# BJA FY 22 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2022-171284-bja-fy-22-improving-reentry-education-and-employment/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339638

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $900,000 to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 24 awards worth $21.6 million in total. Applications closed on June 23, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2022-171284 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 23, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 24 |
| Total funding | $21.6 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)

To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, 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 eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies. 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 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program is designed to improve correctional educational and employment programs that serve individuals during incarceration and throughout their period of reentry into the community. It promotes an evidence-based and data-informed approach that will provide meaningful opportunities, interrupt the cycle of unemployment, and promote reentry success for formerly incarcerated adults. This solicitation is part of the Second Chance Act (SCA) suite of programs in FY 2022. This year a range of programs for states, local units of government, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments are being competed, including: Community-based Reentry Program Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program Improving Reentry Substance Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes Program Pay for Success Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision and HOPE Institute Smart Reentry and Smart Supervision with Technical Assistance: New Tools to Facilitate Change Not all entities are eligible for all programs. Applicants are encouraged to review each solicitation in its entirety to determine their eligibility and the goodness of fit for their proposal. Additional details on the SCA suite of programs can be found on the DOJ Grants Program Plan.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2022-171284 still open?

No. It closed on June 23, 2022.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 22 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes?

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 22 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes?

Closed June 23, 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 $900,000 each. About $21.6 million in total across about 24 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.