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FEDERAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Volume 9, Issue 5
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 States (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
Training for Judicial and
Court Personnel
Deadline:
May 19, 2009
The U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is pleased to announce funding
under its Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel.
This program includes improving the operation of the child
welfare/juvenile justice system and court handling of abuse and
neglect cases, and enhancing collaborative efforts and outcomes
among the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and other
system and community partners. Through this program judicial,
legal and social service professionals will receive training and
technical assistance for managing child abuse and neglect cases and
heavy caseloads. Applicants are limited to public agencies,
including state, units of local government, public universities and
colleges, federally-recognized Indian tribes and private
organizations.
Contact Information: Cecilia
Duquela-Fuentes, Program Manager at (202) 514-9372 or celilia.duquela@usdoj.gov.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/FIDO.pdf.
NICS Act Record Improvement
Program
Deadline:
May 22, 2009
The U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is accepting applications for
funding under the National Instant Criminal Background Check (NICS).
The NICS Improvement Act was enacted in the wake of the April 2007
shooting at Virginia Tech. The Act is intended to improve
records utilized by NICS by providing assistance to states and state
courts to improve the completeness, automation and transmittal of
records to state and federal systems. Helping states and state
courts to automate these records will reduce delays for law-abiding
gun purchasers.
The total appropriation for this
program that is available to states and state courts is $10
million. State courts may partner with the designated
state NCHIP agency to submit an application, or submit a separate
application. However, both states and states courts must meet
the following criteria in order to be eligible for funding:
(1) The state/state court must
provide a "reasonable estimate" of records subject to
the Act's completeness requirements. BJS will not consider
applications from any state or state court that has not submitted a
completed state estimates collection form.
(2) The state/state court must
certify that it has implemented (or is in the process of
implementing) a program permitting persons who have been adjudicated
as mental defective or committed to a mental institution to obtain
relief from the firearms disabilities imposed by law as a result of
such adjudication or commitment. The state/state court should
work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
(ATF) to obtain guidance and receive final certification on this
provision.
Applications for this program must
be submitted by a) the agency designated by the Governor to
administer the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
b) the state or territory central administrative office or similar
entity designated by statute or regulation to administer federal
grant funds on behalf of the jurisdiction's court system or c)
separately for both eligible entities.
Contact Information: Ms. Devon
Adams, Chief, Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program at
(202)514-9157 or facsimile at (202) 616-1351.
Devon.Adams@usdoj.gov The
solicitation can be found here: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/narip09sol.pdf.
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.
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.
Department of Education
Funding. On April 1, the Department of Education
announced that $44 billion is available for states and schools.
Of this amount, $6 billion will be for a "Government Services
Fund" to pay for education, public safety or other government
services.
We have confirmed with the
Department of Education that funds under the "Government
Services Fund" may be used by state courts for public safety
purposes. Their use is not restricted to public safety in
schools and educational institutions.
The funding for the Department of
Education funding will go to the Governors by formula.
Governors must apply for the funds before their allocations are
released. Therefore, it is imperative that you communicate
with your Governor's office and inquire about how funds will be made
available, timeline, etc.
The applications, fact sheets and
guidance can be found here:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html#apps
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