Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2014 3895
Apply for BJA 2014 3895
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 14 Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC) Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.828 Swift and Certain Sanctions/Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2014 and posted on Apr 15, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,125,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
- Eligible applicants are limited to any national nonprofit organization, for profit (commercial) organization (including tribal nonprofit or for profit organizations), or institution of higher learning (including tribal institutions of higher education). For profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Applicants must show that they have expertise and experience in implementing and managing training and technical assistance (TTA) for multifaceted SAC sanctions focused initiatives in community corrections, including pretrial, probation, and parole. In addition, the applicant must show they have the experience and the capacity to provide technical expertise to the judiciary, court personnel, community corrections, law enforcement, and public defenders in implementing SAC initiatives.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 14 Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC) Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center grant opportunity was designed to support jurisdictions across the country that were looking to adopt or strengthen "swift and certain" community supervision approaches for offenders living in the community. The main driver behind the opportunity was growing national interest in supervision strategies that respond to violations quickly and predictably, rather than inconsistently or after long delays. This interest was strongly influenced by the early promise shown by Hawaiis Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program, which became widely known as a model suggesting that timely, predictable, and proportionate sanctions for noncompliance may help reduce recidivism and improve public safety outcomes. BJA framed the opportunity around helping states, counties, cities, and tribal jurisdictions implement HOPE-like strategies and other SAC variants in ways that are operationally sound, legally appropriate, and faithful to the underlying model.
Rather than funding individual jurisdictions to run SAC programs directly, BJA intended to fund a single national training and technical assistance (TTA) provider that would serve as a resource center for the field. The selected grantee would function as a national partner working in coordination with BJA and other federal partners, providing hands-on support to jurisdictions exploring, planning, launching, or improving SAC initiatives across the continuum of community corrections, including pretrial, probation, and parole. The emphasis was on building national capacity and consistency by offering structured assistance and practical implementation support, including coaching and tools that help jurisdictions avoid common pitfalls when attempting to replicate HOPE-style approaches.
The scope of work for the TTA provider was broad and implementation-focused. A core expectation was that the provider would develop and run a formal process to accept, review, and approve requests for assistance, working closely with BJA to ensure requests were handled consistently and aligned with federal goals. Assistance was expected to be "need based," meaning the provider would tailor support to the readiness level and challenges of each requesting jurisdiction. This included providing onsite technical assistance when appropriate, delivering and facilitating web-based trainings, hosting public webinars to disseminate knowledge broadly, and offering office-based support (for example, consultation calls, document reviews, and implementation troubleshooting) to agencies and stakeholders interested in HOPE or other SAC models.
A major deliverable was the creation and maintenance of a web-based resource center dedicated to HOPE and SAC strategies. BJA envisioned this as an accessible hub where jurisdictions and practitioners could find up-to-date information, implementation materials, guidance documents, examples of policies and protocols, lessons learned, and opportunities for discussion and peer learning. The resource center was meant to do more than store documents; it was intended to help maintain an active learning environment where emerging practices and practical insights could be shared and used to support real-world program development.
Another central requirement was helping jurisdictions implement SAC approaches "with fidelity," meaning in a way that preserves the key elements that make swift-and-certain models function as intended. In practice, this points to support around core operational details such as setting clear expectations for participants, ensuring violations are detected reliably, responding quickly and consistently, coordinating among courts, probation/parole, law enforcement, treatment providers, and defense counsel, and using sanctions that are proportionate and credible. Because these models often depend on tight coordination and predictable processes, BJA expected the TTA provider to help jurisdictions build the internal capacity, interagency agreements, and operational workflows necessary to implement SAC strategies effectively and sustainably. The TTA provider also needed to develop additional materials and resources for the field, expanding practical guidance for stakeholders who would be involved in these initiatives.
Eligibility for the grant was limited to national nonprofit organizations, for-profit (commercial) organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions). However, for-profit applicants had to agree to forgo any profit or management fee, reflecting BJA expectations that federal funds be used strictly for programmatic work rather than profit-taking. Applicants were required to demonstrate strong expertise in implementing and managing training and technical assistance for multifaceted SAC initiatives in community corrections settings. Beyond general TTA experience, BJA emphasized the need for demonstrated capacity to provide specialized technical expertise to a range of key system actors, including judges and court staff, community corrections agencies, law enforcement, and public defenders. This reflects the reality that swift-and-certain models are not simply probation policy changes; they often require coordinated courtroom procedures, enforcement practices, supervision protocols, and due process considerations that involve multiple agencies and professional roles.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance, categorized under law, justice, and legal services. The associated CFDA number was 16.828, labeled Swift and Certain Sanctions/Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which typically lowers barriers to applying and allows an organization to focus on demonstrating capacity and a strong work plan rather than securing nonfederal matching funds. The funding opportunity number was BJA-2014-3895. The opportunity was posted on April 15, 2014, with an application closing date of May 30, 2014, and an award ceiling of $1,125,000 (with no specified award floor). In practical terms, BJA was seeking one capable national organization to build and operate the training, technical assistance, and online infrastructure needed to help jurisdictions implement swift-and-certain sanctions approaches in a consistent, informed, and evidence-focused manner.
Overall, the opportunity can be understood as BJA investing in the national "backbone" support needed for SAC replication efforts: structured intake and triage for assistance requests, practical coaching and training for a wide range of justice stakeholders, a centralized resource center to spread proven tools and lessons learned, and ongoing guidance to help jurisdictions implement programs in a way that stays true to the swift-and-certain concept and improves the likelihood of achieving intended public safety outcomes.
FAQs: BJA FY 14 Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC) Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center
What is this grant opportunity?
