BJA FY 17 Swift, Certain, and Fair Sanctions (SCF)/ Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE

Funding Opportunity ID: 291310 Opportunity Number: BJA-2017-11563 Opportunity Title: BJA FY 17 Swift, Certain, and Fair Sanctions (SCF)/ Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPEOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 16.828Eligible Applicants: State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: USDOJ-OJP-BJAAgency Name: Department of JusticeBureau of Justice AssistancePosted Date: Jan 19, 2017Close Date: Mar 20, 2017Last Updated Date: Jan 19, 2017Award Ceiling: $600,000Award Floor: $0Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,800,000Expected Number of Awards: 7Description: There are a multiple states, counties, cities, and tribes that are interested in implementing Swift, Certain, and Fair(SCF) models of supervision with offenders in the community. This interest has grown out of the potential promise that these SCF models have shown in effectively reducing recidivism and preventing crime. In particular, Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program has been shown to have promise, and as a result there is significant interest and activity in implementing models of supervision, and other versions of the HOPE model which rely on swift and certain sanction...

Source: Grants.gov - February 19, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding