Okaloosa County BOCC — July 6, 2016 — FY 16 Grant Solicitation okaloosa — reading text

rule. Chapter 11 D-9, Florida Administrative Code, requires that units of government in each county reach consensus concerning the expenditure of these funds, including projects to be implemented and the agency responsible for such implementation. Maximum coordination is required to meet this program requirement, and the Department requests the county board of commissioners to serve as the coordinating unit for all local governments within the county. The Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners in each county is notified and is requested to return to the Department a statement of certification indicating the county's willingness to serve. This certification must be returned within 10 business days from the date of receipt of notification. In the event the county declines to serve in this capacity, the Department will request the governing body of each municipality in the county, in descending order of population, to serve as the coordinating unit of government. Furthermore, FDLE requires that units of government in each county reach consensus concerning the expenditure of the JAG funds, including the projects to be implemented and the agency responsible for such implementation. Each county must document this consensus by submitting letters from at least 51 percent of the units of government which also represent at least 51 percent of the population located in said county. This process to determine use of federal funds should incorporate strategic planning, and each recipient is encouraged to appoint a Substance Abuse and Violent Crime Policy Advisory Board. The membership of this advisory board shall include, at a minimum, the following persons or their authorized designee: Chief Circuit Judge, State Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff, Chief of Police of each municipality within the county or a Chief of Police designated by those Chiefs of Police as their representative, Jail Administrator, Clerk of the Court, Superintendent of Education and a representative of local drug treatment programs. An existing Board or Council whose membership includes the listed representatives may be utilized in lieu of appointing a new Board or Council. JAG Funding Assistance - Florida Page 3 of 26 FY16 Program Information (Rev. 06/2016) purpose Areas JAG funds may be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas: 1. Law enforcement programs; 2. Prosecution and court programs; 3. Prevention and education programs; 4. Corrections and community corrections programs; 5. Drug treatment and enforcement programs; 6. Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7. Crime victim and witness programs. Any law enforcement or justice initiative previously eligible for funding under Byrne or LLEBG is eligible for JAG funding. However, please limit each application for funding to one program type, for example, equipment purchase, task force, crime prevention, school resource officer, prevention education, drug treatment, domestic violence. DQJ/Bur,au ofJustic' Assistance (BJAlPrforiti~s Evidence-Based Programs or Practices OJP strongly emphasizes the use of data and evidence in policy making and program development in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. OJP is committed to: 1. Improving the quantity and quality of evidence OJP generates 2. Integrating evidence into program, practice, and policy decisions within OJP and the field 3. Improving the translation of evidence into practice OJP considers programs and practices to be evidence-based when their effectiveness has been demonstrated by causal evidence, generally obtained through one or more outcome evaluations. Causal evidence documents a relationship between an activity or intervention (including technology) and its intended outcome, including measuring the direction and size of a change, and the extent to which a change may be attributed to the activity or intervention. Causal evidence depends on the use of scientific methods to rule out, to the extent possible, alternative explanations for the documented change. The strength of causal evidence, based on the factors described above, will influence the degree to which OJP considers a program or practice to be evidence-based. OJP's CrimeSolutions.gov web site is one resource that applicants may use to find information about evidence-based programs in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. A useful matrix of evidence-based policing programs and strategies is available through the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University. In the reentry field, a summary of research-based reentry strategies is available on the National Reentry Resource Center's What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse link. BJA offers a number of program models designed to effectively implement evidence-based strategies including Smart Policing, Smart Supervision, Smart Pretrial, Smart Defense, and Smart Prosecution. BJA encourages states to use JAG funds to support these "smart on crime" strategies, including effective partnerships with universities and research partners and with non- traditional criminal justice partners. JAG Priority Areas BJA wishes to ensure that recipients are aware of several areas of national focus and priority and to encourage recipients to maximize the effective use of JAG funds. The following is a list of key priorities: Reducing Gun Violence Gun violence has touched every state, county, city, town, and tribal government in America. In an effort to address this continuing need, BJA continues to encourage states and localities to invest valuable JAG funds in programs to: combat gun violence, enforce existing firearms laws, improve