Smart Supervision: Reducing Prison Populations, Saving Money, and Creating Safer Communities

Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2016-8992 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.812Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-BJAClosing Date: Apr 11, 2016Award Ceiling: $750,000Expected Number of Awards: 7Creation Date: Feb 09, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The FY 2015 Smart Supervision Program seeks to improve supervision success rates and reduce crime, which would in turn reduce admissions to prisons and jails and save taxpayer dollars. Funds can be used to implement evidence-based supervision strategies and to develop innovative strategies to improve outcomes for probationers.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding