2115-0626 Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) Implementation

2115-0626 Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) Implementation

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.

Details

• Awarding Agency: Criminal Justice Information Authority
• Departments: FSGU - ARI
• CSFA Number: 546-00-2115
• CSFA Popular Name: ARI
• Funding Opportunity Number: 2115-0626
• Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
• Award Type: Competitive
• Total Funding Available: $500,000.00
• Expected Number of Awards: 0
• Funding Sources: State
• Indirect Costs Allowed: Yes
• Posted Date: 2026-07-06
• Award Period: 2026-10-01 – 2027-06-30

Funding Source Description

Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) is a 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 - 0626 Instructions packet.

Indirect Cost Description

In order to charge indirect costs to a grant, the applicant organization must have an annually negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (NICRA).

There are three types of NICRAs:
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. The organization must provide a copy of the federally NICRA.
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 in indirect cost rate, an indirect cost rate proposal must be submitted through the GATA Grantee Portal no later than three months after receipt of a Notice of State Award (NOSA). If an organization previously established an indirect cost rate, the organization must annually submit a new indirect cost proposal through the GATA Grantee Portal within six months after the close of the grantee’s fiscal year.
c) De Minimis Rate. An organization that has never negotiated an indirect cost rate with the Federal Government of the State of Illinois is eligible to elect a de minimis rate of 15% 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.

All grantees must complete an indirect cost rate negotiation or elect the De Minimis Rate to claim indirect costs. Indirect costs claimed without a negotiated rate or a De Minimis Rate election on record in the GATA Grantee Portal indirect cost rate system may be subject to disallowance.

Limitations on indirect costs restrict the amount and/or type of indirect costs that are allowed to be charged to grant awards. Indirect cost limitations and restrictions must be clearly stated in this section. For example, the grant award may be subject to state and federal statutory requirements that limit the allowability of costs. The maximum amount allowable under a limitation cannot exceed the total amount under the NICRA. State and federal statutes may restrict the amount of salary that can be charged to a grant award, if the base salary exceeds the Federal Executive Level II Pay Scale. If additional statutory restrictions or limitations are imposed, such as parameters for direct administrative costs, facility costs, and indirect administrative cost levels, those restrictions or limitations must be stated in this section. The statutory reference or guidance imposing the indirect cost limitation or restriction must also be stated within this section.

Grantees have discretion not to claim payment for indirect costs. Grantees that elect not to claim indirect costs cannot be reimbursed for indirect costs. The organization must record an election to “Waive Indirect Costs” into the GATA Grantee Portal.

Restrictions on Indirect Costs

No

State Award Notices

The ICJIA Adult Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board is scheduled to review and approve designations in August 2026.

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, participant-level data, 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 Crime Reduction Act (CRA), ARI’s enabling legislation, was enacted in 2009 to improve outcomes in the Illinois criminal justice system by requiring the use of validated assessments, evidence-based and promising practices, and performance measurement and evaluation. The purpose of the CRA was to “create an infrastructure to provide effective resources and services to incarcerated individuals and individuals supervised in the locality; to hold offenders accountable; to successfully rehabilitate offenders to prevent future involvement with the criminal justice system; to measure the overall effectiveness of the criminal justice system in achieving this policy; and to create the Adult Redeploy Illinois program.” (730 ILCS 190/5 (a)). Companion legislation created the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council to collect and analyze data on sentencing policies and practices to determine outcomes and system-wide fiscal impact.

ARI is modeled after the juvenile Redeploy Illinois program in the Illinois Department of Human Services. ARI is an example of “performance incentive funding,” a best practice to align fiscal and operational responsibility for justice-involved individuals at the local level to produce better public safety outcomes at a lower cost. ARI also draws on concepts of justice reinvestment, using data to implement strategies intended to drive down corrections costs and free up dollars for investment in community-based programs addressing recidivism.