Institute to Innovate (i2i) Capacity Building and Violence Prevention Grant Program

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is offering funding through the Institute to Innovate (i2i) Capacity Building and Violence Prevention Grant Program to strengthen community-based organizations working to prevent violence and improve public safety throughout Illinois. The program will provide funding for capacity-building activities, violence prevention activities, or a combination of both. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, businesses, governmental entities, educational entities, public housing organizations, or other entities authorized to receive State grant funding. The applicant must have an annual operating budget of $2 million or less, have completed a structured organizational capacity-building or technical-assistance program, and have completed an organizational assessment administered by an independent or qualified external party. The application must address all components of the NOFO and demonstrate both a need for the program and an ability to successfully implement the program. • Eligible activities include community violence intervention, youth violence prevention, youth development, reentry services, victim services, outreach, case management, mentoring, community engagement, or other community-informed approaches consistent with the NOFO. • Eligible capacity-building activities include strengthening organizational leadership, governance, financial management, internal controls, human resources, technology, strategic planning, data collection, evaluation, policies, workforce development, grant administration, and organizational sustainability. • The grant agreement will be contingent upon and subject to the availability of appropriated funds. • The total number of points available for the application review is 100. • Reviewers will score applications based on completeness, clear and detailed responses to program narrative questions, and inclusion of all mandatory program elements, as well as past performance history and/or financial standing with ICJIA.