The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program provides state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies with information, resources, and training and technical assistance (TTA) to engage in collaborative problem solving with stakeholders using data and research-informed strategies to assess and improve responses to client behavior in accordance with the principles of swiftness, certainty, and fairness; improve supervision outcomes; prevent recidivism; reduce crime and incarceration in their jurisdictions; promote the fair administration of justice; and advance public safety.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Grant Size: $800,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
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; prevent recidivism; and reduce crime and incarceration in their jurisdictions.
Objectives
BJA will make up to five awards for grantees to pursue the following objectives:
- 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.
- Identify a target population for the SCF project using a collaborative, data-driven process that is responsive to local circumstances.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of SCF strategies to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for individuals under community supervision through process and outcome evaluation, preferably involving a comparison or control group.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $800,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 48
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State, city, township, county, or tribal government acting directly or through agreements with other public or private entities on behalf of a single drug court. For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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