I don’t know about all of you but I am REALLY ready for spring to come and stay, and I mean really, really stay. We have had daily rain and/or snow for the last month. It’s time for it to go away so we can focus on the stuff summer is made of.

If you missed the grant programs this year, all is not lost. Now is the time to forget about what you missed and focus on the stuff that grants are made of. Start gathering information about the programs you want to start or enhance, statistics and additional information that will support your programs, and budget information. I’ll start gathering my bicycle, camping gear, and start stockpiling gasoline before the prices begin to rise.

Let’s meet back in August and see how successful we’ve been.

Regards,

Marlene Martineau

Current Open Grants

Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program
deadline: case by case basis

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to provide this Application for the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program. OVC developed this Application to assist applicants seeking financial assistance, training, and technical assistance.

Helping Outreach Programs Expand
deadline: contingent upon funding availability

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime will provide up to $10,000 each to grassroots community- and faith-based victim service organizations and coalitions to help them improve their outreach and services to crime victims, through support of program development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery.

Research on Sentencing and Community- Based Alternatives to Incarceration
deadline: 6/1/10

Incapacitation is an important public safety policy, but it is not a complete strategy. Given the social and financial costs of incarceration, NIJ is interested in supporting research and evaluation efforts that will advance the development of effective and cost-efficient alternatives to jail and prison for convicted adult offenders that do not jeopardize public safety.
NIJ maintains research portfolios that span criminal courts, community corrections, and science and technology interests. These are developed in consultation with research, practice, and policy experts, such as multidisciplinary working groups. This research solicitation represents an opportunity to integrate approaches from a variety of disciplines to inform sentencing and community corrections policies and practices.

Second Chance Act State, Local, and Tribal Reentry Courts
deadline: 6/3/10

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail into communities and the subsequent challenges communities face as offenders attempt to reintegrate into society. A combination of trends in sentencing, incarceration, and post-release supervision has brought prisoner reentry to the forefront of discussion among policy makers, practitioners, and researchers. Widely recognized increases in incarceration rates over the past 20 years have led to record numbers of prisoners, with current estimates indicating that over 2.3 million individuals are incarcerated in federal and state prisons. As a result the number of people released from prison has also grown exponentially. More than 700,000 people are released each year from prison and millions more cycle through local jails every year unprepared and with significant need. overview continued at link

Second Chance Act Reentry Demonstration Program: Targeting Offenders with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
deadline: 6/3/10

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail and returning to communities, including resources to address the myriad needs of these offenders to achieve a successful return to their communities. Section 201 of the Act specifically addresses the treatment needs of offenders who have substance abuse disorders. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has reported over 50 percent of jail and prison inmates were abusing or dependent on drugs in the year before their admission to prison. BJS has also reported that 16 percent of jail and prison inmates were identified as having a mental illness. Other studies have shown that prevalence rates of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders in inmate populations are striking. With regard to the prevalence of substance use disorders among those with severe mental disorders, research indicates that jail detainees have a 72 percent rate of co-occurring substance use.

Section 201 of the Second Chance Act authorizes grants to states, units of local government, territories, and Indian tribes to improve the provision of drug treatment to offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities during the period of incarceration and through the completion of parole or other court supervision after release into the community. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications from eligible applicants to implement or expand offender treatment programs for re-entering offenders with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.

Family-Based Prisoner Substance Abuse Treatment Program
deadline: 6/3/10

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail and returning to communities, including resources to address the myriad needs of these offenders to achieve a successful return to their communities. Section 113 specifically addresses the treatment needs of offenders who have substance abuse disorders and who are parents of minors.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported that in 2004, 53 percent of state inmates were abusing or dependent on drugs in the year before their admission to prison, and 32 percent of state inmates said they had committed their current offense while under the influence of drugs. In 2007, parents held in the state prisons 52 percent of state inmates reported having an estimated 1.7 million children under the age of 18, an increase of 80 percent from 2001. Since 1991, the number of children with a mother in prison has more than doubled, up 131 percent, and the number of children with a father in prison has grown by 77 percent. Among state prisoners, 59 percent of males and 63 percent of females being held for drug-related offenses were parents.
Sections 113 of the Second Chance Act authorizes grants to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes to improve the provision of substance abuse treatment within prison and jails and after reentry for inmates who have minor children and also includes outreach to families and provision of treatment and other services to children and other family members of participant inmates. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications from eligible applicants to plan, implement, or expand such treatment programs.

Criminal Justice Improvement and Recidivism Reduction through State, Local, and Tribal Justice Reinvestment
deadline: 6/10/10

The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-117) authorized the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide funding for a Criminal Justice Reform and Recidivism Reduction Competitive Grant Program. This program focuses on a Justice Reinvestment model. Justice reinvestment refers to a data-driven model that: (1) analyzes criminal justice trends to understand what factors are driving the growth in jail and prison populations; (2) develops and implements policy options to manage the growth in corrections expenditures, generates savings in public revenues, and increases the effectiveness of current spending and investment to increase public safety and improve offender accountability; (3) reinvests a portion of the savings into the justice system to further reduce corrections spending and into the community to further prevent crime; and (4) measures the impact of the policy changes and reinvestment resources and holds policymakers accountable for projected results.

