# BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2025-172569-bja-fy25-second-chance-act-training-and-technical/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361536

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $605,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities and businesses. Applications closed on April 10, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2025-172569 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 10, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $605,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.812 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses

## What the grant funds

This NOFO will support Second Chance Act grantees, with a particular focus on Smart Reentry program grantees, to assess community reentry strategies and implement or expand interventions to address identified gaps in technical areas to reduce recidivism and improve public safety, including technology adoption and expansion to enhance reentry strategies, and statistical analysis support to inform and achieve identified objectives.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2025-172569 still open?

No. It closed on April 10, 2026.

### Who can apply for BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities and businesses.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program?

Closed April 10, 2026. 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 $605,000 each.

### 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.