With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support training and technical assistance (TTA) providers assisting states and jurisdictions to use the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) to enhance the fairness, effectiveness, and efficiency of their criminal justice system.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/18/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The goal of this program is to offer states a facilitated, data-driven process to develop bipartisan, common sense policy solutions that address pressing challenges impacting public safety. This includes understanding and making the most effective use of finite resources, limiting the use of incarceration to prioritize space for people convicted of serious, chronic, and violent criminal activity, reducing disparities in justice system involvement, and addressing underlying needs that perpetuate cycles of justice system contact.
Objectives
The objectives of the JRI State-level TTA Program are to:
- Assist state leaders and stakeholders in identifying factors driving trends, challenges, and resource consumption within the criminal justice system, including the driver(s) of crime, incarceration, and recidivism.
- Improve states’ (and agencies therein) capacity to prevent and respond to crime, including reducing the risk for recidivism (as measured by arrests for new crimes, convictions for new crimes, incarcerations for new crimes, and revocations based on technical violations).
- Strengthen state-level responses for people with behavioral health needs that increase access to treatment to appropriately divert people who do not pose a public safety risk, mitigate individuals’ risks for recidivism, facilitate safe reentry, and support related substance use and mental health needs.
- Improve public safety through a reallocation of resources in effective crime- and recidivism-reduction efforts.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $16,213,522
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: Awards will be up to $8,106,761
Period of Performance
48 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Public- and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
