ClosedOpportunity BJA-2016-8990

Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was April 12, 2016. Individual awards are listed as up to $1M, with about 10 awards expected and $10M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.812 (Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Feb 18, 2016Posted
Apr 12, 2016Application deadline

Posted: Feb 18, 2016
Close date: Apr 12, 2016
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: $10,000,000
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations) with a documented history of providing comprehensive, evidence-based reentry services, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Community-Based Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors will provide $1, 000, 0000 awards for a three year grant period to private non-profits to provide comprehensive, community-based reentry services to formerly incarcerated individuals with moderate to high risk of recidivating. These reentry programs will include a mentoring component.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Full AnnouncementFull Announcement · BJA FY16 SCA Adult Mentoring.pdfPDF · 268 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.812Second Chance Act Reentry InitiativeProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.812

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$51.3M

FY25

$35.4M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.812. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-353-7193

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1m, total estimated program funding is $10,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2016-8990), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.812