The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering the FY 2014 Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC) grant to replicate the successful concepts of Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program. This grant aims to enhance public safety by implementing or enhancing a HOPE model using SAC approaches to reduce recidivism, promote collaboration among agencies, ensure fair supervision decisions, and improve outcomes for individuals under community corrections. BJA will select multiple applicants to work with their SAC training and technical assistance partner to implement the model effectively. This opportunity is funded under the Project HOPE appropriation and the Second Chance Act to support the goals of fostering collaboration and improving community corrections outcomes.
Opportunity ID: 253910
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2014-3896 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 14 Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC) / Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE |
| 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: | 16.828 — Swift and Certain Sanctions/Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 03, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | There are a multiple states, counties, cities, and tribes that are interested in implementing Swift and Certain (SAC) models of supervision with offenders in the community. This interest has grown out of the potential promise that these SAC models have shown in effectively reducing recidivism and preventing crime. In particular, Hawaiis Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program has been shown to have promise, and as a result there is significant interest and activity in implementing models of supervision, and other versions of the HOPE model which rely on swift and certain sanctions. SAC approaches are intended to: (a) improve supervision strategies that reduce recidivism; (b) promote and increase collaboration among agencies and officials who work in community corrections and related fields; (c) enhance the offenders perception that the supervision decisions are fair, consistently applied and consequences are transparent; and (d) improve the outcomes of individuals participating in these initiatives. Through this FY 2014 grant announcement, BJA will select multiple applicants to implement or enhance a HOPE model using SAC. Applicants selected under this announcement will work with BJA and its SAC training and technical assistance (TTA) partner to implement the model with fidelity. BJA is supporting this effort to enhance public safety, foster collaboration, and to improve the outcomes of individuals under the supervision of community corrections. This program is funded under the Project HOPE appropriation (P.L. 113-46) and the Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199). |
| 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 253910 Full Announcement-1 -> 14swift&certainsol.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.828 | PKG00195318 | Apr 15, 2014 | Jun 03, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
253910 SF424-2.0.pdf
253910 SF424B-1.1.pdf
253910 Budget-1.1.pdf
253910 Other-1.1.pdf
253910 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
253910 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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