• The TA provider will be required to travel to all sites throughout the Commonwealth to gauge grant recipients’ progress and provide recommendations for improvement and assistance, as needed. Applicants must provide a plan for how they will begin on-site and technical assistance visits to the locations where the 6 recipients of the Emerging Adults Reentry Initiative will be providing services. • The TA provider will ensure the recipients’ submission of satisfactory and timely quarterly progress reports. The TA provider will assist with the review and validation of the data, and communicate with OGR, SFY25 EARI sites and their correctional partners. • The TA provider will be responsible for collecting, managing, and reporting data from sites as outlined in Appendix A: Reentry Performance and Outcome Measures. A minimum of 20% of funds must be dedicated towards assisting the funded sites with data collection, tracking and evaluation. The TA provider must: • Create a platform for sites to submit data • Develop and train the 6 EARI funded sites on data collection specific to Appendix A. • Train the sites on how to submit data • Clean, manage, and evaluate the data • Coordinate data from sites to create an annual legislative report to OGR • The TA provider must: 1. include participating DOC/Sheriffs/Probation and Parole staff in trainings and 2. work with correctional or supervision agencies in the development of emerging adult practices. • The TA provider will be the single point of contact for the management and technical assistance of the grant for all 6 of the Emerging Adults Reentry Initiative grant recipients. • The TA provider will hold monthly in-person and/or virtual meetings, provide evaluation tools, and engage in trainings with the 6 Emerging Adults Reentry Initiative grant recipients. • OGR requires full cooperation from grant recipients during monitoring endeavors including site visits, desk reviews, and attendance at technical assistance meetings. • All costs paid with grant funds must be direct and specific to the implementation of the Emerging Adults Reentry Initiative-funded project (see Table 1, p. 7 for detailed cost descriptions).
