Notice of Funding Opportunity

R3 Assessment and Planning

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for grants for the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program. Grants will be made with fiscal year 2021 funds made available to a trust fund established by The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. A total of $3,150,000 in funding is available through this solicitation for use over a period of approximately 9 months.

July 20, 2020 at 11:59 pm.

Program Requirements

The Assessment and Planning grant opportunity is available to communities who would like to develop a plan to build capacity within and between organizations to address the R3 Program Priorities most relevant to their communities. These Program Priorities, as established in The Cannabis Regulation and Trust Act, are 1.) Civil Legal Aid, 2.) Economic Development, 3.) Reentry, 4.) Violence Prevention, and 5.) Youth Development.

Organizations or collaboratives will develop a clear, well-defined process to assess and identify which of the R3 Program Priorities will be addressed in their communities. A final plan should include participation of community residents and stakeholders; require a unified vision and approach; utilize data and local experience and knowledge to define the community’s needs; and create concrete goals, objectives and performance measures to track progress of the program. The plan also may be used to apply for future funding, and, therefore, should not be directed toward a specific funding source.

Refer to the NOFO for ALL Program Requirements.

Eligibility Information

Only programs serving a designated R3 zone are eligible to receive funding under this NOFO. Information on designated R3 zones is available via the interactive map at https://r3.illinois.gov/eligibility.

Applicants must be pre-qualified through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, https://grants.illinois.gov/portal/, to become eligible to apply for an award. Applicants must have completed the GATA pre-qualification process and received approval of the Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) SFY 2021, or the most recent fiscal year, before the execution of the grant agreement. Other members of a collaborative application submitted by another organization do not need to satisfy these requirements but must be otherwise eligible to receive state funds (see the Checklist at the bottom of page 1 of the NOFO for more information).

Deadline

Completed application materials must be emailed to CJA.R3Planning@Illinois.gov and must be received by 11:59 p.m., July 20, 2020, to be considered for funding. Proposals will not be accepted by mail, fax, or in-person. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Late submissions will not be reviewed.

Available Funds

A total of $3,150,000 will be made available through this funding opportunity. Grants available through this funding opportunity are a portion of state FY2021 funds. Funding ranges vary by region and are specified in the NOFO and in the Program Narrative.

Period of Performance

Funding is available for the period beginning with grant execution (estimated for September 21, 2020) through June 30, 2021. Based on program performance and fund availability, the ICJIA may recommend allocation of funding to support an additional 24 months.

Technical Assistance Sessions

It is recommended that applicants view the recordings of at least one of three webinars (links below). Applicants may also view the webinar slides

Information provided during these webinar recordings will be unofficial and not binding on the state.

Notice of Intent

Agencies interested in applying are asked to submit an online Notice of Intent by 11:59 p.m., July 6, 2020.

Complete Notice of Intent

Timeline

Task	Date
NOFO Posted	May 18, 2020
Webinar Sessions held	May 19-21, 2020
Technical Assistance Recording available	May 22, 2020
Notice of Intent due	July 6, 2020
NOFO question submission deadline	July 16, 2020
Applications due	11:59 pm, July 20, 2020
Estimated date for R3 Board approval of recommended designations	August 2020
Estimated date for Authority Budget Committee approval of recommended designations	August 2020
Estimated program start date	September 21, 2020

Reporting

Recipients must submit monthly financial reports, quarterly performance data reports, final financial and performance reports, and, a calendar year end financial report in accordance with the CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent.

In addition, funded programs may be required to report performance measures through other means as established by the R3 Board in order to evaluate overall program performance as required by the R3 establishing legislation.

Required Documents

The following documents must be emailed to CJA.R3Planning@Illinois.gov by the 11:59 p.m., July 20, 2020, deadline for application review. Click the links below to download copies.

Download NOFO Instructions (PDF)
Completed and signed Uniform State Grant Application (Word)
Completed Program Narrative (Word)
Completed Budget/Budget Narrative (Excel)]
Completed Certification of Employee Local Residence Form (Word) – Required ONLY if organization is seeking local preference points based on employee local residence.

DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE OF ALL REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

Questions

Questions regarding this NOFO may be submitted to CJA.R3Planning@Illinois.gov until 11:59 p.m., July 16, 2020. Questions and responses will be posted at https://r3.illinois.gov/faqs and at https://grants.icjia.cloud.

Contact Information

Mitchell Troup

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

300 West Adams, Suite 200

Chicago, IL 60606

CJA.R3Planning@illinois.gov