FY 2014 Second Chance Act Two-­‐Phase Juvenile Reentry Demonstration Program: Planning and Implementation Brought to you by: The Na0onal Reentry Resource Center, a project of the Council of State Governments Jus0ce Center and the Office of Juvenile Jus0ce and Delinquency Preven0on, U.S. Department of Jus0ce © 2014 Council of State Governments Jus0ce Center The Second Chance Act of 2007
•  Public Law 110-­‐199 signed into law on April 8, 2008 •  Authorized $165 million for prisoner reentry programs in fiscal years 2009 and 2010, including $55 million for state and local reentry demonstra0on projects 2 •  Authorized by the passage of the Second Chance Act in April 2008. •  Launched by the Council of State Governments in October 2009. •  Administered in partnership with the Bureau of Jus0ce Assistance, U.S. Department of Jus0ce. •  The NRRC has provided technical assistance to over 600 juvenile and adult reentry grantees since incep0on. 3 Speakers
Josh Weber Director of Juvenile Jus0ce Program Council of State Governments Jus0ce Center [email protected] Elizabeth Seigle Policy Analyst Council of State Governments Jus0ce Center [email protected]. Gwendolyn Dilworth Juvenile Jus0ce Program Specialist Office of Juvenile Jus0ce and Delinquency Preven0on Office of Jus0ce Programs U.S. Department of Jus0ce 4 Today’s Presentation
Goals of Itni0a0ve he Grant Program Award Details Eligibility Criteria Target Popula0on Program-­‐Specific Informa0on Applica0on Details 5 Goals of the Second Chance Act Two-Phase Juvenile
Reentry Demonstration Program: Planning and
Implementation
•  Reduce recidivism and improve other key outcomes for youth reentering the community a^er a period of confinement •  Single Award to plan (Phase 1) and implement (Phase 2) comprehensive and collabora0ve strategy to improves youth reentry outcomes. •  Grants should advance the adop0on, integra0on, and effec0ve implementa0on of the principles and prac0ces that research has shown to improve youth outcomes (solicita0on Appendix A) •  Focus on sustainable policy and prac0ces improvements to the confinement, reentry planning, and release/reentry process to the extent possible 6 Amount and Length of Awards
•  OJJDP will make as many as 15 awards this fiscal year. •  Awards will be as high as $750,000. •  Ini0al award period will be for a 24-­‐month project period. Planning Phase: •  During planning phase (6 months or less), grantees will have access to $50,000. Implementa=on Phase: •  Once planning phase is complete and OJJDP has approved sufficient progress towards comple0on of all planning phase deliverables, grantees will gain access to the remaining award balance. •  Grantees will then be able to proceed into the implementa0on phase and implement project ac0vi0es. 7 Eligibility Criteria
•  Eligible applicants are limited to: •  States (including territories) •  Units of local government •  Federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) •  Government agencies with direct oversight of juvenile confinement, reentry, and parole/a^ercare are best posi0oned to implement SCA projects. •  Government agencies without this direct oversight are strongly encouraged to partner with or obtain execu0ve-­‐level lefers of support/Memorandums of Understanding from such agencies as part of their grant applica0on. 8 Target Population
•  Popula0on of youth currently held in secure confinement facili0es, such as a juvenile deten0on center, juvenile correc0onal facility, or staff-­‐secure facili0es •  Youth assessed as medium to high-­‐risk for re-­‐offending. •  Admifed to program prior to their 18th birthday (program may con0nue to implement its juvenile reentry plan for these youth beyond their 18th birthday). 9 Program Specific Information: Defining and
Measuring Youth Reentry Outcomes
•  Recidivism Reduc0on-­‐ •  Establish baseline recidivism rates. •  Iden0fy ambi0ous, measurable, and achievable targets for reducing baseline rates. •  Demonstrate annual progress toward achieving established targets. •  Posi0ve Youth Outcomes-­‐ •  Establish baselines for a priority set of posi0ve outcomes for the target youth popula0on. •  Iden0fy ambi0ous, measurable, and achievable annual targets for improvement in these posi0ve youth outcomes. •  Demonstrate annual progress toward achieving established targets. •  Jurisdic0ons are required to detail in their applica0ons their current capacity to measure youth outcomes in this way, and describe how they will strengthen their measurement capacity during the grant period. 10 Program Specific Information: Mandatory
Requirements of a Comprehensive Reentry Program
