Opportunity Information
CSFA Number
546-00-2115
CSFA Popular Name
ARI
Title
2115-0426 Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) Training, Technical Assistance, and Development (TTAD)
Description
Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) provides grants to counties or judicial circuits to expand evidence-based alternatives to incarceration for individuals with probation eligible offences. ARI also funds training, technical assistance, and development services to support grantee sites.
Awarding Agency Name
Criminal Justice Info Authority
Agency Contact Name
Mary Ann Dyar
Agency Contact Phone
312-793-8949
Agency Contact Email
Maryann.dyar@illinois.gov
Program
Fund Activity Categories
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to identify and support an entity or entities that will provide grantees in the statewide ARI network with training, technical assistance, and development opportunities. These services will expand site capacity and effectiveness in delivering evidence-informed local supervision and services to their justice-involved clients in lieu of incarceration and implement the mission, vision, and values of ARI.
Departments
FSGU - ARI
Subjects
Adult Redeploy Illinois
Opportunity Manager
MaryAnn Dyar
Additional Users
Stacey Woods, Kyle Schlegel
Posted Date
Archive Date
Announcement Type
Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number
2115-0426
Agency Opportunity Number
Assistance Listings Number
Public Link
Is Published
Yes
Funding Information
Opportunity Funding
$500,000.00
Funding Sources
State
Funding Source Description
The ARI program administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), a state agency dedicated to improving the administration of criminal justice. ICJIA brings together key leaders from the justice system and the public to identify critical issues facing the criminal justice system in Illinois, and to propose and evaluate policies, programs, and legislation that address those issues. ICJIA’s statutory responsibilities include grants administration; research and analysis; policy and planning; and information systems and technology.
ARI was created by the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009 (Public Act 96-0761) (CRA) to “increase public safety and encourage the successful local supervision of eligible offenders and their reintegration into the locality.” (730 ILCS 190/20 (a)). Under the CRA, ARI provides financial incentives (grants) to counties, groups of counties, and judicial circuits to increase effective community-based programming for individuals with probation-eligible offenses who are at moderate to high risk of reoffending and are facing prison. In exchange for the funding, jurisdictions agree to reduce the number of individuals they send to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), with potential penalties if they do not meet the reduction goal. Research has shown that community-based alternatives to incarceration can reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and decrease costs to taxpayers.
Funding Restrictions
For a full list of ARI Funding Restrictions, see NOFO # 2115-0426.
Award Information
Award Ceiling
$500,000.00
Award Floor
$100,000.00
Award Start Date
Award End Date
Award Announcement Date
Award Type
Competitive
Capital Grant
No
Expected Number of Awards
0
Indirect Costs Allowed
Yes
Indirect Cost Description
In order to charge indirect costs to a grant, the applicant organization must either have an annually negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (NICRA) or elect to use a standard de minimis rate. There are three types of allowable indirect cost rates:
a) Federally Negotiated Rate. Organizations that receive direct federal funding, may have an indirect cost rate that was negotiated with the Federal Cognizant Agency. Illinois will accept the federally negotiated rate.
b) State Negotiated Rate. The organization may negotiate an indirect cost rate with the State of Illinois if they do not have a Federally Negotiated Rate. If an organization has not previously established an indirect cost rate, an indirect cost rate proposal must be submitted through the State of Illinois’ centralized indirect cost rate system in the GATA Grantee Portal. With a previously established indirect cost rate, the organization must annually submit a new indirect cost proposal through the GATA Grantee Portal system within the earliest of six months upon the close of the grantee’s fiscal year or three months of the notice of award.
c) De Minimis Rate. An organization that has never negotiated an indirect cost rate with the Federal Government or the State of Illinois is eligible to elect a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct cost (MTDC). Once established, the de minimis Rate may be used indefinitely. The State of Illinois must verify the calculation of the MTDC annually in order to accept the de minimis rate.
Grant fund recipients are required to complete the indirect cost rate proposal process every fiscal year. If you plan to include indirect costs in the budget, please select your indirect cost rate through the GATA Grantee portal prior to submitting grant documents to ICJIA.
Grantees have discretion and can elect to waive payment for indirect costs. Grantees that elect to waive payments for indirect costs cannot be reimbursed for indirect costs. The organization must record an election to “Waive Indirect Costs” into the GATA Grantee Portal. Indirect Cost election must be completed annually, for every entity’s fiscal year.
