Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative

 

There are currently over 2.2 million individuals serving time in federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycle through local jails every year. Of those in state and federal prison, approximately 95 percent will be released and return to communities across the nation. A majority of these individuals have needs that, if unaddressed in prison, during the reentry process, and after release, will negatively impact their ability to live productive, pro-social, crime-free lives in the community. These needs include housing and employment challenges, relationship and family issues, and substance abuse and mental health problems. The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) helps to address these significant challenges by providing comprehensive responses to the significant number of incarcerated adults who are returning to communities from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities. Goal: The SCA supports state, local, and tribal governments and non-profit organizations in their work to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities. Objective: Promote public safety by ensuring that the transition individuals make from prison and jail to the community is successful. These programming services sustain successful community reentry with coordination between government stakeholders including state prisons and local jails, community-based organizations, faith-based institutions, behavioral health providers, and unrealized stakeholders focusing on transitional support. Performance Measure 1: Number of people served in SCA programs; and, Performance Measure 2: Percent of participants successfully completing the SCA program.

Active 16.812 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2019 n FY19, Second Chance Act will compete 4 grant programs for state, local, and tribal governments as well as nonprofit organizations. In addition, 3 solicitations will be released to establish cooperative agreements with national technical assistance provider organizations. Collectively, BJA anticipates over 400 applications for approximately 40 grant awards and cooperative agreements.
Fiscal Year 2020 Since 2009, more than 840 Second Chance Act grant awards have been made to government agencies and nonprofit organizations from 49 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories for reentry programs serving adults and juveniles. As of December 2017, an estimated 164,000 people returning to their community after incarceration have participated in these programs. Grantees provide vital services—including employment training and assistance, substance use treatment, education, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services—to make a person’s transition from prison or jail safer and more successful. The grants also support the improvement of corrections and supervision practices that aim to reduce recidivism. T
Fiscal Year 2021 Awards for the Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative totaled more than $6.5 million. Awards for the Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program totaled more than $26.3 million. Awards for the Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program totaled more than $12.9 million.
Fiscal Year 2022 Please visit SCA at https://bja.ojp.gov/taxonomy/term/86406 for summary of projects and accomplishments. Second Chance Act Demonstration Programs 34 USC 10631; Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat 348, 421; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year. Second Chance Act Mentoring 34 USC 60531; Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat 348, 421; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year. Second Chance Act Family-Based Treatment 34 USC 10591; Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat 348; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year. Second Chance Act Tech Careers 34 USC 60511; Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat 348; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year. Second Chance Act Treatment & Justice Collaboration 34 USC 60521; Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat 348, 421; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year. Second Chance Act Research 34 USC 60511 et seq.; Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat 348; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year. Second Chance Act Prosecution Alternatives Program 34 USC 10581; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year. Second Chance Act Pay for Success Pub. L. No. 110-199; and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year., Title Second Chance Act, Public Law 115-141, 34 U.S.C. 10631, Statute 132,348, 421
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 See current solicitation at the Office of Justice Programs website https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Not applicable. See current solicitation for requirements at the Office of Justice Programs website https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities For the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry initiative, confirmation of MOUs/MOAs and description of partnerships with one or more correctional agencies, if the correctional agency is not the lead applicant. The processes the applicant will use to identify and recruit potential participants and match services to their identified reentry and clinical needs. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. See the current fiscal year's solicitation available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines See the current fiscal year's solicitation available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Not applicable. Not applicable. Criteria are described in the current fiscal year's solicitation available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. • Adult and Juvenile Technology Careers Training Demonstration Grants – authorizes grants to develop training programs for individuals that are no more than 6 - 18 months prior to release from a prison, jail, or juvenile facility to find jobs in higher paying, technology-related jobs. • Adult Offender Reentry Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice Collaboration (Co-Occurring Disorders) – authorizes grants to develop treatment programs to better address the needs of returning individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. • Adult Demonstration – authorizes grants to states, local governments, and federally recognized Indian tribes that may be used for demonstration projects to promote the safe and successful reintegration into the community of individuals who have been incarcerated or detained. • Adult Mentoring Grants to Nonprofit Organizations – authorizes grants to nonprofit organizations that may be used for mentoring of adults or providing transitional services for reintegration into the community. • Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction – authorizes grants to state correctional agencies (state departments of corrections or community corrections) or State Administering Agencies (SAAs). • Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry - Crisis management and services must sustain successful community reentry with coordination between government stakeholders, community-based organizations, behavioral health providers, community mental health centers, and juvenile assessment centers. Programming must include recovery supports and services, access to medication while in an incarcerated setting, and continuity of care during reentry into the community including responses to overdose, relapse, and psychotic episodes. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Not applicable. See 2 CFR 200 for the government-wide requirements for maintenance of records by grant recipients. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Contingent upon program goals and objectives, generally 36-48 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year’s program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site ( https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on “Period of Availability of Funds" at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview. Please contact the program office for more information. None/Not specified. Andre Bethea
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Washington, DC 20531 US
ASKBJA@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-616-6500 or 1-866-859-2647 https://bja.ojp.gov/library/publications/second-chance-act-fact-sheet 15-0401-0-1-754 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$163,684,930.00; FY 23 est $125,000,000.00; FY 24 est $117,000,000.00; FY 21$145,678,761.00; FY 20$69,471,077.00; FY 19$65,017,573.00; FY 18$69,005,755.00; FY 17$49,045,026.00; FY 16$48,127,386.00; - Varies, see solicitation guidelines posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site at http://www.ojp.gov/funding/solicitations.htm or www.bja.gov. Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements), applicable OMB Circulars and regulations, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees. Fiscal Year 2018 The Innovations in Supervision Initiative is one of the grant programs funded by the SCA and is designed to improve the capacity of probation and parole agencies to improve supervision outcomes and therefore reduce crime and recidivism among adults under supervision. The strategies and activities of grantees vary. In FY18, Multnomah County, OR received a grant to use the HEAT (Habilitation, Empowerment, Accountability Therapy) model, with 110 gang-involved African American males with violent crime convictions. The project design includes expanding access and enhancements to HEAT groups, implementing training and support models to ensure fidelity to HEAT, and conducting law enforcement training modules. Grant funding will also provide for contracting with Volunteers of America for mentors with lived experience to participate in group and offer one-on-one support. Training of law enforcement personnel will additionally enhance collaboration and alignment of goals for success of the participants.
Fiscal Year 2019 Innovations in Reentry Initiative; Innovations in Supervision Initiative; Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: Community-based Adult Reentry.
Fiscal Year 2020 To review examples of funded projects, please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/search/results?keys=sca
Fiscal Year 2022 Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry program: Following release from incarceration or pre-trial detention, participants receive a menu of discharge planning services focused on continuity of care leading to recovery in the community which must include case management, evidence-based programming, peer support, enrollment in healthcare, relapse prevention, suicide prevention, homelessness prevention, and clinical medications including overdose prevention. Please visit SCA BJA at https://bja.ojp.gov/taxonomy/term/86406 for examples of additional SCA funded projects.