The Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative supports the use of performance-based and outcomes-based contracting to implement or enhance programs and services to reduce recidivism, including to address housing needs of individuals leaving incarceration.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/27/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5-10 Years
Details:
Goals and Objectives
- Category 1 Goal: Enhance public safety by reducing recidivism and supporting long-term success of individuals leaving incarceration through individualized case planning and comprehensive transitional outcomes-based contracts for reentry support services.
- Objective 1: Tie payment for reentry services to service provider performance and recipient outcomes.
- Objective 2: Address needs of individuals in reentry to reduce the likelihood of reoffending.
Category 2 Goal: Enhance public safety and reducing recidivism by increasing housing and supportive services for individuals leaving incarceration.
- Objective 1: Tie payment for service provider performance and service recipient outcomes.
- Objective 2: Improve housing outcomes post-release during the reintegration process and deliver evidence-based services.
Categories
- Category 1: Performance-based and Outcomes-based Contracting for Reentry Services
- Category 1 will enhance or establish performance-based and outcomes-based contracts to provide individualized reentry services for individuals leaving incarceration who are identified through a validated risk tool as being at moderate to high risk to reoffend in the community. Procurement structuring and contract managing between governments and non-government service providers will include delineation of outcome measures, types of metrics, baseline metrics and benchmarks, incentives, penalties, and payment models.
- Category 2: Performance-based and Outcomes-based Contracting for Reentry Housing
- Category 2 will enhance or establish performance-based and outcomes-based contracts to provide reentry housing to individuals leaving incarceration. Procurement structuring and contract managing between governments and non-government service providers will include delineation of outcome measures, types of metrics, baseline metrics and benchmarks, incentives, penalties, and payment models.
Funding Information
Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $6,250,000
- Category 1: Performance-based and Outcomes-based Contracting for Reentry Services
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,250,000
- Period of Performance: 54 months
- Category 2: Performance-based and Outcomes-based Contracting for Reentry Housing
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Period of Performance: 54 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
Public Housing Organizations
- Public housing authorities
- Indian housing authorities
Other
- Other units of local government
State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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