Indirect Cost Rate
Restrictions on Indirect Costs
No
Matching Requirement
Yes
Cash Match Requirement
0.00%
In-Kind Match Requirement
0.00%
Other Funding Requirement
Submission Information
Submission Timeline Type
One Time
Submission Open Date
Submission Close Date
Submission Timeline Additional Information
To be considered for funding, applications must be completed and submitted via AmpliFund by the application deadline of 5:00 p.m. (CST), May 20, 2026. ICJIA encourages applicants to review the videos listed on Section D7: Requirements Prior to Submitting the Application for more information on how to apply.
AmpliFund Upload Checklist:
Implementation Schedule
Goals and Performance Metrics Chart
Budget and Budget Narrative
Allow Multiple Applications
Yes
Application Review Start Date / Pre-Qualification Deadline
Other Submission Requirements
Agencies are encouraged to submit their applications 24-72 hours in advance of the deadline to avoid unforeseen technical difficulties. Technical difficulties with the grant management system should be reported immediately to ICJIA at CJA.AdultRedeployNOFO@Illinois.gov.
Question Submission Information
Question Submission Open Date
Question Submission Close Date
Question Submission Email Address
Question Submission Additional Information
The deadline for submitted questions is 5:00 p.m. (CST) on May 14, 2026. All substantive questions and responses will be posted on the ICJIA website at https://icjia.illinois.gov/gata and on the AmpliFund https://grants.icjia.cloud/.https://gata.icjia.cloud/
Due to the competitive nature of this solicitation, applicants may not discuss the opportunity directly with any ICJIA employee other than via this email.
Attachments
Technical Assistance Session
Technical Assistance Session
Yes
Conference Info / Registration Link
Eligibility Information
Eligibility Type
Public
Eligible Applicants
Government Organizations, Education Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations, For-Profit Organizations
Applicant Eligibility Information
Beneficiary Eligibility Information
Credentials Documentation Eligibility Information
Additional Eligibility Information
This funding opportunity is open to entities with expertise in providing training and technical assistance in topics at the intersection of public safety and public health in the adult criminal legal system. Up to three applicants will be selected to work with ARI grantees statewide. There are currently 28 sites in the ARI network.
This funding opportunity is open to a broad pool of applicants and not restricted by business type. This includes highly qualified applicants from public, private, nonprofit community-based organizations subject to 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the tax code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4)). In addition to the above non-profit community-based organizations, eligible applicants include government organizations and educational organizations.
Applicants can include subawards and subcontracts. See Section D. 6. h. for an explanation of the difference. If proposing a subaward with a known entity, include the entity’s name in the application and budget. If the entity is not known, a competitive process is required.
ICJIA will not review any application that fails to meet the eligibility criteria by application deadline. In addition, state awards will not be granted to applicants that do not meet eligibility requirements.
Applicants must be pre-qualified to do business with the State of Illinois.
Additional Information
Additional Information URL
Additional Information URL Description
The Adult Redeploy Illinois Program (ARI) program is seeking proposals from one or more entities to provide training, technical assistance, and development (TTAD) services to ARI grantee sites operating local alternatives to incarceration across the state of Illinois. A total of $500,000 will be awarded to support this funding opportunity.
ARI was created by the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009 (Public Act 96-0761) (CRA) to “increase public safety and encourage the successful local supervision of eligible offenders and their reintegration into the locality.” (730 ILCS 190/20 (a)). Under the CRA, ARI provides financial incentives (grants) to counties, groups of counties, and judicial circuits to increase effective community-based programming for individuals with probation-eligible offenses who are at moderate to high risk of reoffending and are facing prison. In exchange for the funding, jurisdictions agree to reduce the number of individuals they send to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), with potential penalties if they do not meet the reduction goal. Research has shown that community-based alternatives to incarceration can reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and decrease costs to taxpayers.
The benefits of ARI-funded programs are clear. They provide justice-involved individuals with community supervision, rehabilitative services aligned with their needs, and other supports, and the chance to avoid incarceration. Led by the Oversight Board, which adopted a racial equity lens in August 2021, ARI works with grantees to ensure equitable access to programs and identify and address obstacles that hinder this goal. The commitment to equity is centered in ARI’s mission, vision, and values.
Mission: The mission of ARI is to safely reduce prison use by building local systems that divert individuals from a prison sentence into more cost-effective programs that promote their reintegration into the community. ARI provides funding and technical assistance to Illinois communities to establish a continuum of sanctions and treatment alternatives that effectively address social determinants of crime and incarceration, and that promote equity within the justice system.
Vision: An equitable justice system that protects public safety and increases access to interventions, allowing people to avoid prison and lead productive lives in their community.
