Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2022 171031
The BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), offered under CFDA 16.812. It sits within the broader Second Chance Act (SCA) portfolio, a federal effort first authorized in 2007 and later reauthorized through the First Step Act of 2018, aimed at helping people transition successfully from incarceration back into their communities. The overall intent is to reduce recidivism and improve public safety by supporting practical, coordinated reentry strategies that address the real-world barriers people face when leaving prisons, jails, or juvenile residential facilities.
A key idea behind this opportunity is that reentry is treated as a process rather than a single program or short-term intervention. In the way the solicitation frames it, reentry starts the moment a person is incarcerated and continues through release and long-term reintegration. That framing signals that proposals are expected to be comprehensive and collaborative, meaning they should involve coordinated planning and service delivery across multiple partners and systems, not isolated services working on their own. The program is designed to help communities develop and implement strategies that directly tackle reentry challenges and recidivism reduction, typically by building stronger local coordination among justice agencies, service providers, and community-based supports.
The solicitation also reflects broader Department of Justice priorities that cut across many Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awards. Those priorities include advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the community. In practical terms, applicants are generally expected to show how their proposed approach aligns with these values, for example by ensuring fair access to services, using strategies that reduce disparities, and partnering in ways that improve legitimacy and trust at the community level.
Eligibility for this specific opportunity includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The listing also notes "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full solicitation, which typically means certain applicant types may be eligible under specific conditions described in the complete guidance. The opportunity was posted March 16, 2022, with an original closing date of May 16, 2022.
Awards under this competition had a ceiling of $750,000, with an anticipated 18 awards. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the opportunity category is discretionary, meaning awards are made competitively based on proposal quality, alignment with program goals, and available funding, rather than by formula.
Finally, this Community-based Reentry Program solicitation is presented as one piece of a larger FY 2022 Second Chance Act "suite" of related funding opportunities. The suite mentioned in the description includes competitions focused on improving reentry education and employment outcomes, improving reentry substance use disorder treatment outcomes, Pay for Success models, swift/certain/fair supervision approaches and the HOPE Institute, smart reentry and smart supervision with technical assistance, and new tools to facilitate change. The notice emphasizes that not every entity is eligible for every program and encourages applicants to review each solicitation carefully to confirm fit and eligibility, with additional context available through the DOJ Grants Program Plan.Apply for O BJA 2022 171031
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.812.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 16, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 16, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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).
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