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
deadline: 6/16/10

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY 2010 Local Solicitation
deadline: 6/30/10

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG-funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures.

2009 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Courts Solicitation
deadline: 6/1/10

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals for assistance in designing, developing, and conducting a data collection for the 2009 BJS Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Courts. The goal of this survey is to generate accurate and reliable case processing statistics for juveniles charged as adults in a national or sub-national sample of counties.
BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Section 302.

2010 Visiting Fellow: Corrections Statistics Solicitation
deadline: 6/1/10

BJS is authorized to award grants and cooperative agreements to State and local governments, private nonprofit organizations, public nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified individuals. Applicants are limited to senior-level researchers and/or statisticians who are willing to commit a substantial portion of their time over an eighteen-month period to undertake methodological research in two specific areas to enhance the bureau’s capacity to use its National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) data for studying important research questions.

National Corrections Reporting Program 2010-2013 Solicitation
deadline: 6/11/10

The BJS seeks a data collection agent for the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) for the years 2010 through 2013. Through the NCRP, BJS collects individual (or offender-level) data on prisoners entering and
leaving the custody or supervision of state prison systems and discharges from parole. The NCRP data, which have been collected annually since 1983, are derived from state prison and parole administrative records. BJS uses these data to study a wide variety of special topic issues in corrections such as recidivism of state prisoners (by linking the NCRP data to
criminal history records), prisoner reentry, aging of the prison population, trends in state parole, outcomes of parole supervision, and other issues. Additionally, BJS uses these data to support its ongoing efforts to study changes in racial and offense composition of corrections populations,
movements and transitions between stages of the corrections process, and to compare differences among states correctional populations.
BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under 42 U.S.C. § 3732(c).

2010 Survey of State Court Criminal Appeals Solicitation
deadline: 6/11/10

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applicants to administer the Survey of State Court Criminal Appeals (SSCCA). BJS awarded funds to design and develop a survey capable of obtaining statistical information on criminal appeals in state intermediate appellate courts and courts of last resort in 2008. The purpose of this award is to provide funding to finalize the sampling design and survey development, and to administer the criminal appeals survey. This award focuses on criminal appeals disposed in calendar year 2010 and aims to obtain information on certain key case characteristics, including the types of criminal cases appealed to state intermediate appellate courts and courts of last resort, in addition to the disposition of criminal appeals, appellate case processing time, and the impact of appellate litigation on trial court outcomes. Applicants are encouraged to review previous BJS reports focusing on state court criminal case processing, sentencing, appellate litigation, and capital punishment available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov. BJS anticipates making one award covering a 42-month period under this solicitation, with an award date on or before September 30, 2010.
BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Section 302.

2011 Census of Adult Probation Supervising Agencies Solicitation
deadline: 6/14/10

5BThe purpose of this award is to provide funding through a cooperative agreement for a collection agent to administer the 2011 Census of Adult Probation Supervising Agencies (CAPSA2011). The activities under this award include researching, developing, and maintaining a comprehensive roster (i.e., complete enumeration) of all public and private probation supervising agencies and their offices; assisting BJS with finalizing the questionnaire design for the census; and conducting data collection, analysis, and reporting activities. The main goals of the CAPSA2011 are to (1) develop a national roster of probation supervising agencies and district/county offices that BJS can use to develop sample designs for future surveys of probationers and probation officers, (2) provide accurate and reliable national and state-specific statistics that describe the characteristics and operations of probation agencies that supervise adults, (3) enhance the respondent list for BJS Annual Probation Survey (APS) (for more details go to HU http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=271UH) by conducting a systematic assessment of the existing list of probation agencies during frame development for the CAPSA2011, and (4) identify opportunities for enhancements to BJS APS, including substantive issues to include in the annual survey, methods to address nonresponse, and
measurement and instrument development.

BJS anticipates making one award for a 24-month period to cover the activities associated with the CAPSA2011.

BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Section 302.

Research on Sentencing and Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration
deadline: 6/1/10

Incapacitation is an important public safety policy, but it is not a complete strategy. Given the social and financial costs of incarceration, NIJ is interested in supporting research and evaluation efforts that will advance the development of effective and cost-efficient alternatives to jail and prison for convicted adult offenders that do not jeopardize public safety.
NIJ maintains research portfolios that span criminal courts, community corrections, and science and technology interests. These are developed in consultation with research, practice, and policy experts, such as multidisciplinary working groups. This research solicitation represents an opportunity to integrate approaches from a variety of disciplines to inform sentencing and community corrections policies and practices.
Authorizing Legislation: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202).