Values: Equity, Inclusion, Access, Involvement, Effectiveness, Innovation
ARI goals for strengthening communities and supporting individuals:
- Invest in results-oriented local programs that rehabilitate individuals in their community as an alternative to incarceration and prevent relapse and future criminal behavior.
- Foster a strong, equitable community corrections system through access to interventions that target individual needs and leverage their assets.
- Support community-led justice efforts that are consistent with ARI values and cost less than incarceration.
- Generate and collect evidence in support of decarceration efforts.
Through state budget appropriations, ICJIA administers the ARI program, providing grants to local jurisdictions to implement evidence-informed prison diversion programs and to organizations to provide training, technical assistance, and development, on behalf of the Oversight Board. The ARI Oversight Board will designate funding to eligible entities through this solicitation.
Award Administration Information
State Award Notices
The ARI Oversight Board is scheduled to review and approve designations in June 2026.
Appeal Process
Unsuccessful applicants may request a formal appeal of the evaluation process. Evaluation scores and funding determinations may not be contested and will not be considered by ICJIA’s Appeals Review Officer. The appeal must be via AmpliFund and submitted within 14 calendar days after receipt of a Funding Opportunity Declination Letter from ICJIA. The appeal must include, at a minimum, the following:
• Statement indicating a request for a formal appeal
• A statement of reason for the appeal
The appeal will be sent to:
Appeals Review Officer
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
CJA.ARO@Illinois.gov
Once an appeal is received, ICJIA will acknowledge receipt of an appeal. ICJIA will respond to the appeal, in writing, within 60 days or explain why more time is required. ICJIA will resolve the appeal by a written determination, which will include:
• Review of the appeal.
• Appeal determination.
• Rationale for the determination.
• Standard description of the appeal review process and criteria.
Debriefing Process
Unsuccessful applicants may request a debriefing for feedback to improve future applications. Debriefings include written advice on the strengths and weaknesses of applications using the evaluation and review criteria.
Requests for debriefings must be made via email and submitted within seven calendar days after receipt of notice. Debriefing requests will not be granted if there is an active appeal, administrative action, or court proceeding. The written debriefing requests shall include:
• The name and address of the requesting party.
• Identification of grant program.
• Reasons for the debrief request.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements
In addition to implementing the funded project consistent with the approved project proposal and budget, agencies selected for funding must comply with applicable grant terms and conditions and other legal requirements, including the Illinois Crime Reduction Act (Public Act 96-0761), GATA, and the U.S. Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide.
Additional programmatic and administrative special conditions may be required.
Reporting
Recipients must submit periodic financial reports, periodic performance reports, final financial and performance reports, and, if applicable, an annual audit report in accordance with the 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent.
State Awarding Agency Contacts
For questions and technical assistance regarding application submission, contact:
Mary Ann Dyar
ARI Program Director
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
CJA.AdultRedeployNOFO@Illinois.gov
Other Information
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is a state agency dedicated to improving the administration of criminal justice. ICJIA brings together key leaders from the justice system and the public to identify critical issues facing the criminal justice system in Illinois, and to propose and evaluate policies, programs, and legislation that address those issues. The statutory responsibilities of ICJIA fit into four areas: grants administration; research and analysis; policy and planning; and information systems and technology.
Section 7 of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act grants ICJIA authority “to apply for, receive, establish priorities for, allocate, disburse, and spend grants of funds that are made available by and received on or after January 1, 1983 from private sources or from the United States pursuant to the federal Crime Control Act of 1973, as amended, and similar federal legislation, and to enter into agreements with the United States government to further the purposes of this Act, or as may be required as a condition of obtaining federal funds” and “to receive, expend, and account for such funds of the State of Illinois as may be made available to further the purposes of this Act.” (20 ILCS 3930/7(k), (l))
Neither the State of Illinois nor ICJIA are obligated to make any award as a result of this announcement. The ICJIA Executive Director or designee has sole authority to bind ICJIA to the expenditure of funds through the execution of grant agreements.
This application is subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Any information that the applicant believes should be exempt under FOIA should clearly highlight the information that is exempt, and the basis of the exemption.
Visit the ARI website (http://icjia.illinois.gov/adultredeploy) for more information about the program.
Criteria
Application materials must address all components of this NOFO and demonstrate both a need for the program and an ability to successfully implement the program. Evaluation criteria must include at a minimum the following criteria categories:
Capacity: The ability of an entity to execute the grant project according to project requirements.
Quality: The totality of features and characteristics of a service, project or product that indicated its ability to satisfy the requirements of the grant program.
