2115-0426 Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) Training, Technical Assistance, and Development (TTAD)

2115-0426 Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) Training, Technical Assistance, and Development (TTAD)

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.

Details

• Awarding Agency: Criminal Justice Info Authority
• Departments: FSGU - ARI
• CSFA Number: 546-00-2115
• CSFA Popular Name: ARI
• Funding Opportunity Number: 2115-0426
• Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
• Award Type: Competitive
• Total Funding Available: $500,000.00
• Expected Number of Awards: 0
• Funding Sources: State
• Capital Grant: No
• Indirect Costs Allowed: Yes
• Posted Date: 2026-04-20
• Award Period: 2026-07-01 – 2027-06-30

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.

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.

Restrictions on Indirect Costs

No

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.

Additional Information

https://icjia.illinois.gov/adultredeploy/

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.