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Board of Corrections
Phase II Mentally Ill Offender Crime
Reduction Demonstration Grant Workshop
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LEGISLATION

• Legislative Intent SB 1485
• Grants to Counties to Develop and Implement a
  Comprehensive, Cost-Effective Plan to Reduce the
  Rate of Crime and Offenses Committed by Persons
  with Serious Mental Illness
• Reduce Jail Overcrowding
• Reduce Criminal Justice Costs Related to Mentally
  Ill Offenders

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LEGISLATION

• SB2108 - Provides Funding
• 2 Million Awarded to Counties for Purposes of
  Planning and Developing Continuum of Responses
• 24,650,000 for County Demonstration Grants

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LEGISLATION

• SB1485
• Legislature Enacted the Mentally Ill Offender
  Crime Reduction Act (MIOCRG Program)
• Four Year Program Time Frame
• Commencing in 1999-2000
• Shall Be Used To Supplement, Not to Supplant

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LEGISLATION

• SB1485
• Grant Requires 25 Match
• In Consultation With Department of Mental Health
• Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
• Requires Assembly of a Local Strategy Committee

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STRATEGY COMMITTEE

• Directed by the Sheriff or Director of County
  Corrections Department
• Chief Probation Officer
• Local Law Enforcement Agency
• Superior Court Judge

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STRATEGY COMMITTEE

• County Mental Health Director
• Client of Mental Health Facility
• Organizations That Can or Have Provided Treatment

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Process for Program Development

• BOC Appoints ESC Chair and Members
• ESC Meets and Defines Review
• Work Group(s) Meet and Make Recommendations to
  ESC
• ESC Finalizes Recommendations to BOC
• BOC Modifies and/or Adopt ESCs Recommendations

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Executive Steering Committee

• Harry Nabors - Chair
• CPO Madera County
• Jerry Krans
• Asst. Sheriff Orange County
• Dr. Susan Saxe-Clifford
• BOC Member
• Daniel Ballin
• Programs

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ESC

• Supervisor John Flynn
• Ventura County (CSAC Rep)
• Sheriff Bill Kolender
• San Diego County (CSSA Rep)
• Captain Norm Hurst
• San Bernardino County (CSSA Detentions
  Corrections sub-committee Rep)

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ESC

• Deputy Director Gary Pettygrew -
• State Department of Mental Health
• Deputy Director Susan Neesbaum
• State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
• Deputy Director John Anderson
• Humboldt County - California Mental Health
  Directors Association Representative

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Grant Criteria Work Group 11-05-98

• Tim Ryan, Chief of Corrections
• Santa Clara Department of Correction
• Sean McDermott, Assistant Sheriff
• Sonoma County Sheriffs Department
• Karen Tait, M.D.
• Corrections Medical Consultant
• Richard McCathron, Commander
• Kern County Sheriffs Department
• Alisa Dunn, Specialist
• Los Angeles County Mental Health Court Programs

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Program Definitions Work Group 11-19-98

• Sametha Cannon
• State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
• Judy Johnson
• Psychological Services - Sacramento County Jail
• Mel Voyles
• State Department of Mental Health
• Jim Higgins
• State Department of Mental Health
• Richard Blak, Ph.D.
• Forensic Psychologist

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ESC Met on 11-30 and 12-1

• Received Public Comments re MIOCRG Program
• Developed and Adopted
• Grant Applications and Instructions
• Grant Criteria and Critical Issues
• Established Timelines

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It All Begins With Planning
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Phase I Planning Grant Status
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Phase I Planning Grant Status
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Phase I Planning Grant Status
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Phase I Planning Grant Status
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Phase I Planning Grant Status
45 Approved Applications
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Building Your Demonstration Project
Build All Or Portions Of Your Demonstration Projec
t From Your Local Plan
Planning Is The Foundation
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Demonstration GrantRequirements

• Application Deadline - March 10, 1999
• Board of Corrections 600 Bercut Drive,
  Sacramento, CA 95814
• Postmarked By Midnight
• Hand Delivered By 500 PM
• No Extensions

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Demonstration GrantRequirements

• One Application From Each County
• Even if Regional Proposal
• Even if Regional Proposal Proposals Require Board
  of Supervisors Resolution
• Regional Proposal Will Require a Resolution from
  Each County Participating
• Only One Source May Be Designated To Receive
  Funds

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Demonstration GrantRequirements

• Original And 15 Copies
• Including The Local Plan
• Counties Not Participating in Phase I Planning
  Are Required to Submit A Local Plan
• 12 Point Type Double Spaced
• Please No Bindings, Hard Covers, Tabs
• Counties Not Participating in Demonstration Grant
  Must Submit A Local Plan

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Demonstration GrantRequirements

• ELIGIBLITY - All California Counties Eligible for
  Demonstration Grants
• All Proposals Will Be Evaluated Based Upon
  Established Criteria and Merit

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Grant Awards

• Counties Can Apply For Funds Commensurate with
  Their Need to Establish Programs Targeting
  Mentally Ill Offenders - There Is No Cap
• Program Cost Effectiveness Will Be Considered