Research and Evaluation on Children Exposed to Family Violence
deadline: 6/1/10

NIJ is seeking multidisciplinary research and evaluation proposals related to childhood exposure to family violence and the impact of domestic violence on child custody decisions (and how these child custody issues in the context of a family with a history of domestic violence, in turn, may impact the safety of families and children). In particular, NIJ seeks applications that address interventions; justice system responses; and child development, coping and resilience. Children Exposed to Violence (CEV) encompasses a broad area that includes both children as victims of various forms of violence and as bystanders or observers of various forms of violence in the home, school, or the community. However, this solicitation is limited to violence that occurs in the home and excludes violence within the school, community, or popular culture, such as television, movies, music, and video games.

Evaluation of the Attorney Generals Children Exposed to Violence Demonstration Program: Phase I
deadline: 6/1/10

NIJ is seeking proposals for the first phase of an evaluation of the demonstration component of the Attorney Generals Children Exposed to Violence (CEV) Initiative. The Phase I evaluation involves a $500,000 effort to accomplish initial developmental and evaluation activities over an 18 month period. Activities include: assessing relevant data for program evaluation in eight program sites; coordinating with the CEV technical assistance provider on data collection and measurement issues and the inclusion of an evaluation component, to be presented and discussed at multi-site meeting(s); and the development of a comprehensive strategy for evaluating the impact of the CEV demonstration program in four sites in a Phase II.

Developing and Evaluating Location-based Information Systems for Offender Supervision
deadline: 6/1/10

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety.

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding to develop improved location-based information systems for managing offenders under community supervision and/or to evaluate the effectiveness of such systems.

Evaluation of National Institute of Corrections Evidence-Based Decision Making Framework for Local Criminal Justice Systems
deadline: 6/7/10

NIJ seeks applications for an evaluation of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) evidence-based decision making framework for local criminal justice systems. The primary objective of the evaluation will be to assess the connections between evidence-based court decisions and supervision options that break the cycle of criminal recidivism, protect the public, and assist offenders reentering the community from incarceration. One award is expected to be made to perform evaluability assessments, process evaluations, and outcome evaluations for the seed and pilot sites.

Evaluation of Programs to Reduce Gang Membership, Crime, and Violence
deadline: 6/10/10

NIJ is seeking proposals to conduct process and outcome evaluations on programs aimed at reducing gang membership and gang-related crime and violence for both adults and juveniles. Since 2000, there has been a steady increase in gang membership and in gang-related crime and violence (Dinkes, Cataldi, Kena et al., 2006). Faced with increasingly limited resources, many communities are struggling to address this problem. Although there are numerous multi-strategy, community-level programs attempting to address gang issues, there is a need for rigorous evaluations to determine program efficacy. NIJ seeks evaluations using the most appropriate and rigorous methods that examine gang prevention and/or intervention programs.

Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act FY2010 State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts Program
deadline: 6/14/10

NIJ seeks applications for a multi-site process and outcome evaluation of the State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts Program to be funded by BJA in FY2010 under the Second Chance Act of 2007 (SCA). The SCA supports a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from jail and prison into communities and the subsequent challenges communities face as offenders attempt to reintegrate into society. Section 111 of the SCA authorizes the Attorney General to award grants up to $500,000 to establish State, tribal, and local reentry courts that promote recidivism prevention by coordinating monitoring, treatment assessment and services, community panels, housing, and other services under judicial oversight with graduated sanctions and incentives.
NIJ seeks to award an evaluation research grant to document the implementation of the reentry courts that receive BJA funding under the SCA in FY2010 and to examine program processes and outcomes observed during and after participation among adult offenders.

Recovery Act: Evaluation of Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
deadline: 6/1/10

This grant program is authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) (the Recovery Act) and by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202).
The stated purposes of the Recovery Act are to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and to stabilize State and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive State and local tax increases.

The Recovery Act places great emphasis on accountability and transparency in the use of taxpayer dollars. Among other things, it created a Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and a Web site  Recovery.gov to provide information to the public, including access to detailed information on grants and contracts made with Recovery Act funds.

The Recovery Act provides funding for various competitive grant programs that are being administered by OJP. NIJ seeks applications that promote the goals of the Recovery Act through evaluations that support the purposes of three OJP Recovery Act competitive grant programs. Targeted areas include: (1) Programs that increase the capacity of State and local criminal justice systems in some of the areas identified in the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program; (2) Programs or strategies that assist law enforcement in preventing and combating rural crime (especially drug-related crime); and (3) Improving efficiency and effectiveness of law enforcement in combating criminal narcotics activity along or stemming from the Southern border.

Recovery Act Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Along the Northern and Southern United States Borders
deadline: 6/3/10

This grant program is authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) (the Recovery Act).
The stated purposes of the Recovery Act are: to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and to stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.

The Recovery Act places great emphasis on accountability and transparency in the use of taxpayer dollars. Among other things, it created a Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and a web site Recovery.gov to provide information to the public, including access to detailed information on grants and contracts made with Recovery Act funds. overview continued at link