This grant, offered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, addresses the critical issue of high probation and parole failure rates, which significantly contribute to elevated prison populations and taxpayer costs. With many individuals failing to complete community supervision successfully, this program aims to enhance public safety by improving probation outcomes. Funds will support the implementation of evidence-based and innovative supervision strategies, thereby reducing admissions to prisons and jails. Furthermore, this initiative, funded under the Second Chance Act, provides crucial support for individuals returning from incarceration, offering services like employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, and mentoring to facilitate successful reintegration and substantially reduce recidivism rates.
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: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 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: | City or township governments State governments County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| 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: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer
Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 226918 Full Announcement-1 -> 13smartprobationsol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035 or via e-mail to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.812 | PKG00170212 | Mar 12, 2013 | May 09, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
226918 SF424-2.0.pdf
226918 SF424B-1.1.pdf
226918 Budget-1.1.pdf
226918 Other-1.1.pdf
226918 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
226918 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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