Extended Residential Alternative Care Program Grants

The South Dakota Unified Judicial System (UJS) seeks qualified nonprofit entities, located within the State of South Dakota, to provide indigent adults with extended residential alternative care programming designed to reduce their risk of recidivism. The UJS seeks to award a grant (or grants) totaling USD 698,334 to such a care provider (or providers) for room and board costs for indigent South Dakota residents who qualify for the programming, with a maximum award of fifty dollars per day, per program participant. Any grant award shall be distributed in quarterly installments upon submission of a detailed invoice. As a condition of receiving grant funds, the care provider (or providers) shall prepare a report containing information on the results and outcomes of their respective program participants, broken down by referral source including: completion rates, termination rates, graduation rates, and recidivism data for the particular term of service. Those reports must be prepared by the care provider (or providers) and submitted to the UJS no later than November 11, 2027. The successful care provider (or providers) will review all requirements of the RFP, and submit a proposal (or proposals) by the indicated deadline. Additional details may be found in Section 3, Scope of Work. Offerors may email inquiries concerning this RFP to obtain clarification of requirements. No inquiries will be accepted after the date and time indicated in the Schedule of Activities. Inquiries must be emailed to Lori Grode at Lori.Grode@ujs.stae.sd.us with the subject line "RFP #26RFP19792". The State will respond to offeror''s inquiries (if required) via e-mail. In addition, all inquiries and the State''s response will be posted on the state''s e-procurement system. Offerors may not rely on any other statements, either of a written or oral nature, that alter any specification or other term or condition of this RFP. Offerors will be notified in the same manner as indicated above regarding any modifications to this RFP.