encourage offenders to develop safe, healthy, and responsible family relationships and parent-child relationships; and

involve the entire family unit in comprehensive reentry services (as appropriate to the safety, security, and well-being of the family and child);

enable the grantee to target the intended offender population; and

serve as a baseline for purposes of the evaluation.

a budget and a budget justification;

a description of the outcome measures that will be used to measure the effectiveness of the program in promoting public safety and public health;

the activities proposed;

a schedule for completion of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and

a description of the personnel necessary to complete the activities described in subparagraph (C).

contains a reentry strategic plan as described in subsection (h), which describes the long-term strategy and incorporates a detailed implementation schedule, including the plans of the applicant to fund the program after Federal funding is discontinued;

identifies the local government role and the role of governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that will be coordinated by, and that will collaborate on, the offender reentry strategy of the applicant, and certifies the involvement of such agencies and organizations;

describes the evidence-based methodology and outcome measures that will be used to evaluate the program funded with a grant under this subsection, and specifically explains how such measurements will provide valid measures of the impact of that program; and

describes how the project could be broadly replicated if demonstrated to be effective.

reflects explicit support of the chief executive officer, or their designee, of the State, unit of local government, territory, or Indian tribe applying for a grant under this subsection;

provides discussion of the role of Federal corrections, State corrections departments, community corrections agencies, juvenile justice systems, and tribal or local jail systems in ensuring successful reentry of offenders into their communities;

provides evidence of collaboration with State, local, or tribal government agencies overseeing health, housing, child welfare, education, substance abuse, victims services, and employment services, and with local law enforcement agencies;

provides a plan for analysis of the statutory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-based hurdles to reintegration of offenders into the community;

includes the use of a State, local, territorial, or tribal task force, described in subsection (i), to carry out the activities funded under the grant;

provides a plan for continued collaboration with a local evaluator as necessary to meeting the requirements under subsection (h); and

demonstrates that the applicant participated in the planning grant process or engaged in comparable planning for the reentry project.

focus initiative on geographic areas with a disproportionate population of offenders released from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities;

review the process by which the applicant adjudicates violations of parole, probation, or supervision following release from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, taking into account public safety and the use of graduated, community-based sanctions for minor and technical violations of parole, probation, or supervision (specifically those violations that are not otherwise, and independently, a violation of law);

provide for an independent evaluation of reentry programs that include, to the maximum extent possible, random assignment and controlled studies to determine the effectiveness of such programs;

target moderate and high-risk offenders for reentry programs through validated assessment tools; or

target offenders with histories of homelessness, substance abuse, or mental illness, including a prerelease assessment of the housing status of the offender and behavioral health needs of the offender with clear coordination with mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness services systems to achieve stable and permanent housing outcomes with appropriate support service.

beginning on the date on which the planning grant awarded under subsection (e) concludes; or

in the case of an implementation grant awarded to an eligible entity that did not receive a planning grant, beginning on the date on which the implementation grant is awarded.

contains a plan to assess inmate reentry needs and measurable annual and 3-year performance outcomes;

uses, to the maximum extent possible, randomly assigned and controlled studies, or rigorous quasi-experimental studies with matched comparison groups, to determine the effectiveness of the program funded with a grant under subsection (f); and

includes as a goal of the plan to reduce the rate of recidivism for offenders released from prison, jail or a juvenile facility with funds made available under subsection (f).

examine ways to pool resources and funding streams to promote lower recidivism rates for returning offenders and minimize the harmful effects of offenders’ time in prison, jail, or a juvenile facility on families and communities of offenders by collecting data and best practices in offender reentry from demonstration grantees and other agencies and organizations; and

provide the analysis described in subsection (f)(2)(D).

relevant State, Tribal, territorial, or local leaders; and

reduction in recidivism rates, which shall be reported in accordance with the measure selected by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics under section 60541(d)(3)(B) 1 of this title;

reduction in crime;

increased employment and education opportunities;

reduction in violations of conditions of supervised release;

increased payment of child support, where appropriate;

increased number of staff trained to administer reentry services;

increased proportion of individuals served by the program among those eligible to receive services;

increased number of individuals receiving risk screening needs assessment, and case planning services;

increased enrollment in, and completion of treatment services, including substance abuse and mental health services among those assessed as needing such services;

increased enrollment in and degrees earned from educational programs, including high school, GED, vocational training, and college education;

increased number of individuals obtaining and retaining employment;

increased number of individuals obtaining and maintaining housing;

increased self-reports of successful community living, including stability of living situation and positive family relationships;

reduction in drug and alcohol use; and

reduction in recidivism rates for individuals receiving reentry services after release, as compared to either baseline recidivism rates in the jurisdiction of the grantee or recidivism rates of the control or comparison group.

identifies the progress of the grantee toward achieving its strategic performance outcomes; and

describes other activities conducted by the grantee to increase the success rates of the reentry population, such as programs that foster effective risk management and treatment programming, offender accountability, and community and victim participation.

identify primary and secondary sources of information to support the measurement of the performance indicators identified under subsection (f);

identify sources and methods of data collection in support of performance measurement required under subsection (f);

provide to all grantees technical assistance and training on performance measures and data collection for purposes of subsection (f); and

consult with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse on strategic performance outcome measures and data collection for purposes of subsection (f) relating to substance abuse and mental health.

provide education, training, and technical assistance for States, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, nonprofit organizations, and corrections institutions;

collect data and best practices in offender reentry from demonstration grantees and others agencies and organizations;

develop and disseminate evaluation tools, mechanisms, and measures to better assess and document coalition performance measures and outcomes;

disseminate information to States and other relevant entities about best practices, policy standards, and research findings;

develop and implement procedures to assist relevant authorities in determining when release is appropriate and in the use of data to inform the release decision;

develop and implement procedures to identify efficiently and effectively those violators of probation, parole, or supervision following release from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility who should be returned to prisons, jails, or juvenile facilities and those who should receive other penalties based on defined, graduated sanctions;

collaborate with the Interagency Task Force on Federal Programs and Activities Relating to the Reentry of Offenders Into the Community, and the Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners;

develop a national reentry research agenda; and

establish a database to enhance the availability of information that will assist offenders in areas including housing, employment, counseling, mentoring, medical and mental health services, substance abuse treatment, transportation, and daily living skills.

includes, to the maximum extent feasible, random assignment of offenders (or entities working with such persons) to program delivery and control groups; and

generates evidence on which reentry approaches and strategies are most effective.

drug and alcohol testing and assessment for treatment;

assessment for substance abuse from a substance abuse professional who is approved by the State or Indian tribe and licensed by the appropriate entity to provide alcohol and drug addiction treatment, as appropriate;

substance abuse treatment, including medication-assisted treatment, from a provider that is approved by the State or Indian tribe, and licensed, if necessary, to provide medical and other health services;

health (including mental health) services and assessment;

any other services needed for reentry;

housing assistance;

education;

job training;

conflict resolution skills training;

batterer intervention programs; and

other appropriate social services; and