Past Opportunities
Request for Letters of Interest for the Reentry Innovation Challenge
The District Attorney’s Office is initiating a Reentry Innovation Challenge to elicit, support, and test new and innovative strategies to fill key gaps in the NYC reentry landscape and ultimately to improve outcomes for individuals reentering the community from jail and/or prison and increase public safety in New York City. The Office requested letters of interest that describe high-impact, scalable interventions to be planned and piloted in ...
Request for Proposals for Reentry Services and Support
City and state agencies and numerous providers across the city work tirelessly to support the successful reentry of incarcerated people in New York City. To support and strengthen the work of current service providers, the District Attorney’s office is seeking proposals to enhance, expand and/or promote coordination among reentry services and supports in New York City to address the multiple and wide-ranging needs of individuals returning from ...
Request for Proposals for Manhattan Criminal Court Resource Center Planning
The District Attorney’s Office is requesting proposals to plan an accessible, welcoming, and engaging Resource Center to re-imagine Criminal Court as a resource that presents opportunities to access services. A well-planned Resource Center would provide comprehensive and coordinated linking to voluntary services for defendants passing through Criminal Court—and the thousands of family members and concerned others that come into contact with ...
Request for Proposals for Trauma-Informed Abusive Partner Intervention Program
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (DANY) is soliciting proposals to plan and implement an abusive partner intervention program (APIP) that incorporates a trauma-informed approach.
Request for Information for Design of an Abusive Partner Intervention Program with Restorative Justice Elements
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (DANY) is soliciting information about the potential use of restorative justice principles as part of a treatment approach for abusive partners.
Request for Proposals for Social Enterprises
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is soliciting proposals from qualified applicants to plan and pilot new, or expand or replicate existing, social enterprises serving young people at risk of justice system involvement and reentering/formerly incarcerated individuals in New York City. Social enterprises constitute a promising approach to providing pathways to economic self-sufficiency among young people who may face challenges in securing meaningful employment due to limited education and lack of work experience.
Request for Proposals for Programs for Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (DANY) is soliciting proposals to plan and pilot OR scale up innovative programs and approaches for foster youth (ages 16 to 24) who are close to transitioning to adulthood or who have recently transitioned to adulthood from the foster care system. Those who age out of foster care without a permanent family arrangement are at significantly elevated risk of criminal justice system involvement and other negative life outcomes.
Request for Proposals for Early Diversion Programs for Young Adults and Adults
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is soliciting proposals to plan and implement diversion programs after arrest and before arraignment (or, “early diversion” programs) to divert young adults and adults arrested for low-level offenses who do not have a criminal record from court processing to effective and tailored community-based responses. Early diversion programs provide a proportional response to low-level crime and a meaningful intervention to put young adults and adults on a path to success.
Request for Proposals for Evaluation of College-in-Prison Reentry Initiative
With funding from the Ford Foundation, the Institute for State and Local Governance (ISLG) solicited proposals for a rigorous evaluation of the College-in-Prison Reentry Initiative across multiple sites in New York State. As part of its Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII), the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has committed $7.5 million to fund the College-in-Prison Reentry Initiative, which supports postsecondary, college-level ...
Request for Proposals to Increase Access to Services for Survivors of Crime
Updated October 17, 2016 As part of CJII, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the Institute for State and Local Governance (ISLG) are soliciting proposals that increase access to services for survivors of crime, particularly those from underserved groups. Programs that address barriers to service access have the potential to increase service usage and increase reporting, both of which may improve survivor outcomes. Increased use of ...