Introduction: The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for the Staff-Led Restrictive Housing Reform Program, offering funding to a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider. This initiative aims to support correctional agencies in developing and implementing effective policies, training programs, and practice reforms to minimize the use of restrictive housing while ensuring institutional safety. Individuals and organizations interested in this opportunity should review the complete program guidelines and ensure their applications are submitted before the deadline on March 4, 2025.
Last Date of Submission: 4th March 2025
Grants Range: $2,000,000
Goals and Objectives (Call for Applications by Staff Led Restrictive Housing Reform Program United States 2025)
Goal 1: Support the field to reduce the use of restrictive housing to align with research findings that it does not increase institutional or community safety and indicates negative impact on staff and people who are incarcerated.
Objective 1: In coordination with BJA, competitively select six prison and/or jail facilities or agencies that operate them and are ready to reduce the use of restrictive housing.
Objective 2: Engage with staff on restrictive housing units in confinement facilities to develop strategies and prepare to reduce the use of restrictive housing to include methods that comply with PREA standards 115.14, 115.43, and 115.68.
Objective 3: Engage with people who are confined on restrictive housing units in confinement facilities to develop strategies and prepare to reduce to reduce the use of restrictive housing.
Objective 4: Implement staff-led strategies for reducing the use of restrictive housing while maintaining institutional safety.
Goal 2: Create resources to guide efforts of correctional agencies and facilities engaged in or considering restrictive housing reform.
Objective 1: Analyze the impact of these staff-led strategies on reducing restrictive housing for confined populations and on its impact of staff wellness for correctional staff who work on restrictive housing units.
Objective 2: Develop practices for correctional agencies to use based on the analysis of staff-led restrictive housing efforts.
Objective 3: Publish these resources through a variety of modalities, including but not limited to white-papers, webinars, and conference presentations.
Goal 3: To deliver a range of effective and relevant TTA that empowers and enables corrections agencies in their efforts to reduce the use of restrictive housing while maintaining institutional safety.
Objective 1: Relevance—Develop and deliver TTA that directly address the needs and challenges of the field and its workforce.
Objective 2: Effectiveness—Measure the effectiveness of TTA to ensure it is achieving the intended outcomes and making a positive impact.
Objective 3: Engagement—Create engaging and interactive training experiences that capture the attention and facilitate learning.
Objective 4: Accessibility—Ensure all TTA are accessible taking into account background and learning style.
Objective 5: Continuous Improvement—Regularly evaluate and refine TTA to ensure they remain, relevant, effective, and aligned with the evolving needs of the field.
Funding Information (Call for Applications by Staff Led Restrictive Housing Reform Program United States 2025)
- Total Expected Funding: $2,000,000
- Estimated Number of Awards: 1
- Maximum Award Amount: Up to $2,000,000
- Projected Start Date: October 1, 2025
- Duration of Performance: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria (Call for Applications by Staff Led Restrictive Housing Reform Program United States 2025)
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Educational Organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
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- Apply here now
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