Just Communities Arizona (JCA) is requesting proposals from community-based organizations to assist in Justice Investment Programming funded through Maricopa County Department of Public Health’s (MCDPH) allotment of Justice Reinvestment Funds.
Donor Name: JustReinvest
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa County (AZ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Justice Reinvestment Fund receives 10% of all state tax revenues from the sale of recreational marijuana. Thirty-five percent of those funds are allotted to county public health departments, in proportion to the population of each county, “for the purpose of providing justice reinvestment programs or distributing grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide justice reinvestment programs in that county.”
Priority Areas
Grant applications must describe how your work under the grant addresses at least one of the following priority areas.
- Community-Based Direct Services: Programs that reduce or prevent violence; decrease rates of recidivism, arrest or incarceration; and/or increase community safety.
- Population of Focus: Historically under-resourced neighborhoods; areas that have been impacted by high rates of arrest and incarceration; communities with high rates of violence; currently or formerly incarcerated people; Indigenous communities; people experiencing homelessness; LGBTQ+; immigrants/refugees; people who use drugs; people with mental illness or other disabilities.
- Possible activities:
- Re-entry
- Supportive or transitional housing
- Diversion, probation, or other alternatives to incarceration
- Individual case management
- Mediation, conflict resolution, restorative justice or transformative justice
- Mentoring
- Trauma-informed services
- Programs/projects that strengthen communities through small-scale economic development, increasing access to housing, workforce development, bridging social capital, increasing involvement in community activities, and developing local leaders.
- Population of Focus: Historically under-resourced neighborhoods; areas that have been impacted by high rates of arrest and incarceration; communities with high rates of violence; currently or formerly incarcerated people; Indigenous communities; people experiencing homelessness; LGBTQ+; immigrants/refugees; people who use drugs; people with mental illness or other disabilities.
- Possible activities:
- Small-scale economic development (microlending, social enterprise, support for small business)
- Job training and placement
- Collectives and collaborative programs
- Financial literacy education and assistance
- Programs that help people stay in their homes (rental assistance, low-cost home repair, landlord/tenant mediation)
- Programs that increase access to affordable housing
- Community or cultural events
- Cultural or arts programs
- Increase safety, usability, and accessibility of common outdoor spaces through neighborhood beautification, traffic mitigation, creating or enhancing green spaces, reclaiming vacant or blighted areas, planting gardens, and other improvements.
- Areas of Focus: Historically under-resourced neighborhoods, areas that have been impacted by high rates of arrest and incarceration, areas experiencing high rates of vacant or blighted properties/lots, “food deserts,” areas with a high heat index in need of climate mitigation.
- Possible activities:
- Street cleanups and trash removal
- Improved outdoor lighting
- Tree planting
- Community gardening, small scale agricultural production
- Murals, sculpture, or art projects
- Community bike rides, walks, or outdoor gatherings
- Improve health and wellness of low-income and marginalized populations by reducing stigma and increasing access to medical and behavioral health care and other wellness activities or services.
- Population of Focus: Historically under-resourced neighborhoods; areas that have been impacted by high rates of arrest and incarceration; communities with high rates of violence; currently or formerly incarcerated people; Indigenous communities; people experiencing homelessness; LGBTQ+; immigrants/refugees; people who use drugs; people with mental illness or other disabilities.
- Possible activities:
- Public health outreach, education
- Behavioral health services or programs
- Support groups
- Community or low-cost health clinics
- Healthy food distribution, cooking instruction
- Wellness programs such as exercise, meditation, and yoga
- Acudetox and other alternative therapies
- Harm reduction programs.
Funding Information
In 2025, a total of $300,000 in new grants will be awarded (contingent on funding) to nonprofits or community-based organizations located and operating in Maricopa County.
Grant Period
The grant term is 18 months.
Who is Eligible for Funding?
To be considered for Justice Reinvestment funding, applicant organizations must agree to the following:
- Be a community-based organization (with or without formal 501(c)3 nonprofit status or a Fiscal Sponsor) based in or primarily operating in geographic areas of Maricopa County.
- Have staff, leadership, and governance that is representative of and deeply connected to the communities served.
- Have a demonstrated history of serving the community and a generally positive reputation.
- Have programs or projects that focus on one of grant program’s 4 Priority Areas of focus.
- Be willing to work closely with Just Communities Arizona (JCA) and be compliant with grant parameters as part of a group of subgrantees.
- Collect and report program metrics and financial accounting to the funder.
For more information, visit JustReinvest.