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Multiple Programs

• Counties May Submit Multiprogram Projects
• Programs Must Be Prioritized in Order of
  Importance
• Have Separate and Complete Budgets for Each
  Program
• Must Demonstrate the Capacity to Administer
  Multiple Programs

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Evaluation Design

• Evaluation Designs are Required by Statute

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Projects Not Considered

• Seek Reimbursement for County Cost Previously
  Incurred
• Supplant Existing Programs
• Do Not Have as Primary Goal the Reduction of
• Jail Crowding
• Crime
• Criminal Justice Costs

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 1

• May Be Individual Or Regional Proposal
• Sheriff May Be Different on Phase II Application
  Due November Election
• Please Include E-mail Address Whenever Possible

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 2

• 25 Match Required
• May Be Hard or In-Kind or Combination
• Priority Will Be Given to Match in Excess of 25

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 3

• Cost Breakdown (Line Item) Detailing How State
  Funds and Match or Other Funds are to be Expended
• Multiple Programs Require Cost Breakdown for Each
  Program
• Eligible Budget Items
• Staff Costs Limited to Salary Benefits

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 3

• Eligible Budget Items (Continued)
• Administrative Overhead - Not to Exceed 10 of
  Grant Amount Requested
• Professional Services to Prepare RFP not Allowed
  - Professional Services may be Used For Program
  Implementation and Evaluation
• Cost to Pay for Rent or Lease of Buildings for
  Demonstration Grant Period

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 3

• Eligible Budget Items (Continued)
• Costs to Pay for Direct Client Services by
  Community Based Organizations as Part of the
  Continuum of Care
• Furniture Exceeding 1000 Must Have BOC Approval
  - Must Demonstrate that Expenditure Represents
  the Lowest Cost

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 4

• Strategy Committee is a Requirement of the
  Statute
• All Members Must be Identified in the Application
  and the Board Of Supervisors Resolution
• Client Member Organization not Required

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 5

• Narrative
• 1 Page Abstract Per Project or 1 Page Per Program
  if Multiple Program Project - List Programs by
  Importance
• Complete a Research Design Summary Form for Each
  Project

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 5

• History of Activities
• If no History of Programs With Mentally Ill
  Offenders - Provide a History Past Efforts of
  Program Design, Implementation, Management and
  Success Collaborative, Multidisciplinary and
  Innovative Approaches to Problem Solving and
  Obtaining and Maximizing Funding

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 5

• Problem Statement
• Describe Current Condition of Local Justice
  System
• Proposed Project
• Describe Roles of Collaborative Agencies
• Description of Current or Planned Capacity to
  Administer the Project

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 5

• Proposed Project (Continued)
• Describe Each Element of the Continuum of
  Responses
• Describe Your Basic Research Design for Each
  Program - A Process and Outcome Evaluation Must
  be Conducted
• Delineate Relationship Between Needs of the Local
  Plan and the Demonstration Project

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 5

• Proposed Project (Continued)
• Anticipated Cost Effectiveness of the Proposed
  Project
• How will the Project be Supported After State
  Funding Ends

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Grant Application Highlights - Section 6

• Board of Supervisors Resolution must be Submitted
  with the Demonstration Grant Application.

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Evaluation And Award Timelines

• March 10 - 17, 1999 - BOC Staff to Review
  Demonstration Grant Evaluations and Prepare
  Worksheets for with Comments for Consideration by
  the ESC
• Worksheets will be Sent to Applicant Counties by
  April 2, 1999

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Evaluation And Award Timelines

• March 18 - April 14, 1999 - The ESC will Complete
  Initial Review and Rating for Eligible Grant
  Applications Received
• April 14 - 16, 1999
• ESC will Receive County Comments
• Schedule Based Upon Time Proposals Received
• ESC will Meet in Executive Session for Final
  Review

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Evaluation And Award Timelines

• May 20, 1999 - ESC will Present Recommendation
  for Grant Awards to The BOC
• All Planning Invoices Due to BOC by June 30, 1999
• Counties will be Under Contract by July 1, 1999

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Board of Corrections
Phase II Mentally Ill Offender Crime
Reduction Demonstration Grant Criteria
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Grant Criteria Development

• Developed by the ESC
• MIOCRG Mission Serves as Guiding Principle
• To Select the Best Grant Proposals Designed to
  Reduce Crime, Jail Crowding, Criminal Justice
  Costs
• Valid
• Fair
• Equitable

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Grant Criteria

• Technical Compliance
• Match Funding
• Weighted Criteria

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Technical Criteria

• BOC Staff will Review Grant Applications for
  Completeness
• Ensure Applications Contain all Required Elements
• Rating is Pass/Fail
• Will Provide Worksheet with Recommendations to
  ESC and Copy to Applicant

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Match Funding

• 25 Match is Required
• Can be Hard or In-Kind
• Match Less than 25 Fail
• 25 Match Pass
• Match 26-35 1 Point
• Match 36-45 2 Points
• Match 46-55 3 Points

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Weighted Criteria

• Bidders History of Past Efforts - 12 Points
• Need for the Program - 15 Points
• Collaborative, Multi-Agency, Multi-Disciplinary -
  15 Points
• Probability of Success - 10 Points
• Evaluation Design - 12 Points
• Likelihood that Program will Continue - 10 Points