National Center on Restorative Justice

 

Goal(s): The primary goals of the National Center on Restorative Justice are to: (1) educate and train the next generation of juvenile and criminal justice leaders, including restorative justice practitioners, and (2) advance research related to restorative justice. Objective(s): The objective of this program is to improve criminal justice policy and practice in the United States through: 1) the development of an educational curriculum designed to broaden the understanding of justice systems and restorative approaches through a degree program, a summer-term institute, or brief courses, while encouraging access to educational opportunities for incarcerated individuals, and 2) support for research focusing on how best to provide direct services to address social inequities, such as simultaneous access to substance abuse treatment and higher education. Performance Measure 1: Number of people who attended Institutes and other training offerings; and, Performance Measure 2: Number of gatherings held for researchers and community-based organizations to further restorative justice research and collaboration.

Active 16.030 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Not applicable. Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law 116-6, Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 U.S.C. 28 U.S.C. 530 C
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-93, 133 Stat 2317, 2409., Title Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-93, Statute 133,2317, 2409
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 Eligible applicants are limited to: o accredited universities of higher education and o accredited law schools. An applicant university must be fully accredited by one of the regional institutional accreditation agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education (see 34 U.S.C. 10251(a)(17)). Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to apply. Other private institution/organization, Anyone/general public, Scientist/Researchers, State, Local, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. See the current fiscal year's solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities and https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/ii-preaward-requirements for additional information. Upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants. For further information, please see https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/ii-preaward-requirements. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Please see section 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 18. In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements. See the current fiscal years' program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Funds from this program can be used for: 1) the development of educational curriculum designed to broaden the understanding of justice systems and restorative approaches through a degree program, a summer-term institute, or brief courses, while encouraging access to educational opportunities for incarcerated individuals, and 2) support for research focusing on how best to provide direct services to address social inequities, such as simultaneous access to substance abuse treatment and higher education. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Payments and transactions are subject to audits by the Government Accountability Office, Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General, state or local government auditors, and auditors from independent public accounting firms. Jurisdictions must follow their local policies and procedures, including maintenance of reliable and accurate accounting systems, record keeping, and systems of internal control. In accordance with the requirement set forth in 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit. For additional guidance, please visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Award periods for Office of Justice programs generally range from 12 to 36 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year’s program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities). Please see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on “Period of Availability of Funds" at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements. None/Not specified. Rebecca Rose
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 USA
Rebecca.Rose@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-598-9314 https://bja.ojp.gov/program/national-center-restorative-justice/overview 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 22$6,000,000.00; FY 23 est $3,000,000.00; FY 24 est $3,000,000.00; FY 21$3,000,000.00; FY 20$2,797,748.00; FY 19 Estimate Not Available FY 18 Estimate Not Available - Not applicable/available. Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements), applicable OMB Circulars and regulations, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees. Fiscal Year 2020 BJA funded the Vermont Law School as a partner to coordinate the activities of the National Center on Restorative Justice, both in FY2019 and FY2020. Planned activities include: • Develop a restorative justice (RJ) and justice systems educational curricula for semester-long and 2-week summer courses delivered residentially and online, including two RJ Institutes every year at VLS. • Educate undergraduate, graduate, and law students and criminal and juvenile justice professionals in the history, philosophy, and practices of juvenile, criminal, and restorative justice. • Train criminal and juvenile justice professionals to infuse RJ into their work. • Increase educational opportunities for incarcerated people. • Provide education and training for people participating in a judicially supervised drug or other treatment court. • Research, evaluate, and report on the Center’s impact on attitudes, recidivism, and the costs associated with expanded RJ education for students, professionals, and incarcerated individuals.
Fiscal Year 2022 BJA selected Vermont Law School (VLS) as its first partner in the National Center on Restorative Justice program to support the field in accessing education, training, and research resources to advance restorative justice (RJ) principles and practices. BJA will work with VLS to: Develop RJ and justice systems educational curricula for semester-long and 2-week summer courses delivered residentially and online, including two RJ Institutes every year at VLS. Educate undergraduate, graduate, and law students and criminal and juvenile justice professionals in the history, philosophy, and practices of juvenile, criminal, and restorative justice. Train criminal and juvenile justice professionals to infuse RJ into their work. Increase educational opportunities for incarcerated people. Provide education and training for people participating in a judicially supervised drug or other treatment court. Research, evaluate, and report on the Center’s impact on attitudes, recidivism, and the costs associated with expanded RJ education for students, professionals, and incarcerated individuals.