28-0343-04 State Agency Racial Profiling (RP) Program

The State Agency Racial Profiling (RP) Program is a grant opportunity provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation to support the collection and maintenance of data on traffic stops, evaluation of the results, and development of programs to reduce the impact of traffic stops. The program aims to increase agency compliance and reduce racial profiling in traffic stops. The grant funds can be used for collecting and maintaining data, evaluating the results, and developing programs, public outreach, and training. The program is open to state agencies or constitutional offices with enforcement duties carried out by sworn law enforcement officers. • Eligible applicants include state governments and government organizations. • The grant program has a funding opportunity of $1,500,000.00. • The grant period may be affected by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the grant agreement. • The grant applications will be scored based on risk level, application agency information, agency experience and qualifications, problem statement, history or background impact, data and method of evaluation, IDOT planning and assessment documents, objectives, performance measures, and deliverables.