Opportunity Information: Apply for SMART 2011 2979
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- The Department of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SMART FY 2011 Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management Training and Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.203 Promoting Evidence Integration in Sex Offender Management Discretionary Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 12, 2011 and posted on Mar 14, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 28, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,850,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,850,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
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Opportunity Summary:
The SMART FY 2011 Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management Training and Technical Assistance (CASOM TTA) Program is a U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs opportunity designed to strengthen how jurisdictions manage people convicted of sex offenses by improving the knowledge and coordination of the professionals involved, especially the courts. CASOM has existed since 1998 and is built around a multidisciplinary model called the Comprehensive Approach to Sex Offender Management, which emphasizes that effective management is not the job of a single agency. Instead, it depends on coordinated work across law enforcement, victim advocacy, prosecutors and defense counsel, judges, clinicians and treatment providers, social services, institutional and community corrections, and probation and parole. The solicitation highlights the central role of courts because every registered sex offender has moved through the court system and sentencing decisions often determine what assessment tools, treatment options, and monitoring conditions will apply during incarceration, supervision, reentry, and post-release.
The main purpose of this FY 2011 award is to fund judicially focused training and technical assistance that improves sentencing and supervision outcomes through evidence-informed, multidisciplinary practices. The grant is meant to increase judicial understanding of sex offense dynamics, risk and recidivism concepts, and the practical tools used in assessment, treatment planning, supervision, and monitoring. A strong emphasis is placed on helping judges craft sentencing and supervision conditions that are known to address risk factors for reoffending, and on promoting sentencing practices that align the court with probation, parole, treatment providers, and other partners so that orders are realistic, enforceable, and tied to a comprehensive management strategy.
The solicitation sets out two primary goals. First, the grantee must deliver judicial education on sex offender management with a focus on sentencing, reentry, and post-release monitoring. The training curriculum is expected to show how multidisciplinary approaches can enhance sentencing decisions and to educate judges on supervision conditions and strategies associated with reducing recidivism. Second, the grantee must provide targeted, jurisdiction-specific technical assistance to help communities implement or strengthen a multidisciplinary approach, with particular attention to court, probation, and parole collaboration. Importantly, this technical assistance is intended to be tied to jurisdictions that participated in the judicial training, so training is not a stand-alone event but a gateway to deeper implementation support.
Applicants are expected to leverage existing resources by building from an already established judicial training curriculum, then updating it under the grant to meet the SMART Office goals and obtain SMART Office approval. In selecting a provider, the program looks for three core capacities: demonstrated expertise in sex offender management as it relates to judicial processing and multidisciplinary collaboration; a track record of delivering training and technical assistance across many jurisdictions, agencies, and disciplines; and the ability to deliver training effectively at both regional and national scales.
The required activities and deliverables are structured across three years. In year one, the awardee must conduct at least three regional judicial training sessions reaching roughly 250 to 300 chief and/or administrative judges drawn from at least 40 states, along with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Also during year one, the awardee must create a technical assistance delivery plan that specifies the types of substantive assistance to be provided to at least five jurisdictions. In years two and three, the awardee must deliver jurisdiction-level multidisciplinary training in at least 10 states, territories, or local jurisdictions, specifically aimed at integrating the courts into each jurisdiction’s comprehensive approach to sex offender management. Across the project period, the awardee must also provide additional limited technical assistance through phone, email, and webinars to respond to follow-up requests from judicial personnel who attended the regional trainings.
Funding is offered as a single cooperative agreement, meaning the recipient should expect active involvement and coordination with the federal program office rather than a hands-off grant. The solicitation anticipates one award totaling up to $1.85 million for a 36-month project period, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted March 14, 2011, with an application closing date of April 28, 2011, and an anticipated award date no later than September 30, 2011, subject to appropriations and any legal or programmatic conditions that could affect the final award.
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, public and private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and certain Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). The opportunity falls under CFDA 16.203, Promoting Evidence Integration in Sex Offender Management Discretionary Grant Program, and is categorized within law, justice, and legal services. For program contact, the announcement lists Jacqueline OReilly, Grant Program Specialist, at 202-514-5024.
FAQs: SMART FY 2011 Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management Training and Technical Assistance (CASOM TTA) Program
What is the CASOM TTA Program (SMART FY 2011) in this solicitation?
It is a U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs funding opportunity designed to strengthen how jurisdictions manage people convicted of sex offenses by improving the knowledge and coordination of the professionals involved, with a special emphasis on the courts. The program is built on the Comprehensive Approach to Sex Offender Management (CASOM), a multidisciplinary model that has existed since 1998.
What does CASOM mean by a "comprehensive" or multidisciplinary approach?
CASOM emphasizes that effective sex offender management is not the responsibility of a single agency. It depends on coordinated work across law enforcement, victim advocacy, prosecutors and defense counsel, judges, clinicians and treatment providers, social services, institutional and community corrections, and probation and parole.
Why does this solicitation emphasize the role of courts and judges?
The solicitation highlights courts as central because every registered sex offender has moved through the court system, and sentencing decisions often determine what assessment tools, treatment options, and monitoring conditions apply during incarceration, supervision, reentry, and post-release.
What is the main purpose of the FY 2011 award?
The main purpose is to fund judicially focused training and technical assistance that improves sentencing and supervision outcomes through evidence-informed, multidisciplinary practices. This includes increasing judicial understanding of sex offense dynamics, risk and recidivism concepts, and practical tools used in assessment, treatment planning, supervision, and monitoring.
What outcomes is the grant trying to improve through training and technical assistance?