Other: Societal impact, economic impact, cost effectiveness, sustainability, and grant specific criteria.
Reviewers will score applications based on completeness, clear and detailed responses to program narrative questions, and inclusion of all mandatory program elements as well as past performance history and/or financial standing with ICJIA. The applicant must demonstrate that costs are reasonable, necessary, and allowable.
The total number of points available is 100. Minimum score for funding is 70.
Scoring Criteria | Possible Points |
|---|---|
| Summary of the Program: 10 | |
| · Provides brief, stand-alone description (500 words) of proposed TTAD plan (including applicant name and experience, proposed training topics and methods, process to gather site input, process to evaluate TTAD, proposed cost). | 10 |
| Statement of the Problem: 10 | |
| · Includes plan to assess current TTAD landscape and identify gaps in substance, accessibility, etc. | 5 |
| · Discusses efforts to collaborate with other TTAD providers to fill gaps and prevent duplication. | 5 |
| Project Implementation: 40 | |
| · Includes detailed outline of proposed TTAD plan, including potential topics covered and methods used. Implementation schedules include annual all-sites summit, quarterly regional trainings, and site one-on-one technical assistance/coaching. | 20 |
| · Describes authentic, robust, and ongoing process to gather input and engage stakeholders and clients. | 10 |
| · Demonstrates how proposed activities align with and advance ARI mission, vision, and values including equity. | 5 |
| · Describes assessment or evaluation tool(s) to gauge training effectiveness and participant satisfaction, and how information will be used and reported. | 5 |
| Project Management: 20 | |
| · Details subject matter expertise and previous experience in conducting training and technical assistance including conferences. | 10 |
| · Describes subcontractor partnerships to support subject matter expertise, and responsibilities (if applicable). | 5 |
| · Describes organizational capacity and staff responsible for all aspects of implementation and required grant management and reporting. | 5 |
| Goals and Performance Metrics: 10 | |
| · Indicates how objectives will be accomplished and measured. | 5 |
| · Demonstrates capacity and commitment to measure and report on performance. | 5 |
| Budget Detail: 10 | |
| · Demonstrates cost-effectiveness in relation to the proposed activities. | 5 |
| · Includes complete narratives for all line items, clearly detailing how the applicant arrived at and calculated the budget amounts. | 5 |
| Total Possible Points 100 | |
Review and Selection Process
All applications will be screened for completeness including GATA pre-qualification. Applications that are not complete will not be reviewed.
Proposals that pass the screening and eligibility process will be reviewed by a scoring panel which may consist of ICJIA staff, including ARI staff, members of the ARI Oversight Board's working committees, and external reviewers. All reviewers will review and submit any conflicts of interest.
ICJIA reserves the right to reject incomplete proposals, proposals that include unallowable activities, proposals that do not meet eligibility or program requirements, and proposals that are otherwise unsatisfactory. ICJIA may invite applicants to answer clarifying questions and modify budgets that include unallowable or unreasonable costs. NOFO application budgets will be reviewed for allowability, completeness, and cost-effectiveness. ICJIA will perform an in-depth budget review of all grants awarded and may require budget modifications that do not materially change the nature of the program.
Review team scores will be forwarded to the Outreach, Technical Assistance & Communication Committee for review and the development of funding recommendations to the ARI Oversight Board for final approval. Funding recommendations will be based on an evaluation of compiled scores from the scoring panel, including consideration of experience; overall cost; alignment with ARI mission, vision and values; past performance history and financial standing with ICJIA (if applicable).
Funding recommendations from the Outreach, Technical Assistance & Communication Committee will form the basis of grant decisions with the approval and authorization of the ARI Oversight Board. Applicants will be notified of the ARI Oversight Board’s decision.
Successful applicants will receive notice to initiate the grant agreement phase. During this phase, you will be contacted by a grant specialist to develop a grant agreement, which can be a months’ long process depending on complexity, cooperation, and conformity with all applicable federal and state laws. ICJIA reserves the right to issue a reduced award, or not to issue any award if it is in ICJIA’s best interest to do so. Successful applicants whose applications contained unallowable or unreasonable costs may have their awards reduced by the total amount of those costs. Upon applicant acceptance of the grant award, announcement of the grant award shall be published by ICJIA to the GATA portal.
Anticipated Announcement Dates
| Task | Date |
|---|---|
| NOFO & TA recording posted | April 20, 2026 |
| NOFO question submission deadline | May 14, 2026 |
| Applications due | 5:00 p.m. (CST), May 20, 2026 |
| Adult Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board Review/Approval of Awards | June 2026 |
| Performance Period | July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027 |