This is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) discretionary grant to fund a single national Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) provider to operate a Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC) Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center. The purpose is to help jurisdictions adopt or strengthen swift-and-certain community supervision approaches for people living in the community (including pretrial, probation, and parole).
What problem or need is BJA trying to address through this opportunity?
BJA designed this opportunity in response to growing national interest in supervision strategies that respond to violations quickly and predictably, rather than inconsistently or after long delays. The opportunity is intended to build national capacity and consistency by providing structured, practical implementation support to jurisdictions seeking HOPE-like or other SAC approaches.
How is this connected to Hawaii's HOPE program?
The opportunity was strongly influenced by the early promise of Hawaiis Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program. HOPE became widely known as a model suggesting that timely, predictable, and proportionate sanctions for noncompliance may help reduce recidivism and improve public safety outcomes. BJA framed this grant around supporting HOPE-like strategies and other SAC variants that are operationally sound, legally appropriate, and faithful to the underlying model.
Is this grant meant to fund local SAC programs directly?
No. Rather than awarding funds to individual jurisdictions to run SAC programs, BJA intended to fund one national organization to serve as a resource center and provide training and technical assistance to many jurisdictions across the country.
Who is the intended grantee?
BJA intended to select a single national TTA provider that would operate as a national partner in coordination with BJA and other federal partners. The provider would support jurisdictions exploring, planning, launching, or improving swift-and-certain sanctions initiatives.
What kinds of jurisdictions and settings are meant to be supported?
The resource center is meant to support states, counties, cities, and tribal jurisdictions. The work spans the continuum of community corrections, including pretrial, probation, and parole.
What does "swift and certain" mean in the context of this grant?
Based on the information provided, "swift and certain" refers to supervision approaches where responses to violations are timely, predictable, and proportionate. The emphasis is on consistency and speed of response, rather than delayed or inconsistent sanctioning.
What is the primary purpose of the national TTA provider?
The provider is expected to build national capacity for SAC implementation by offering structured assistance and hands-on, practical support. This includes coaching, tools, and guidance to help jurisdictions avoid common pitfalls when attempting to replicate HOPE-style approaches and other SAC variants.
What types of training and technical assistance activities are expected?
The scope of work includes a mix of onsite technical assistance when appropriate, web-based trainings, public webinars to share knowledge broadly, and office-based support such as consultation calls, document reviews, and implementation troubleshooting for interested agencies and stakeholders.
What does "need based" technical assistance mean here?
"Need based" means the TTA provider tailors support to the readiness level and specific challenges of each requesting jurisdiction, rather than providing identical assistance to every site.
Is there an expected process for requesting and approving assistance?
Yes. A core expectation is that the provider develops and runs a formal process to accept, review, and approve requests for assistance, working closely with BJA so that requests are handled consistently and aligned with federal goals.
What is the web-based resource center and what should it contain?
A major deliverable is the creation and maintenance of a web-based resource center dedicated to HOPE and SAC strategies. It is envisioned as an accessible hub for up-to-date information and implementation materials, including guidance documents, examples of policies and protocols, lessons learned, and opportunities for discussion and peer learning.
Is the resource center meant to be passive (just a document library)?
No. BJA intended the resource center to do more than store documents. It should help maintain an active learning environment where emerging practices and practical insights can be shared and applied to real-world program development.
What does it mean to implement SAC approaches "with fidelity"?
"With fidelity" means implementing swift-and-certain approaches in a way that preserves the key elements that make these models function as intended. The grant emphasizes supporting jurisdictions so the core features are not lost during replication or adaptation.
What operational elements does BJA associate with fidelity to the SAC/HOPE concept?
The opportunity highlights support around: setting clear expectations for participants; reliably detecting violations; responding quickly and consistently; coordinating among courts, probation/parole, law enforcement, treatment providers, and defense counsel; and using sanctions that are proportionate and credible.
Why is interagency coordination emphasized?
Swift-and-certain models often depend on tight coordination and predictable processes. The TTA provider is expected to help jurisdictions build internal capacity, interagency agreements, and operational workflows needed to implement SAC strategies effectively and sustainably.
Which stakeholders are specifically mentioned as needing specialized technical expertise?
BJA emphasized that applicants should be able to provide specialized technical expertise to judges and court staff, community corrections agencies, law enforcement, and public defenders.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to national nonprofit organizations, for-profit (commercial) organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions).
Are for-profit organizations allowed to earn a profit or management fee under this award?
No. For-profit applicants must agree to forgo any profit or management fee, reflecting BJA expectations that federal funds be used strictly for programmatic work rather than profit-taking.
What expertise must applicants demonstrate?
Applicants must demonstrate strong expertise in implementing and managing training and technical assistance for multifaceted SAC initiatives in community corrections settings, including the capacity to support multiple system actors and the coordinated procedures these models require.
What federal program identifier is associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number is 16.828, labeled Swift and Certain Sanctions/Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is BJA-2014-3895.
What category does BJA place this grant under?
This is categorized under law, justice, and legal services.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $1,125,000. No award floor is specified.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on April 15, 2014, and the application closing date was May 30, 2014.
How many awards was BJA seeking to make?
Based on the description, BJA intended to fund a single national TTA provider to operate the resource center and provide assistance nationwide.
What is the overall goal of BJA's investment in this resource center?
The opportunity is described as an investment in the national backbone for SAC replication efforts: a structured intake and triage process for assistance requests, practical coaching and training for justice stakeholders, a centralized resource center to spread tools and lessons learned, and ongoing guidance to support fidelity to the swift-and-certain concept and improve the likelihood of intended public safety outcomes.
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