The purpose of the Justice Reinvestment Program (JRP) is to provide funding for counties to plan, implement, and expand initiatives that establish a process to assess individuals and provide a continuum of community-based sanctions, services, and programs designed to reduce recidivism and state prison usage, while protecting public safety and holding individuals accountable.
Donor Name: Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/25/2023
Grant Duration: 2 years 6 months
Details:
The JRP is part of Oregon’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative, a proactive approach to effectively spend resources in the state’s criminal justice system. Under the justice reinvestment model, prison growth is limited, and a portion of the avoided operational prison costs are reinvested in the state’s local public safety systems.
Program Goals and Priorities
The goals of the JRP are:
- Reducing recidivism through evidence-based practices while protecting public safety and holding individuals accountable and
- Decreasing prison utilization for property, drug, and driving offenses while protecting public safety and holding individuals accountable.
The JRP has two principal grants that are complimentary yet operate differently.
The Formula Grant is distributed to qualifying applicants based on a formula determined by state law. The following requirements apply to Formula Grant awards:
- Funds awarded must be used to support approved community-based programs
- No less than 10 percent of funds awarded must be distributed to community-based nonprofit organizations that provide services to victims of crime.
- Three percent of grant funds are to be used for the evaluation of funded programs. Applicants may opt to retain these funds to conduct their own evaluations or remit the funds to the Criminal Justice Commission for larger evaluations.
The Competitive Grant is a companion grant that specifically supports downward departure prison diversion programs. Unlike the Formula Grant, Competitive Grant awards are not fixed by a formula. The following requirements apply to Competitive Grant awards:
- Funds awarded must be used to: A) support key personnel that increase local capacity to engage in a downward departure prison diversion program, or B) provide training directly related to the development or operation of a downward departure prison diversion program.
- No less than 10 percent of funds awarded must be distributed to community-based nonprofit organizations that provide services to victims of crime.
Grant Period
This is a one-time solicitation offering financial support for the grant period beginning July 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025. Grant recipients may allocate awarded funding toward allowable expenses incurred at any point during the grant period.
Eligible Applicants
- Eligible applicants are Oregon county governments through their Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC).
- An applicant may submit a multi-county application on behalf of a consortium of government and non-government partners to design and implement a strategy to further the goals of the region’s Justice Reinvestment efforts. For any regional approach, one county must serve as the main applicant for purposes of administering the grant agreement and managing sub-agreements.
In order to be considered for JRP funding, applicants must:
- Establish a process to assess populations served;
- Serve individuals charged with or convicted of property, drug, or driving offenses;
- Consider and accept short-term transitional leave candidates as appropriate;
- Provide assistance to clients enrolling in the Oregon Health Plan; and
- Work towards imbedding equity throughout the county’s criminal justice system.
For more information, visit OCJC.
