# BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2022-171034-bja-fy-22-second-chance-act-pay-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338694

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $1.0 million to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 14, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2022-171034 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 14, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.812 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Pay for Success Initiative is performance-based and outcomes-based programming that ties payment for services to reaching agreed-upon goals. Under this initiative, services that may be purchased include permanent supportive and various types of reentry services that are tailored to individuals leaving incarceration.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2022-171034 still open?

No. It closed on June 14, 2022.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative?

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

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative?

Closed June 14, 2022. 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 $1.0 million each. About $6.0 million in total across about 6 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.