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ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2021-93001

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 22, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.1M, with about 6 awards expected and $6.6M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public & indian housing authorities and 1 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.812 (Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative).

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Key facts

  1. May 5, 2021Posted
  2. Jun 22, 2021Application deadline
Posted
May 5, 2021
Close date
Jun 22, 2021
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$1,100,000
Est. total funding
$6,600,000
Expected awards
6
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Public & Indian housing authorities
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Both categories have following eligible applicants: State governments City or township governments County governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient.  For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.   All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
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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 Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

Pay for Success is performance-based and outcomes-based programming that ties payment for services to reaching agreed upon goals. Under this initiative, services that may be purchased include permanent supportive and recovery housing, as well as other types of reentry services which are tailored to individuals leaving incarceration, particularly those with substance use disorders.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

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
Grants@ncjrs.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.1m, total estimated program funding is $6,600,000 and the agency expects to make about 6 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2021-93001), 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

OJJDP FY 2026 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Award range
Up to $750K
Closes
Nov 2, 2026
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 4 more
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