1.  A juvenile reentry strategic plan that describes the state’s long-­‐term reentry strategy along with 5-­‐year recidivism reduc0on goals 2.  Detailed juvenile reentry implementa0on schedule and sustainability plan. 3.  Establishment of a juvenile reentry task force. 4.  Discussion of role of stakeholders and cer0fica0on of involvement. 5.  Extensive evidence of collabora0on with key state and local agencies. 6.  Extensive discussion of role of correc0onal agencies (applicant). 7.  Documenta0on that reflects support of chief execu0ve officer. 8.  Descrip0on of evidence-­‐based methodology and outcome measures (appendix A). 9.  A descrip0on of project replica0on if demonstrated effec0ve. 10. A plan for analysis of hurdles to reintegra0on of juveniles into the community. 11. Baseline recidivism rate for the proposed target popula0on. 11 Program Specific Information: Planning Phase
Deliverables and Allowable Use of Funds
•  In recogni0on that compliance with the mandatory requirements is an ongoing process, grantees must focus during the planning phase on the following priority deliverables related to the requirements: •  Establish a task force or commifee to develop a juvenile reentry systems reform strategic plan and guide and oversee its implementa0on. •  Develop and implement an outcome measurement and evalua0on plan. •  Develop a juvenile reentry strategic plan: •  Guided self-­‐assessment in partnership with the NRRC •  Iden0fica0on of strengths and weaknesses related to what research has demonstrated works to improve youth reentry outcomes (Appendix A) •  Iden0fica0on of priority policy and prac0ce reforms that support reentry recidivism reduc0on and improvement in other key youth outcomes •  Develop an Implementa0on Plan •  Establish a Sustainability Plan 12 Program Specific Information: Implementation Phase
and Deliverables and Allowable Use of Funds
•  Grantees must focus during the implementa0on phase and use grant funding to implement the following priori0es: •  Use validated assessment instruments to target high-­‐risk youth, and to guide supervision, service, release planning, and revoca0on decisions. •  Implement evidence-­‐based services and supports •  Improve the coordina0on of service delivery, release planning and reentry across service systems •  Youth and family engagement •  Developmentally-­‐appropriate interven0ons •  Quality assurance and improvement processes/supports •  Provide training for staff on the above •  Develop and implement strategies to iden0fy and enroll uninsured youth into Medicaid (or other insurance) and to connect youth to treatment providers when appropriate. 13 Program Specific Information: Priority
Considerations
•  SCA required considera0ons •  Addi0onal OJJDP priority considera0ons •  All applicants •  Capacity to measure recidivism rates and other youth outcomes in the manner described in the solicita0on •  Propose projects that advance, in a substan0al and sustained manner, the principles/prac0ces in Appendix A of the solicita0on. •  Systems reform approach and sustainability of project ac0vi0es •  Sub-­‐set of applicants •  Educa0onal services, transi0ons, and reentry •  Mental health and/or substance abuse disorder iden0fica0on, services, and con0nuity of care •  Transi0on age youth 14 For Application Details…
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Collabora0on with other Federal Agencies-­‐ see page 5 Mandatory Requirements-­‐ see page 8 Budget Informa0on-­‐ see page 25 Performance Measures-­‐ see page 17 Project Evalua0ons-­‐ see page 28 What an Applica0on is Expected to Include-­‐ see page 21 Selec0on Criteria-­‐ see page 30 Review Process-­‐ see page 30 Addi0onal Requirements-­‐ see page 31 How to Apply-­‐ see page 32 15 Key next steps
•  Deadline: All applica0ons are due by 11:59pm, eastern 0me on June 2, 2014 (see “Deadlines: Registra0on and Applica0on”, pg. 4). •  Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to subminng an applica0on (see “How to Apply”, pg. 32) •  For more informa0on and a copy of the full solicita0on, please visit:
hfp://www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicita0ons/
FY2014/2ndChanceDemo.pdf 16 Questions and Answers
17 Office of Juvenile Jus=ce and Delinquency Preven=on (OJJDP) 810 Seventh Street NW Washington, DC 20531 www.ojjdp.gov 100 Wall Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10005 Phone: (877) 332-­‐1719 Email: [email protected] hfp://csgjus0cecenter.org/nrrc This presenta0on was prepared by the Office of Juvenile Jus0ce and Delinquency Preven0on, U.S. Department of Jus0ce. Presenta0ons are not externally reviewed for form or content. The statements reflect the views of the authors and should not be considered the official posi0on of the CSG Jus0ce Center or the members of the Council of State Governments.