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FEDERAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Volume 9, Issue 2
Assets for
Independence Programs
Deadline:
March 25, 2009
The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, will accept applications for grants to
establish and administer Assets for Independence projects.
This program enables individuals and families with low incomes to
become economically self-sufficient for the long-term. A
primary feature of this project is participants are given access to
special matched savings accounts called Individual Development
Accounts (IDA), in which participants save earned income for the
purchase of a home, for business capitalization, or to attend higher
education or training. Participants have access to financial
literacy education and coaching including training on money
management and consumer issues. Eligible applicants include state,
tribal, county, or local governments, school districts, higher
education institutions, public housing authorities and other
governments or agencies. Non-profit entities that do not have
501(c)(3) status may apply as a joint applicant with an entity that
is certified.
Contact
Information: James Gatz, Manager, Assets for Independence Program,
370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20008 at
(202) 401-4626 or
afiprogram@acf.hhs.gov
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EI-0053.html
Bureau of Justice
Assistance Program
Deadline:
March 26, 2009
The U.S. Department of
Justice is accepting applications under the Justice and Mental
Health Collaboration Program which increases public safety through
innovation, cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental
illness who come into contact with the criminal or juvenile justice
systems. The program is also designed to increase access to
mental health and other treatment services for adult and juvenile
individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and
substance use disorders. Applicants are limited to for-profit
(commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based and
community organizations and institutions of higher learning.
Contact Information:
Rebecca Rose, BJA Policy Advisor at (202) 514-0726 or Rebecca.Rose@usdoj.gov
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/09JMHCPStatesol.pdf.
Prisoner Reentry
Initiative Assistance
Deadline:
May 4, 2009
The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
will accept applications for grants designed to reduce recidivism by
helping returning offenders find work and access other critical
services in their communities. The initiative seeks to
strengthen urban communities affected by large volumes of returning
prisoners through employment-centered projects that incorporate job
training, housing referrals, mentoring, and other comprehensive
transitional services.
The
target population includes individuals 18 years and older convicted
as an adult and imprisoned in a State, Federal or Tribal prison or a
Tribal, regional, county or local jail pursuant to State, Federal or
Tribal law. Eligible applicants for demonstration project
grants are State (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands). Foreign entities are not eligible
under this announcement.
Contact
Information: Ben L. Sharp, Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Grants Management, Division of Discretionary
Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, 6th Floor - East, Washington, DC
20447, (202) 401-5513 or ACFOGME-grants@acf.hhs.gov
Adult Treatment Drug
Assistance
Deadline:
May 8, 2009
The Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting
applications for adult treatment drug courts - programs that direct
defendants and offenders with underlying substance abuse problems to
treatment services as an alternative to incarceration. The
program is designed to lessen the burden substance abuse-related
problems place on the traditional court case process. These
treatment services include alcohol and drug treatment, recovery
support services, screening, assessment, case management, and
program coordination. Eligibility is limited to existing
treatment drug courts that have demonstrated agreements or
relationships with existing domestic public and private nonprofit
entities and community-based treatment providers.
Contact Information:
SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Holly
Rogers at (240) 276-2916, holly.rogers@samhsa.hhs.gov
or you may contact Kathleen Sample at (240) 276-1407, kathleen.sample@samhsa.hhs.gov
www.samhsa.gov
Crime Victims Funding
Deadline:
Ongoing
The U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP),
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is receiving applications for
Project Helping Outreach Programs to Expand. The objective of the
project is to provide resources to grass roots community-based
organizations to improve outreach and services to crime victims.
Nonprofit grass roots community-based victim service programs that
do not receive federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim assistance
grant funding may apply for a one-time grant, up to $5,000, to
support program development, networking, coalition building, and
service delivery. Funds may be used to develop program literature,
train advocates, produce a newsletter, support victim outreach
efforts, and recruit volunteers. This is an ongoing solicitation and
is contingent upon the availability of funds.
Contact
Information: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), 810
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 or 202-307-5983
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/expandingoutreach/welcome.html
NON-GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Human and Community
Development
Deadline:
Ongoing
The Chicago-based John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Program on Human and
Community Development will focus its grant-making strategies on
community change and juvenile justice. The Juvenile Justice
effort maintains a national scope and promotes an effective juvenile
justice system that is linked to relevant agencies, is acknowledged
to play a critical role in the community and is held accountable for
public safety as well as the rehabilitation of young offenders.
Grant award funding levels vary. Eligible applicants for the
Juvenile Justice program include a variety of organizations in the
United States.
Contact Information: The
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 140 S. Dearborn
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603-5285 or (312) 726-8000
www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.938141/k.FEFC/Domestic_Grantmaking
OTHER
Here is some more
information regarding criminal justice funds coming available as a
result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which
was recently approved by the Congress and signed into law by
President Obama.
Byrne JAG Formula
Grant Program: A large part of the criminal justice
portion of the stimulus bill, was the infusion of funds for the
Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. A total of $2
billion was allocated for Byrne JAG formula grant program in the
ARRA. Byrne JAG formula grant funds have been used by state
courts for a variety of improvements such as specialty courts,
training personnel, court record upgrades and other uses. The
Byrne JAG formula grant program is composed of two parts and state
portion (60%) and a local government portion (40%). The
Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has
released grant announcements for both these portions.
State Portion
The grant announcement for
the state portion can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryJAG/JAGrecoveryState.pdf.
The deadline for
applications for portion is April 9. It is important to note that
the Governor designated State Administering Agency (SAA) submits the
application for the state's allocation. That SAA and its
advisory committee will make the decisions about how the funds are
spent within the state.
We encourage you to begin
conversations with your SAA about your court priorities. Your
criminal SAA contact information can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/saa/.
The statewide allocations
for the 50 states and territories can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryJAG/recoveryallocations.html.
Local Government Portion
The grant announcement for
the local government portion can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryJAG/JAGrecoveryLocal.pdf.
The deadline for the local
government portion is May 18. Local state courts typically
access these funds through their local governing unit (city council
or county board). Like the State portion, it is the designated
local government submits the application for their allocation.
The local governing body will make the decisions about how the funds
are spent within the city/county. The allocations for eligible
local governments can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryJAG/recoveryallocations.html.
Byrne JAG Competitive
Grant Program: As we have reported previously, ARRA
also included $225 million for the Byrne JAG competitive grant
program. The grant announcement for this program has not been
released yet. If you have any questions or comments, please
contact us.
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