Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program FRO Outreach and Training Notice of Funding Opportunity # 3342-2687

LINK TO NOFO Packet

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for grants for the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP). Grants will be made with FFY22/23 SCIP funds. A total of $1,000,000 is available through this solicitation for use over a period of 12 months.

Application deadline: 5:00 P.M., April 8, 2024

Program Requirements

The purpose of this NOFO is to award one or more state agencies grant funding to develop and implement effective and equitably targeted FRO public information, outreach, and training strategies. This NOFO will focus on implementing strategies for:

• FRO partner agencies, including court, law enforcement and behavioral health providers
• Potential FRO petitioners, particularly those with barriers to filing FROs and lacking supportive services
• Potential FRO individuals and organizations who may have contact with persons at risk of harming themselves and others
• The general public

Applicants may propose a pass-through model in which they subaward grants to trusted messengers to both help craft targeted, meaningful, effective content and facilitate its delivery.

These funds are intended to address one of the key priorities identified by the SCIP Advisory Committee: stakeholder awareness and training is essential to ensure the safe, equitable, and effective implementation and execution of FROs. Furthermore, this funding is intended to help address inequities in support and use of FROs and the importance of proper messaging in driving FROs uptake and proper usage.

Eligibility Information

Agencies must be registered in 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 and received approval of the Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) SFY 24, and Programmatic Risk Assessment, before the execution of the grant agreement.

Eligible Applicants

State government entities are eligible for this funding. Grant recipients may subaward SCIP funds to local governments and non-profits to implement funded programs, but they must comply with ICJIA subaward standards requiring fiscal and programmatic monitoring of subaward agencies. Applicants must be pre-qualified to do business with the State of Illinois.

Deadline

Completed application materials must be received by and in possession of the email address CJA.SCIPoutreach@illinois.gov by 5:00 p.m. CST, on April 8, 2024, 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 $1,000,000 in funding is available through this solicitation. Applicants may request a minimum of $250,000 and a maximum of $1,000,000 in grant funding.

Agreements that result from this funding opportunity are contingent upon and subject to the availability of funds.

Period of Performance

Funding is available for the period of August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025.

Technical Assistance Session

Technical assistance recordings providing additional information regarding this funding opportunity will be available for viewing beginning at 5:00 P.M., February 22, 2024.

VIEW THE REQUIRED 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, and a calendar year end financial report in accordance with the CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Reporting may include additional required Department of Justice performance measures, which can be viewed here. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent.

Required Documents

The following documents must be emailed to CJA.SCIPoutreach@illinois.gov by the 5 p.m., April 8, 2024, deadline for application review. Click the links below to download the complete NOFO Packet.

• Uniform State Grant Application
• Program Narrative
• Budget/Budget Narrative

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Questions

Questions regarding this NOFO may be submitted to CJA.SCIPoutreach@illinois.gov until 5:00 p.m., April 1, 2024.

All substantive questions and responses will be posted. Updates to NOFO materials and questions from applicants and their responses are revised weekly. View them here.

Contact Information

Michael Lynch Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority CJA.LiveScan@illinois.gov