Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) Notice of Funding Opportunity SFY25 ARI Implementation Grants NOFO # 2115-1224

LINK TO NOFO Information & Instructions

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for grants for implementation of Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) programs. Grants will be made with SFY25 funds. A total of $1,500,000 in funding is available through this solicitation for use over a period of 12 months.

Application deadline: 5:00 p.m. (CST), January 17, 2025

Program Requirements

The mission of Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) is to safely reduce prison use by building local systems that divert individuals from a prison sentence into more cost-effective programs that promote their reintegration into the community.

ARI provides funding and technical assistance to Illinois communities to establish a continuum of sanctions and treatment alternatives that effectively address social determinants of crime and incarceration, and that promote equity within the justice system.

Eligibility Information

Agencies must be registered 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 be in GOOD standing with all GATA pre-qualification requirements prior to application due date. Approval of the Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) SFY25 is required before the execution of the grant agreement.

Eligible Applicants:

This solicitation is open to county units of government or judicial circuits. 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.

Deadline

To be considered for funding, completed applications must be submitted via AmpliFund link by the application deadline of 5:00 p.m., January 17, 2025. To submit an application, go to: https://il.amplifund.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/cb1d8c66-8a29-4c9b-b046-6f724ab720b6.

Available Funds

Grants available through this funding opportunity are a portion of ARI’s annual appropriation of SFY25 and anticipated SFY26 General Revenue Funds. A minimum of $1,500,000 dollars will be made available through this funding opportunity.

Period of Performance

Funding is available for the period of April 16, 2025, through April 15, 2026.

Technical Assistance Session

A recorded technical assistance session providing additional information regarding this funding opportunity is available for viewing on the ICJIA YouTube channel beginning at 5:00 P.M., December 17, 2024.

VIEW THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WEBINAR RECORDING

Information provided during this webinar recording will be unofficial and not binding on the state.

Timeline

Reporting

Recipients must submit periodic financial reports, periodic performance reports, final financial and performance reports, performance measurement data, 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.

Required Documents

The following documents must be completed in AmpliFund by the 5:00 p.m. (CST), January 17, 2025, deadline for application review:

• Budget and Budget Narrative – in Excel
• Letters of Support from the following stakeholders in the applicant’s jurisdiction (in one file) – in PDF
  • Chief judge or presiding criminal court judge.
  • State’s attorney.
  • Public defender.
  • Director of probation and/or court services.
  • Additional letters from community partners are encouraged, but not required.
• Logic Model – in PDF

Download the NOFO packet with instructions on how to apply here: NOFO Zip File:

Questions

Questions regarding this NOFO may be submitted to CJA.AdultRedeployNOFO@illinois.gov until 5:00 p.m. (CST), January 9, 2025.

All substantive questions and responses will be posted. Updates to NOFO materials, and questions from applicants and their responses are revised weekly. View them on our website and on AmpliFund.

Due to the competitive nature of this solicitation, applicants may not discuss this opportunity directly or indirectly with any ICJIA employee other than the respondent of this email address.

Contact Information

Stacey Woods
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
CJA.AdultRedeployNOFO@illinois.gov