Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) provides grants to counties or judicial circuits to expand evidence-based alternatives to incarceration for individuals with probation eligible offenses. ARI also funds training, technical assistance, and development services to support grantee sites.

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Public Act 96-0761 Illinois Crime Reduction Act Public Act 103-0006 FY24 Appropriations

SB0250 Enrolled SDS103 00002 NBW 45002 b Section 25. The amount of $13,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority from the General Revenue Fund for administrative costs, awards and grants for Adult Redeploy and Diversion Programs.

730 ILCS 190/20 Adult Redeploy Illinois. (a) Purpose. When offenders are accurately assessed for risk, assets, and needs, it is possible to identify which people should be sent to prison and which people can be effectively supervised in the locality. By providing financial incentives to counties or judicial circuits to create effective local-level evidence-based services, it is possible to reduce crime and recidivism at a lower cost to taxpayers. Based on this model, this Act hereby creates the Adult Redeploy Illinois program for probation-eligible offenders who do not fall under the definition of violent offenders in order to increase public safety and encourage the successful local supervision of eligible offenders and their reintegration into the locality. (b) The Adult Redeploy Illinois program shall reallocate State funds to local jurisdictions that successfully establish a process to assess offenders and provide a continuum of locally based sanctions and treatment alternatives for offenders who would be incarcerated in a State facility if those local services and sanctions did not exist. The allotment of funds shall be based on a formula that rewards local jurisdictions for the establishment or expansion of local supervision programs and requires them to pay the amount determined in subsection (e) if incarceration targets as defined in subsection (e) are not met. (c) Each county or circuit participating in the Adult Redeploy Illinois program shall create a local plan describing how it will protect public safety and reduce the county or circuit's utilization of incarceration in State facilities or local county jails by the creation or expansion of individualized services or programs. (d) Based on the local plan, a county or circuit shall enter into an agreement with the Adult Redeploy Oversight Board described in subsection (e) to reduce the number of commitments of probation-eligible offenders to State correctional facilities from that county or circuit, excluding violent offenders. The agreement shall include a pledge from the county or circuit to reduce their commitments by 25% of the level of commitments from the average number of commitments for the past 3 years of eligible offenders. In return, the county or circuit shall receive, based upon a formula described in subsection (e), funds to redeploy for local programming for offenders who would otherwise be incarcerated such as management and supervision, electronic monitoring, and drug testing. The county or circuit shall also be penalized, as described in subsection (e), for failure to reach the goal of reduced commitments stipulated in the agreement.

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Expand ARI through grants to local jurisdictions for program planning and implementation with the overall goal to reduce the number of people committed to prison on probation-eligible charges. ARI funds can be used to create or enhance local programs that assess individuals’ risk, needs, and strengths and offer a continuum of evidence-based sanctions and treatment alternatives to incarceration focused on rehabilitation and accountability over punishment. Funds can also support the provision of training, technical assistance, and development opportunities for grantee sites. These services will expand site capacity and effectiveness in delivering evidence-informed local supervision and services to their justice-involved clients in lieu of incarceration and implement the mission, vision, and values of ARI.

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All entities must be registered and in Good Standing through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal & as listed in the NOFO.

Solicitations for planning and implementation funding are open to county units of government or judicial circuits to develop programs serving people with probation-eligible offenses in the community in lieu of prison. A county may submit on behalf of a group of counties or a judicial circuit. Other units of local government, private agencies or not-for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply; however, the applicant jurisdiction may include subawards or subcontracts for services with these entities as part of the program design and budget. The solicitation for the training, technical assistance, and development (TTAD) program is open to all entities qualified to do business with the State of Illinois.

Project Grants

Public Safety

Jurisdictions must have a completed local plan (using the template in the Program Narrative) to apply for implementation funds. Preference will be given to those jurisdictions whose local plans have received prior ARI Oversight Board approval. Problem-solving court applicants must be certified or in the process of becoming certified by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.

