Justice Assistance Grant - Addressing Transportation Barriers in Illinois Communities Program (NOFO# 2094-2139)

Link to NOFO Instructions

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for grants for the FFY19 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Addressing Transportation Barriers in Illinois Communities program.

Application deadline: June 17, 2022

Program Requirements

To be eligible for funding under this solicitation, the program must be located in and serve residents of rural Illinois counties. Applicants must demonstrate a transportation need in their jurisdictions and provide transportation to individuals who are justice involved.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible organizations are local units of government in rural Illinois counties. For more information, see page 8 of the NOFO.

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) SFY23 before the execution of the grant agreement.

Deadline

Completed application materials must emailed to CJA.Transit@Illinois.gov by 5:00 p.m., June 17, 2022, 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

ICJIA will make a minimum of $100,000 in FFY19 JAG grants available through this funding opportunity.

Period of Performance

Funding is available for the period of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.

Technical Assistance Session

Technical assistance recordings providing additional information regarding this funding opportunity will be available for viewing beginning at 10:00 a.m., on May 16, 2022.

VIEW THE REQUIRED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WEBINAR RECORDING

Notice of Intent

Agencies interested in applying are asked to submit an online Notice of Intent by 5:00 P.M., June 3, 2022.

Complete Notice of Intent

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 CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent.

Required Documents

The following documents must be submitted by email to CJA.Transit@Illinois.gov by the 5:00 p.m., June 17, 2022, deadline for application review.

• Uniform State Grant Application
• Program Narrative
• Budget/Budget Narrative
• Memorandum of Understanding(s), if applicable, documenting the support and cooperation of a religious group or community organization that will fulfill the transportation obligation.

[DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE OF NOFO PACKET – INCLUDES ALL REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS] (https://agency.icjia-api.cloud/uploads/JAGNOFO_Packet_97550b03d7.zip)

Questions

Questions regarding this NOFO may be submitted to CJA.Transit@Illinois.gov until 5:00 P.M., June 9, 2022.

All substantive questions and responses will be posted. NOFO material updates and applicant questions and responses will be posted weekly here

Contact Information

Nathan Bossick
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
CJA.Transit@Illinois.gov