The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), seeks applications for funding for state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies to develop and test new or enhanced applications of the swift, certain, and fair (SCF) principles of intervention to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people on community supervision.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $800,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
This program furthers DOJ’s mission by promoting the fair administration of justice and advancing public safety, reducing recidivism, and improving outcomes for individuals on community supervision.
Goals
The goals of the SCF Supervision Program are to provide state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies with information, resources, and TTA to improve responses to client behavior in accordance with the principles of swiftness, certainty, and fairness; improve supervision outcomes; lower recidivism rates; and reduce crime and incarceration in their jurisdictions.
Objectives
BJA will make up to five awards for grantees to pursue the following objectives:
- Identify a target population for the SCF project using a collaborative, data-driven process that is responsive to local circumstances
- Develop and implement supervision strategies based on the SCF principles, including responses to both positive and negative client behaviors.
- Reduce recidivism among, and improve outcomes for, people under supervision.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of SCF strategies to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for individuals under community supervision.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation:$4,000,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $800,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
48
Eligible Applicants
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
State, city, township, county or tribal government acting directly or through agreements with other public or private entities on behalf of a single drug or treatment court.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