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Applications must be submitted in the AmpliFund grant management system. Prior to submitting the application, applicants are required to: a) Be registered in SAM before submitting its application. To establish a SAM registration, go to http://www.SAM.gov/SAM. b) Provide a valid Unique Entity Identification Number. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is now the primary means of identifying entities registered for federal awards government-wide in the System for Award Management (SAM). If your entity is already registered in SAM, it has been assigned a UEI. Instructions regarding the migration from DUNS to UEI have been posted in the GATA website. c) Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information while it has an active award or application under consideration. ICJIA may not make a federal pass-through or state award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable SAM requirements. If an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time ICJIA is ready to make an award, ICJIA may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive the award and use that determination as a basis for making a state award to another applicant. Completed application materials must be received by and in possession of the AmpliFund grant management system by the posted due date and time, to be considered for funding. Upon receipt, an automated confirmation will be emailed. Proposals will not be accepted by email, mail, fax, or in person. AmpliFund will not permit late submissions. Agencies are encouraged to submit their applications 24-72 hours in advance of the deadline to avoid unforeseen technical difficulties. Questions may be submitted via email at CJA.AdultRedeployNOFO@Illinois.gov. All substantive questions and responses will be posted on the ICJIA website and on AmpliFund. Due to the competitive nature of the solicitations, applicants may not discuss the opportunity directly with any ICJIA employee other than via this email address CJA.AdultRedeployNOFO@Illinois.gov.

Applications will be scored on a 100-point scale based on a Summary of the Program and responses fully describing the Statement of Problem, Project Implementation, Project Management, Goals and Performance Metrics, and Budget Detail. Funding recommendations will be based on an evaluation of compiled scores from the scoring panel, including consideration of experience; overall cost; alignment with ARI mission, vision and values; past performance history and financial standing with ICJIA (if applicable).

Funding recommendations through merit-based review from the working committees of the Oversight Board (e.g., Site Selection & Monitoring; Outreach, Technical Assistance & Communication; Performance Measurement) will form the basis of grant decisions with the approval and authorization of the full ARI Oversight Board. Applicants will be notified of the ARI Oversight Board’s decision. Successful applicants whose applications contained unallowable or unreasonable costs may have their awards reduced by the total amount of those costs. Upon applicant acceptance of the grant award, announcement of the grant award shall be published by ICJIA to the GATA portal. Following execution of a grant agreement, funds will be disbursed on a reimbursement basis through monthly reporting.

Due dates and times for submission will be posted in the NOFO.

Committee funding recommendations will form the basis of grant decisions with the approval and authorization of the full ARI Oversight Board. Applicants will be notified of the ARI Oversight Board’s decision, generally within 60-90 days from submission.

Unsuccessful applicants may request a formal appeal of the evaluation process. Evaluation scores and funding determinations may not be contested and will not be considered by ICJIA’s Appeals Review Officer. The appeal must be via email and submitted within 14 calendar days after either the date the grant award notice is published or receipt of a Funding Opportunity Declination Letter from ICJIA, whichever comes first.

Additional funding of up to 24 months may be awarded after the initial funding period, contingent upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Total funding for the grant program under a NOFO will not exceed 36 months.

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a) Federal Financial Guide. Applicants must follow the current edition of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide which details allowable and unallowable costs is available at: https://ojp.gov/financialguide/doj/pdfs/DOJ_FinancialGuide.pdf. Costs may be determined to be unallowable even if not expressly prohibited in the Federal Financial Guide. b) Prohibited Uses. The following is a non-exhaustive list of services, activities, goods, and other costs that cannot be supported through this NOFO: • Land acquisition • New construction • Renovation, lease, or any other proposed use of a building or facility that will either result in a change in its basic prior use or significantly change its size • Minor renovation or remodeling of a property either listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or located within a 100-year flood plain • Implementation of a new program involving the use of chemicals • Capital expenditures • Fundraising activities • Most food and beverage costs • Lobbying c) Allowable expenses. All expenses must reasonable, necessary, and allocable to the program. The following is a non-exhaustive list of services, activities, goods, and other costs that can be supported through this NOFO: • Personnel • Training subcontracts/subawards • Travel • Program supplies • Data collection and analysis • Program evaluation • Food and beverages (with restrictions) d) Pre-Award Costs. No costs incurred before the start date of the grant agreement may be charged to awards resulting from this funding opportunity. e) Pre-approvals. Prior approvals may affect project timelines. Submission of materials for ICJIA approval should be incorporated into the application Implementation Schedules. ICJIA may require prior approval of the following: • Out-of-state travel • Certain Requests for Proposals, procurements, and sub-contracts • Conference, meeting, and training costs f) State Travel Guidelines. travel costs charged to ICJIA must conform to State Travel Guidelines, found here: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/Employees/travel/Pages/TravelReimbursement.aspx. Out-of-state hotel rates are based on the General Service Administration (GSA) guidelines found here: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates. Applicant agencies with lower cost travel guidelines than the State of Illinois must use those lower rates. g) Supplanting. Grant funds must be used to supplement existing funds for program activities and must not replace those funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose. If grant funds will be used for the expansion of an existing program, applicants must explain how proposed activities will supplement, not supplant, current program activities and staff positions. Agencies may not deliberately reduce local, federal, state funds, or other funds because of the existence of these grant funds. A written certification may be requested by ICJIA stating that these funds will not be used to supplant other state, local, federal, or other funds. Supplanting will be the subject of application review, as well as pre-award review, post-award monitoring, and audit. If there is a potential presence of supplanting, the applicant or grantee will be required to supply documentation demonstrating that the reduction in local, not state or federal, resources occurred for reasons other than the receipt or expected receipt of the state funds. h) Proposed Subawards and Subcontracts. Applicants may propose to enter into subawards or subcontracts under this award, each of which involve different rules and applicant responsibilities. A subaward carries out a portion of the grant agreement while a contract is often for obtaining goods and services for the grantee's own use. (44 Ill. Admin Code 7000.240). If a third party will provide some of the essential services or develop or modify a product that the applicant has committed to provide or produce, ICJIA may consider the agreement with the third party a subaward for purposes of grant administration. Applicants must classify each expense in the contractual budget as a subaward or subcontract. The substance of the agreement, not the title or structure of the agreement, will determine whether it is a subaward of a subcontract. Applicants are advised to use the “Checklist for Contractor/Subrecipient Determinations” available at the GATA Resource Library for guidance: https://www.illinois.gov/sites/gata/pages/resourcelibrary.aspx. Applicants are required to justify their use of subawards and explain their capacity to serve as “pass-through” entities in the program narrative. Applicants will monitor subaward compliance with grant terms, applicable federal and state law including the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Award, 2 C.F.R. Part 200, GATA, and ICJIA policies. Proposed subawards must be identified, if possible, and their roles described in both the program and budget narratives. For procurement contracts, applicants are encouraged to promote free and open competition in awarding contracts. All subcontracts must comply with federal and state requirements.

