The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for reentry services and programs focused on strengthening education and employment outcomes for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $900,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by reducing recidivism and promoting reentry success and wellbeing in individuals returning from incarceration.
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to improve educational and employment programs that serve individuals during incarceration and throughout their period of reentry into the community. The Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program promotes an evidence-based and data-informed approach that will provide meaningful opportunities, interrupt the cycle of unemployment, improve economic mobility, and promote reentry success for formerly incarcerated adults.
The Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program is part of the Second Chance Act suite of program in FY 2023. This year, a range of programs for states, local government units, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations are being competed, including:
Community Reentry Improving Adult and Juvenile Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry Pay for Success Smart Supervision Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision and HOPE Institute
Goals
- Category 1: Improving Correctional Education
- Improve the educational and vocational education programs available to individuals who are incarcerated in prisons and jails and upon their return to the community.
- Services should begin prior to release from incarceration and continue throughout participants’ period of reentry.
- Category 2: Improving Employment Services and Connections
- Provide career training, including subsidized employment when part of a training program, to adults who are incarcerated in prisons and jails and upon their return to the community. Services should begin prior to release from incarceration and continue throughout participants’ period of reentry.
- Remove regulatory employment barriers for incarcerated adults returning to their communities.
Objectives
An applicant should address all the objectives that are relevant to their proposed program/project in the Goals, Objectives, Deliverables and Timeline web-based form.
- Category 1: Improving Correctional Education Implement or expand educational and vocational programs for incarcerated adults that result in improved educational outcomes, as measured by literacy attainment, high school equivalence, and high school and higher education diplomas, certifications, and other credentials. Demonstrate increased collaboration between educational providers and corrections, community supervision providers, and other reentry stakeholders. Implement or expand post-secondary education and operations with a focus on the mandated Pell reinstatement for incarcerated students.
- Category 2: Improving Employment Services and Connections Implement or expand job readiness assessments, individualized case plans, and employmentrelated services for incarcerated adults that result in improved employment readiness, attainment, and retention. Articulate and implement a robust vision for reentry employment with transitional supports and a focus on employment.
Note: Category 2 applicants must commit to ensuring public safety by restricting internet access within incarcerated settings as deemed appropriate by the respective correctional agency.
Funding Information
- Category 1: Improving Correctional Education $900,000
- Category 2: Improving Employment Services and Connections $900,000
Period of Performance Duration
36 (Months)
Eligibility Information
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Community-based nonprofit organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
