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Racial Disparity Grant Inquires

Racial Disparity Grant Inquires. Ford Foundation Public Welfare. Ford Foundation Inquiry.

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Racial Disparity Grant Inquires

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  1. Racial Disparity Grant Inquires Ford Foundation Public Welfare

  2. Ford Foundation Inquiry • Project Title: Development of A Self-Assessment Process For Correctional Agencies To Review Their Staffing, Programming, Classification, Disciplinary, And Work Assignment Processes For Potential Racial Disparity • Date Submitted: July 18th • Inquiry review process: 30 -45 days • Application Process: • Submit Inquiry; • If proposed work aligns with the foundation’s priorities and budget limitations, will be asked to submit formal proposal; • Meet with the program officer to discuss the scope and budget of your proposed project;. • Submit formal proposal; • Proposal review process -- 3 months. • Less than 1 percent of inquiries made to the Ford Foundation result in a grant.

  3. Ford Foundation Inquiry:Purpose of the Project • Goal: Develop a self-assessment process for correctional agencies to review their staffing, programming, classification, disciplinary, and work assignment processes for potential racial disparity. • Project Activities: • Field test the process in four jurisdictions to assess the usability, relevance, and results of the assessment and modify it, as needed. • Create an instructional “handbook” to assist agencies in conducting and interpreting the self-assessment checklist for their jurisdictions will be developed. • Products: • Agency self-assessment checklist; • Handbook; and • Report documenting the checklist, field test findings, and key indicators of racial disparity.

  4. Ford Foundation Inquiry • Estimated budget: $135,000. • Period of Time for which funds requested: 9 months. • Benefiting locations:National • Structure: • Project Oversight: ASCA’s Racial Disparity Committee   • Project Director: George Camp • Principle investigator: Patricia Hardyman

  5. Public Welfare Foundation:Inquiry • Project Title: Racial Disparity within Correctional Agencies: Prevalence Across of State Correctional Agencies, Development of a Self-Assessment Tool, and Strategies for Eliminating Biased Policies and Processes • Date Submitted: July 25th • Inquiry review process: 30 days • No information on rate of funding of inquiries.

  6. Public Welfare Inquiry: Project Description • Goal: Develop a self-assessment process for correctional agencies to review their staffing, programming, classification, disciplinary, and work assignment processes for potential racial disparity. • Project Activities: • Develop a self-assessment process for correctional agencies to review their staffing, programming, classification, disciplinary, and work assignment processes for potential racial disparity. • Field test the process in four jurisdictions to assess the usability, relevance, and results of the assessment and then modify it accordingly. • Develop an instructional “handbook” will be developed to assist agencies in conducting and interpreting the racial disparity self-assessment process for their jurisdictions. • Distribute handbook and self-assessment checklist to ASCA membership; • Ask Agencies complete the self-assessment tool and submit the data to ASCA for compilation into a national report.

  7. Public Welfare Inquiry: Project Description • Project Activities continued: • Host focus groups among agencies with promising practices to identify potential strategies and draft sample policies/procedures to avoid disparities generated by correctional polices and procedures. • Prepare report to document: • Racial disparity assessment process; • Prevalence of racial disparity across agencies with respect to staffing, programming, classification, disciplinary, and work assignment processes; and • Strategies for eliminating racial disparity generated by correctional agency policies and procedures. • Disseminate handbook and national report nationally. • Products: • Agency self-assessment checklist; • Handbook; and • Report documenting the checklist, field test findings, and key indicators of racial disparity.

  8. Public Welfare Foundation:Inquiry • Estimated budget:$250,000. • Period of Time for which funds requested:18 mos. • Benefiting locations:National • Program sector: Criminal Justice/Racial Disparity

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