Recipients must submit periodic financial reports, periodic performance reports, final financial and performance reports, and, if applicable, an annual audit report in accordance with the 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent.

Grantee develops and maintains a record-keeping system to document all agreement related activities and expenditures. Records will act as the original source material for compilation of the data required, and all other program activity.

Grantee will provide access for purposes of monitoring, audit and examination to all relevant books, documents, papers, and records, and to relevant books, documents, papers and records of subcontractors.

"...the Adult Redeploy Illinois program.” (730 ILCS 190/5 (a)).

SFY23: $12 million; SFY24: $13 million

Award range is $10,000-$1,000,000; average award: $400,000.

ARI has established a statewide network of grantee sites operating more than 50 prison diversion programs covering 45 counties. These programs assist approximately 2,000 people per year with community-based supervision and services in lieu of prison, resulting in costs avoided to the state of $50 million per year.

The ARI program administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), a state agency dedicated to improving the administration of criminal justice. ICJIA brings together key leaders from the justice system and the public to identify critical issues facing the criminal justice system in Illinois, and to propose and evaluate policies, programs, and legislation that address those issues. ICJIA’s statutory responsibilities include grants administration; research and analysis; policy and planning; and information systems and technology. ARI was created by the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009 (Public Act 96-0761) (CRA) to “increase public safety and encourage the successful local supervision of eligible offenders and their reintegration into the locality.” (730 ILCS 190/20 (a)). Under the CRA, ARI provides financial incentives (grants) to counties, groups of counties, and judicial circuits to increase effective community-based programming for individuals with probation-eligible offenses who are at moderate to high risk of reoffending and are facing prison. In exchange for the funding, jurisdictions agree to reduce the number of individuals they send to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), with potential penalties if they do not meet the reduction goal. Research has shown that community-based alternatives to incarceration can reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and decrease costs to taxpayers. The benefits of ARI-funded programs are clear. They provide justice-involved individuals with community supervision, rehabilitative services aligned with their needs, and other supports, and the chance to avoid incarceration. Led by the Oversight Board, which adopted a racial equity lens in August 2021, ARI works with grantees to ensure equitable access to programs and identify and address obstacles that hinder this goal.

Statewide

60 E. Van Buren, Suite 650 Chicago, IL 60605

https://icjia.illinois.gov/adultredeploy/

(Juvenile) Redeploy Illinois (DHS)

Problem Solving Courts Specialized Probation Caseloads

FY 2020 : $8,174,700
FY 2021 : $9,271,000
FY 2022 : $9,271,000
FY 2023 : $12,000,000
FY 2024 : $13,000,000