affordable_care_act · USDOJ-OJP-BJA

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2021-98001

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $900K

Total Program Funding

$24.3M

Expected Awards

Deadline

June 22, 2021

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry... up to $900,000 per award; $24,300,000 total program funding; ~27 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

County governments, Nonprofits (501c3), City/township governments, State governments, Other eligible entities (+1 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•For purposes of this solicitation, the term “State” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of...
•Deadline: 2021-06-22

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Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program is designed to improve correctional educational and employment services for general inmate populations and to improve treatment services for offenders with substance use disorders. This will in turn help reduce recidivism, and promote public safety and recovery.

Who Can Apply

For purposes of this solicitation, the term “State” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virginia Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (See 34 U.S.C. 10251.) Eligible applicants may submit only one application per category but may apply to more than one category. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Eligible Applicant Types

County Governments501(c)(3) NonprofitsCity/Township GovernmentsState GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)Federally Recognized Tribal Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $900K
Total Program Funding: $24.3M
Expected Number of Awards: 27
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: May 3, 2021

Application Deadline: June 22, 2021 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

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