the process used to ensure that those prohibited from purchasing or owning guns are prevented from doing so, enhance reporting to the FBl's National Instant Criminal Background JAG Funding Assistance - Florida Page 4 of 26 FY16 Program Information (Rev. 06/2016) Check System (NICS) and provide active shooter response training to law enforcement officers and first responders. Recidivism Reduction, Pretrial Reform and Justice System Realignment In this time of fiscal austerity, reducing unnecessary incarceration in a manner that promotes public safety is a paramount goal. Effective community supervision of non-violent offenders coupled with evidence-based program interventions can result in significant reductions in recidivism. A priority funding area is the implementation of effective pretrial services programs. The use of validated risk assessment tools to inform pre- trial release decisions is critical. For a variety of resources, or to request BJA supported technical assistance from the Pretrial Justice Institute, see www.pretrial.org. Another priority for JAG funding is to support innovative programs and approaches in probation and parole supervision that improve services to offenders and increase collaborative efforts among community supervision agencies with law enforcement and the courts. Another promising approach to justice systems reform is the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), a public-private partnership between BJA and the PEW Public Safety Performance Project. Currently, 27 states in addition to many local governments, are working to control spiraling incarceration costs through JRI and reinvestment savings in evidence-based criminal justice programs and strategies. Strategic investment of JAG funds to implement JRI legislation and policy changes in those states and localities can augment federal funds and achieve greater cost savings and reinvestments in programs to promote public safety. (See the Urban lnstitute's Justice Reinvestment Initiative State Assessment Report.) Indigent Defense Another key priority area is support for indigent defense. BJA continues to encourage states and SAAs to use JAG funds to support the vital needs of the indigent defense community. Attorney General Holder has consistently stressed that the crisis in indigent defense reform is a serious concern which must be addressed if true justice is to be achieved in our nation. In 2002, the American Bar Association (ABA) published Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System which represent fundamental building blocks for implementing quality legal representation for indigent defendants. (See ABA's Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System.) Improving Mental Health Services Disproportionate numbers of people with mental illness are involved in the criminal justice system often as a result of untreated or undertreated mental illness. This is an issue that impacts numerous facets of the criminal justice system. BJA encourages states to utilize JAG funding in support of programs and policy changes aimed at the following: identifying and treating people with severe mental illness before they reach crisis point; training law enforcement and correctional officers on mental health and mental health related crisis-intervention; increasing justice system diversion strategies to divert offenders with mental illness from unnecessary arrest and incarceration to more appropriate and cost-effective community-based treatment and supervision; mental health courts, allowing inmates to continue psychotropic medication in jails; and improving oversight of mental health care in jails, increasing post-jail housing options and enhancing community mental health services. tengUi~of .... Award .......•• JAG-Countywide awards are typically for a period not to exceed twelve months beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30. Distribution ~f Fµr:ids · Grant funds are distributed on a cost reimbursement basis for satisfactory performance of eligible activities. Requests for reimbursement can be submitted on a monthly or quarterly basis and should include total expenditures for the period reflected. Reimbursements will be processed in conjunction with receipt of programmatic performance reports to determine successful completion of minimum performance deliverables as specified in the agreement. Applic•Jion Acces~fand Deadline Applications must be submitted via the FDLE Subgrant Information Management Online grant management system (SIMON) by August 26, 2016. In addition, please mail two hard copies of the application with original signature pages to FDLE by August 31, 2016. JAG Funding Assistance - Florida Page 5 of 26 FY16 Program Information (Rev. 06/2016) Regh~tratjon ~equirementS To apply for JAG funds in SIMON, an organization and its users must be registered in SIMON, have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number as required by OJP, and be registered with the U.S. Federal Government's System for Award Management (SAM.gov). Compliance with applicable federal laws Applicants for JAG subawards are required to certify compliance with all applicable federal laws at the time of application. In that regard, Members of Congress have asked the Department of Justice to examine whether jurisdictions with "sanctuary policies," (meaning those that either prevent law enforcement from releasing persons without lawful immigration status into federal custody for deportation, or that prevent state or local law enforcement from sharing certain information with the Department of Homeland Security (OHS) officials), are in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1373. All applicants should understand that if DOJ Office of Justice Programs receives information