apply section. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1–800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for BJA awards can be found at https://www.bja.gov/funding.aspx and for NIJ awards at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx. support@grants.gov Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.560 | PKG00233346 | Jun 21, 2017 | Jul 27, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
294856 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
294856 SF424B-1.1.pdf
294856 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
294856 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
294856 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
294856 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
294856 DOJ_Questionnaire-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
294856 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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