15PBJA23GK02262PREA
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Impact Justice (IJ) has successfully operated the National PREA Resource Center (PRC) under the direction of the PREA Management Office (PMO) of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) since 2016, and members of the PRCs leadership team have been responsible for its stewardship since its inception in 2011.
IJ has built the expertise, training and technical assistance (TTA) delivery systems, and data gathering and analysis capacity necessary to address the ongoing challenges that PREA implementation poses for corrections, juvenile justice, and law enforcement. IJ proposes to continue working with the PMO to leverage these resources to make measurable progress in the effort to eliminate sexual abuse in confinement by expanding its reach through outreach, direct assistance, and providing broader access to remote TTA, focusing its TTA on the most prevalent and persistent deficiencies in agencies PREA efforts.
Under IJ and in cooperation with its partners, the PRC will continue to provide critical PREA implementation support through a layered and tailored approach to the needs of the field. IJ and its partners will continue to provide expert coaching and TA to BJA grantees; they will conduct readiness assessments at numerous additional facilities; and they will provide advanced TA at a handful of sites, digging into critical areas of need.
The direct, individualized coaching and TA will generate resources and lessons that can be multiplied through the PRCs remote training vehicles. These resources and lessons will enhance the online PREA 101 course delivered to people directly responsible for PREA implementation; inform webinars and conference presentations; and enrich the assistance the PRC delivers in response to field initiated requests.
The PRC under IJ will deliver the first PREA Academy Investigations Training (PAIT), as well as a course on protecting LGBTI people in confinement, meeting two urgent needs in the field. The PRCs website will continue to be the most comprehensive resource available for agencies seeking to comply with the PREA standards, providing thousands of tools and resources in its library and supporting access to IJs team of unparalleled experts.
IJs work to pilot and share a culture change tool with the field will help facilities reach the next level of their work to advance sexual safety. IJ has the unique staff competency, relationships, TTA, audit support and monitoring systems necessary to provide unparalleled support in the delivery of PREA-related training and technical assistance as the PRC persists in its mission.
IJ has built the expertise, training and technical assistance (TTA) delivery systems, and data gathering and analysis capacity necessary to address the ongoing challenges that PREA implementation poses for corrections, juvenile justice, and law enforcement. IJ proposes to continue working with the PMO to leverage these resources to make measurable progress in the effort to eliminate sexual abuse in confinement by expanding its reach through outreach, direct assistance, and providing broader access to remote TTA, focusing its TTA on the most prevalent and persistent deficiencies in agencies PREA efforts.
Under IJ and in cooperation with its partners, the PRC will continue to provide critical PREA implementation support through a layered and tailored approach to the needs of the field. IJ and its partners will continue to provide expert coaching and TA to BJA grantees; they will conduct readiness assessments at numerous additional facilities; and they will provide advanced TA at a handful of sites, digging into critical areas of need.
The direct, individualized coaching and TA will generate resources and lessons that can be multiplied through the PRCs remote training vehicles. These resources and lessons will enhance the online PREA 101 course delivered to people directly responsible for PREA implementation; inform webinars and conference presentations; and enrich the assistance the PRC delivers in response to field initiated requests.
The PRC under IJ will deliver the first PREA Academy Investigations Training (PAIT), as well as a course on protecting LGBTI people in confinement, meeting two urgent needs in the field. The PRCs website will continue to be the most comprehensive resource available for agencies seeking to comply with the PREA standards, providing thousands of tools and resources in its library and supporting access to IJs team of unparalleled experts.
IJs work to pilot and share a culture change tool with the field will help facilities reach the next level of their work to advance sexual safety. IJ has the unique staff competency, relationships, TTA, audit support and monitoring systems necessary to provide unparalleled support in the delivery of PREA-related training and technical assistance as the PRC persists in its mission.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) REQUIRES DOJ TO ESTABLISH "A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PUNISHMENT OF INSTANCES OF PRISON RAPE." TO DATE, DOJ HAS FULFILLED THIS STATUTORY OBLIGATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL PREA RESOURCE CENTER (PRC). THE FUNCTION OF THE PRC UNDER THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER STRATEGIC SUPPORT THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL CORRECTIONS, DETENTION, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS, VICTIM ADVOCATES, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL ABUSE IN CONFINEMENT AND IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL PREA STANDARDS. SPECIFICALLY, IT WILL PROVIDE USER-FRIENDLY, PRACTICAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION RELATED TO SUCCESSFUL PREA IMPLEMENTATION; DELIVER TARGETED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES AND FACILITIES THAT REQUEST IT; AND SUPPORT THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF BJA'S STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL PREA GRANTEES THAT WERE FUNDED PRIOR TO FY 2023.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Oakland,
California
94610-3661
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Impact Justice was awarded
Expanding PREA Implementation Support: IJ's Unparalleled TTA
Cooperative Agreement 15PBJA23GK02262PREA
worth $4,580,222
from the Bureau of Justice Assistance in October 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Oakland California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 16.735 PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity BJA FY 23 Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/25/24
Period of Performance
10/1/23
Start Date
3/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$4.6M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 15PBJA23GK02262PREA
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
15PBJA23GK02262PREA
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI NOT AVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
15PBJA OJP BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
Funding Office
15PBJA OJP BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
Awardee UEI
KJ47RGJNHTJ5
Awardee CAGE
7DHG3
Performance District
CA-12
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 7/25/24