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Ford FoundationPublic Welfare

Racial Disparity Grant Inquires

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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:

1. Submit Inquiry;2. If proposed work aligns with the foundation’s priorities and budget

limitations, will be asked to submit formal proposal;3. Meet with the program officer to discuss the scope and budget of

your proposed project;. 4. Submit formal proposal;5. Proposal review process -- 3 months.

Less than 1 percent of inquiries made to the Ford Foundation result in a grant.

Ford Foundation Inquiry

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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:1. Agency self-assessment checklist; 2. Handbook; and 3. Report documenting the checklist, field test findings, and key

indicators of racial disparity.

Ford Foundation Inquiry:Purpose of the Project

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Estimated budget: $135,000.Period of Time for which funds

requested: 9 months. Benefiting locations: NationalStructure:

Project Oversight: ASCA’s Racial Disparity Committee  

Project Director: George Camp Principle investigator: Patricia Hardyman

Ford Foundation Inquiry

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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 daysNo information on rate of funding of

inquiries.

Public Welfare Foundation:Inquiry

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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:1.Develop a self-assessment process for correctional agencies to

review their staffing, programming, classification, disciplinary, and work assignment processes for potential racial disparity.

2.Field test the process in four jurisdictions to assess the usability, relevance, and results of the assessment and then modify it accordingly.

3.Develop an instructional “handbook” will be developed to assist agencies in conducting and interpreting the racial disparity self-assessment process for their jurisdictions.

4.Distribute handbook and self-assessment checklist to ASCA membership;

5.Ask Agencies complete the self-assessment tool and submit the data to ASCA for compilation into a national report.

Public Welfare Inquiry: Project Description

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Project Activities continued:6. 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.

7. Prepare report to document:1. Racial disparity assessment process;2. Prevalence of racial disparity across agencies with respect

to staffing, programming, classification, disciplinary, and work assignment processes; and

3. Strategies for eliminating racial disparity generated by correctional agency policies and procedures.

8. Disseminate handbook and national report nationally. Products:

1. Agency self-assessment checklist; 2. Handbook; and 3. Report documenting the checklist, field test findings, and key

indicators of racial disparity.

Public Welfare Inquiry: Project Description

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Estimated budget: $250,000.Period of Time for which funds

requested: 18 mos. Benefiting locations: NationalProgram sector: Criminal Justice/Racial

Disparity

Public Welfare Foundation:Inquiry