Restore, Reinvest, Renew (R3) Reentry/Economic Development/Civil Legal Aid Service Delivery Grant Program

Restore, Reinvest, Renew (R3) Notice of Funding Opportunity Reentry/Economic Development/Civil Legal Aid Service Delivery, NOFO # 2378-010626-1, is administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The solicitation supports the Restore, Reinvest, Renew program and identifies Reentry, Economic Development, and Civil Legal Aid as funding priorities. Program funds are intended to reduce gun violence through intervention and prevention, improve re-entry and diversion services for people involved with the criminal justice system, provide access to legal representation and advice, encourage investment and economic growth, and support programs that improve the social determinants of health. The notice states that grants will be made with SFY27 and SFY28 funds and describes a 12-month funding period. Eligibility is geographically restricted. Applicants must propose to provide services within a designated R3 zone and/or to residents of a designated R3 zone. Applicants are directed to the designated R3 zone map to determine whether their proposed place of performance qualifies. Applications may be submitted by a single organization or by a collaborative of organizations, and organizations may submit one application per funding opportunity. The source does not identify specific organization types, such as nonprofit, governmental, educational, or for-profit entities, as the exclusive eligible applicant classes. Applicants must be registered through the Illinois Grant Accountability and Transparency Act Grantee Portal to become eligible to apply for an award. Applicants must be in good standing with all GATA pre-qualification requirements before the application due date. Approval of the SFY27 Internal Control Questionnaire is required before execution of the grant agreement. These requirements are separate from the geographic requirement that funded services be delivered within designated R3 zones and/or to residents of those zones. Completed applications were required to be submitted through AmpliFund by 2:00 P.M. CST on March 6, 2026. Applications were not accepted by email, mail, fax, or in person. The notice states that incomplete applications would not be reviewed and that late submissions could not be submitted or reviewed. Required application materials included the Uniform State Grant Application, Budget and Budget Narrative, Performance Metrics, Staff Implementation Plan, Conflict of Interest, and Certification of Employees. Technical assistance recordings were available beginning January 6, 2026, including guidance on the NOFO, program narrative, budget narrative, and common grant denial mistakes. The source states that a total of $35 in R3 funding is available through the solicitation for use over a 12-month period, while the Available Funds section separately states that grants are a portion of FY27 and that a minimum of $25,000 dollars will be made available through the funding opportunity. Because these statements do not clearly establish a per-award minimum or maximum, an award floor and award ceiling cannot be reliably determined from the supplied source. The $35 total funding statement is retained as written but warrants verification because it appears inconsistent with the separate $25,000 statement. No cost-share or matching requirement is stated in the supplied information. The performance period is September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. The NOFO was posted at 12:00 P.M. on January 6, 2026, and technical assistance recordings were posted the same day. The NOFO question submission deadline and application deadline were both 2:00 P.M. on March 6, 2026. Budget Committee review and approval of recommended designations was scheduled for June 2026. Questions were accepted at CJA.R3Questions@illinois.gov, and substantive questions and responses were to be posted, with applicant questions, responses, and NOFO material updates revised weekly. Due to the competitive nature of the solicitation, applicants were instructed not to discuss the opportunity directly or indirectly with ICJIA employees other than through the designated email contact. The named contact is Aisha Williams, R3 Program Manager, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Recipients must submit periodic financial and performance reports, final financial and performance reports, and a calendar year-end financial report in accordance with CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements; future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld for delinquent reporting.

Verify that proposed services are within a designated R3 zone and/or serve residents of a designated R3 zone; maintain GATA pre-qualification in good standing by the deadline; complete every required AmpliFund component because incomplete applications will not be reviewed; submit through AmpliFund only because email, mail, fax, and in-person submissions are not accepted; review the technical assistance recordings on the NOFO, program narrative, budget narrative, and common grant denial mistakes.