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NIJ FY 2021 Invitation to Apply - Continuation of Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach

National Institute of Justice · O-NIJ-2021-68001

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$1.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

August 18, 2021

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

NIJ FY 2021 Invitation to Apply - Continuation of Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach. National Institute of Justice. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite an applicant to submit a proposal for supplemental funding to support Phase 3 of an evaluation to the examine the effectiveness of grants used by the Department of Justice, specifically the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to support offender reentry... up to $1,000,000 per award; $1,000,000 total program funding; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Only the applicants that received an official invitation letter from NIJ are able and eligible to apply
•Deadline: 2021-08-18

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Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

The purpose of this solicitation is to invite an applicant to submit a proposal for supplemental funding to support Phase 3 of an evaluation to the examine the effectiveness of grants used by the Department of Justice, specifically the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to support offender reentry and recidivism reduction programs at the State, local, Tribal, and Federal levels. The evaluation will assist NIJ fulfill the legislative mandates in Section 507 of the First Step Act (FSA) of 2018. Statutory Authority: The First Step Act of 2018 (Section 507).

Who Can Apply

Only the applicants that received an official invitation letter from NIJ are able and eligible to apply. Please refer to that letter for the eligibility requirements. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $1.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: August 11, 2021

Application Deadline: August 18, 2021 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov, 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. - 9.p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the NIJ contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Marie Garcia, Social Science Analyst, by telephone at 202-514-7128, or by email at Marie.Garcia@usdoj.gov. Marie.Garcia@usdoj.gov

Marie.Garcia@usdoj.gov

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