Objective 1: Individualized Technical Assistance to Grantees
1 phone call in December with 1 participant representing 1 agency
1/25/24 - Video call with Nate Simon (Deputy District Director, Pittsburgh District Office, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections) for monthly TA call to discuss progress on goals and objectives. PADOC discussed the status of hiring and developing a data tracking tool. (1 person in attendance representing 1 agency).
4 phone calls in January with 8 participants representing 2 agencies.
2/15/24: Call with Christian Stephens (Deputy Secretary for Office of Field Services, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections), Kelly Evans (Executive Deputy Secretary for Community Corrections and Reentry, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections), Matt Sheaffer (Assistant, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections), and Grace Franks (Executive Assistant, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections) to discuss amending the program scope to change the jurisdictions where the Smart Supervision grant is implemented. CSG Justice Center staff walked PADOC through submitting a grant award modification and connected the team lead with their BJA program manager for next steps. (4 participants representing 1 agency)
2/23/24: Call with Christian Stephens (Deputy Secretary for Office of Field Services, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections) to discuss next steps for submitting the GAM. (1 participant representing 1 agency)
2/27/24: Call with Nate Simon (Deputy District Director, Pittsburgh District Office, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections) for monthly TA call to discuss progress on goals and objectives. Grantee discussed programmatic modification, status on hiring, and next steps for implementing the data tracking tool. (1 participant representing 1 agency)
2/29/24: Call with Christian Stephens (Deputy Secretary for Office of Field Services, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections) and Jeff Locke (Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance) to discuss moving one of the jurisdictions under the Smart Supervision grant from Philadelphia to Chester. (2 participants representing 2 agencies)
1 phone call in March with 1 participant\ representing 1 agency.
3/27/24: Call with Nate Simon (Deputy District Director, Pittsburgh District Office, PADOC) for monthly TA call to discuss progress on goals and objectives, including programmatic modifications, hiring status, and next steps for the implementation of the data tracking tool. (1 participant, representing 1 agency)
1 phone call in April with 1 participant representing 1 agencies.
4/23/24: Call with Nate Simon (Deputy District Director, Pittsburgh District Office, PADOC) for monthly TA call to discuss progress on goals and objectives, including programmatic modifications, hiring status, and next steps for the implementation of the data tracking tool. (1 participant, representing 1 agency).
1 phone call in May with 1 participant representing 1 agency.
5/23/24: Call with Nate Simon (Deputy District Director, Pittsburgh District Office, PADOC) for monthly TA call to discuss progress on goals and objectives. (1 participant, representing 1 agency)
1 phone call in June with 3 participants representing 1 agency.
6/25/24: Call with Nate Simon (Deputy District Director, Pittsburgh District Office, PADOC), Tara Richey (Case Manager, Pittsburgh District, PADOC), and Kabir Hossain (Administrative Officer, Grants and Procurement Office, PADOC) for monthly TA call to discuss progress on goals and objectives. Grantee discussed programmatic modification, status on hiring, and next steps for implementing the data tracking tool. (3 participants, representing 1 agency).
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Please submit a signed letter of support from your agency’s executive or other senior staff member. The letter can be emailed to or uploaded with this request. The letter should be submitted on official letterhead and include the following information:
- General information regarding the request for TTA services, i.e., the who, what, where, when, and why.
- The organizational and/or community needs specific to the request for TTA services.
- The benefits or anticipated outcomes from the receipt of TTA services.
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