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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-98001-bja-fy-21-second-chance-act-adult-reentry/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333246

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $900,000 to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 27 awards worth $24.3 million in total. Applications closed on June 22, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-98001 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 22, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 27 |
| Total funding | $24.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.812 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-98001 still open?

No. It closed on June 22, 2021.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program?

Closed June 22, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $900,000 each. About $24.3 million in total across about 27 awards.

### Who has won Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Council of State Governments LTD., American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Impact Justice. The program made 447 awards worth $402 million in that time.