The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering a grant opportunity for states to participate in the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). This initiative aims to address the challenges of high state prison populations, spending, and resource constraints through data-driven policymaking. By maximizing state reforms, JRI seeks to increase the cost-effectiveness of the criminal justice system and reinvest savings into effective public safety strategies. States can apply for this grant to tackle overcrowding, resource challenges, and rising corrections expenditures. The closing date for applications is March 10, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 271330
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2015-4058 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 15 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: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.827 — Justice Reinvestment Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 12, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 09, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are 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 24 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. Eligible entities may submit applications on behalf of a consortium of governmental and nongovernmental partners to design and implement a strategy to further the goals of a state’s justice reinvestment efforts. This partnership is not mandatory; however, if a state proposes such a partnership, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire project. The fiscal agent will be legally responsible for complying with all applicable federal rules and regulations in receiving and expending federal funds. The fiscal agent must demonstrate such capacity by showing experience engaging core criminal justice and other partners in statewide and/or local reform efforts. BJA may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations. |
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 2013, a rate of 1 out of every 110 adults.1 For the first time since 2009, the state prison population grew between 2012 and 2013; many prison populations remain near all-time high levels and face crowding or resource challenges. And 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 $55 billion in 2013, a significant increase even accounting for inflation.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. |
| 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 271330 Full Announcement-1 -> 15JRIsol.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 | PKG00211583 | Jan 12, 2015 | Mar 10, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
271330 SF424-2.0.pdf
271330 SF424B-1.1.pdf
271330 Budget-1.1.pdf
271330 Other-1.1.pdf
271330 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
271330 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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