ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2022-171302

BJA FY 22 Smart Reentry and Supervision: Grants, Tools, and Technical Assistance to Facilitate Change

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 22 Smart Reentry and Supervision: Grants, Tools, and Technical Assistance to Facilitate Change is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 8, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $7M, with about 11 awards expected and $15.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, public colleges & universities, native american tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and 3 more. Cost sharing or matching is 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

Apr 28, 2022Posted
Jun 8, 2022Application deadline

Posted: Apr 28, 2022
Close date: Jun 8, 2022
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $7,000,000
Est. total funding: $15,500,000
Expected awards: 11
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
Public colleges & universities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Categories 1 and 2: State and county governments Category 3: Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education 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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Federally recognized tribal governments

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.

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This program provides grants and technical assistance to improve the capacity and effectiveness of state- and local-level corrections agencies to increase the success rates of individuals returning to and supervised in their communities.

This solicitation is part of the Second Chance Act (SCA) suite of programs in FY 2022. This year a range of programs for states, local units of government, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments are being competed, including:

Community-based Reentry Program
Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program
Improving Reentry Substance Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes Program
Pay for Success
Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision and HOPE Institute
Smart Reentry and Supervision: Grants, Tools, and Technical Assistance to Facilitate Change

Not all entities are eligible for all programs. Applicants are encouraged to review each solicitation in its entirely to determine their eligibility and the goodness of fit for their proposal. Additional details on the SCA suite of programs can be found on the DOJ Grants Program Plan.

Additional information from the agency ↗

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.

Who was funded under ALN 16.812

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 396 grant awards had funding actions under Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative, with 141 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD.$6.58M
THE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES$4M
KEYSTONE RESTITUERE JUSTICE CENTER, INC.$2.25M
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$1.99M
CORRECTIONS, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF$1.83M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
grants@ncjrs.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, Public colleges & universities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $7m, total estimated program funding is $15,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 11 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2022-171302), 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