BJA FY 22 Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE | O BJA 2022 171046

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The BJA FY 22 Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It is designed to help community supervision agencies improve how they respond to client behavior on probation, parole, or other forms of supervision by applying the core SCF principles drawn from Project HOPE: responses should be swift (happen quickly after the behavior), certain (clients clearly understand that specific behaviors reliably lead to specific consequences), and fair (responses are proportionate, consistent, and procedurally just). The broader context of the program is aligned with OJP priorities that emphasize civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting victims and justice-involved individuals, strengthening community safety, and building community trust.

At its core, the program focuses on providing information, resources, and training and technical assistance (TTA) so agencies can work in a structured, collaborative way with key stakeholders. That typically means bringing together supervision leaders and line staff along with judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, treatment providers, law enforcement partners, community organizations, and other local decision-makers. The intent is to use data and research-informed strategies to diagnose current supervision practices, identify where responses to violations or positive behavior are inconsistent or ineffective, and then redesign policies and workflows so they better support behavior change while maintaining accountability.

The expected outcomes are practical and public-safety oriented: improving supervision outcomes, reducing recidivism, lowering crime, and reducing unnecessary incarceration in participating jurisdictions. By emphasizing fairness and consistency, the program also aims to promote the fair administration of justice, which can include reducing disparities that sometimes emerge when violation responses vary widely by officer, courtroom, or jurisdiction. In other words, the program is not just about being tougher or more lenient; it is about making supervision more predictable, timely, and credible so clients understand expectations, incentives, and consequences, and so agencies can respond in ways that are more effective and more trusted.

Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, with additional eligibility possible as described in the solicitation guidance. The funding instrument is a grant under CFDA 16.828. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2022-171046) was posted on March 23, 2022, and originally closed on May 20, 2022. BJA anticipated making up to 5 awards, with an award ceiling of $800,000 per award. Overall, the grant is framed as an investment in improving supervision practice through structured collaboration and TTA, grounded in evidence and local data, with the goal of making community supervision more effective, equitable, and aligned with public safety.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 22 Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.828.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 23, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2022. (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 $800,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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