The grant aims to improve sentencing and supervision outcomes by promoting evidence-informed practices, helping judges craft sentencing and supervision conditions that address risk factors for reoffending, and aligning court orders with probation, parole, treatment providers, and other partners so conditions are realistic, enforceable, and part of a comprehensive management strategy.
What are the two primary goals required by the solicitation?
The solicitation sets out two primary goals: (1) deliver judicial education on sex offender management focused on sentencing, reentry, and post-release monitoring; and (2) provide targeted, jurisdiction-specific technical assistance to help communities implement or strengthen a multidisciplinary approach, with particular attention to court, probation, and parole collaboration.
Is the training intended to be a stand-alone event?
No. The solicitation indicates the technical assistance is intended to be tied to jurisdictions that participated in the judicial training, so training functions as a gateway to deeper implementation support rather than a one-time event.
What is meant by "judicially focused training" in this opportunity?
It refers to training designed for judicial audiences that strengthens understanding of sex offense dynamics, risk and recidivism concepts, and the practical tools used in assessment, treatment planning, supervision, and monitoring, with the aim of improving sentencing and supervision decisions and coordination with multidisciplinary partners.
What topics is the judicial education expected to cover?
Based on the solicitation, the curriculum is expected to address sentencing, reentry, post-release monitoring, sex offense dynamics, risk and recidivism concepts, and practical tools used in assessment, treatment planning, supervision, and monitoring. It is also expected to show how multidisciplinary approaches can enhance sentencing decisions and to educate judges on supervision conditions and strategies associated with reducing recidivism.
What is the expectation regarding sentencing and supervision conditions?
A strong emphasis is placed on helping judges craft sentencing and supervision conditions that are known to address risk factors for reoffending and on promoting sentencing practices that align the court with probation, parole, treatment providers, and other partners so orders are realistic, enforceable, and tied to a comprehensive management strategy.
What is expected regarding the training curriculum (new vs. existing)?
Applicants are expected to leverage existing resources by building from an already established judicial training curriculum, then updating it under the grant to meet SMART Office goals and to obtain SMART Office approval.
What core capacities does the program look for in a training and technical assistance provider?
The solicitation describes three core capacities: (1) demonstrated expertise in sex offender management as it relates to judicial processing and multidisciplinary collaboration; (2) a track record of delivering training and technical assistance across many jurisdictions, agencies, and disciplines; and (3) the ability to deliver training effectively at both regional and national scales.
How long is the project period?
The anticipated project period is 36 months (three years).
How many awards are anticipated and what is the maximum funding amount?
The solicitation anticipates one award, issued as a single cooperative agreement, totaling up to $1.85 million for the 36-month project period.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The solicitation states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is a cooperative agreement in this context?
The opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the recipient should expect active involvement and coordination with the federal program office rather than a hands-off grant.
What are the required activities and deliverables in Year 1?
In Year 1, the awardee must conduct at least three regional judicial training sessions reaching roughly 250 to 300 chief and/or administrative judges drawn from at least 40 states, along with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Year 1 also requires creating a technical assistance delivery plan specifying the types of substantive assistance to be provided to at least five jurisdictions.
What are the required activities and deliverables in Years 2 and 3?
In Years 2 and 3, the awardee must deliver jurisdiction-level multidisciplinary training in at least 10 states, territories, or local jurisdictions, specifically aimed at integrating the courts into each jurisdiction's comprehensive approach to sex offender management.
What is meant by "regional judicial training sessions" and who is the intended audience?
The solicitation calls for regional sessions intended to reach approximately 250 to 300 chief and/or administrative judges across at least 40 states, plus the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
How many jurisdictions must receive substantive technical assistance under the delivery plan?
The Year 1 technical assistance delivery plan must specify substantive assistance to be provided to at least five jurisdictions.
Does the project include any ongoing support beyond in-person trainings?
Yes. Across the project period, the awardee must provide additional limited technical assistance through phone, email, and webinars to respond to follow-up requests from judicial personnel who attended the regional trainings.
How many states, territories, or local jurisdictions must receive jurisdiction-level multidisciplinary training?
The solicitation requires jurisdiction-level multidisciplinary training in at least 10 states, territories, or local jurisdictions during Years 2 and 3.
What is the focus of the jurisdiction-level multidisciplinary training in Years 2 and 3?
The training is specifically aimed at integrating the courts into each jurisdiction's comprehensive approach to sex offender management, with particular attention to collaboration among courts, probation, and parole as part of the multidisciplinary model.
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, public and private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and certain Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).
Are small businesses eligible to apply as for-profit applicants?
No. The solicitation lists eligibility for for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Are federally recognized tribal governments eligible to apply?
No. The solicitation specifies certain Native American tribal organizations are eligible, other than federally recognized tribal governments.
Which federal office is associated with this solicitation?
The opportunity is from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and is associated with the SMART Office (as reflected by required SMART Office approval of the updated curriculum and the cooperative-agreement coordination expectations).
What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under CFDA 16.203, Promoting Evidence Integration in Sex Offender Management Discretionary Grant Program.
What category does this opportunity fall under?
The solicitation is categorized within law, justice, and legal services.
When was the opportunity posted and when did applications close?
The opportunity was posted on March 14, 2011, and the application closing date was April 28, 2011.
When was the award anticipated to be made?
The anticipated award date was no later than September 30, 2011, subject to appropriations and any legal or programmatic conditions that could affect the final award.
Who is the program contact listed in the announcement?
The program contact listed is Jacqueline OReilly, Grant Program Specialist, reachable at 202-514-5024.
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