Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative

Program goal(s) name: Support reentry from incarceration and enhance public safety.
Program goal(s) description: Supports state, local, and tribal governments and non-profit organizations to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities.
Program objective(s) name: Promote public safety by providing a variety of services to help ensure that the transition individuals make from prison and jail to the community is successful.
Program objective(s) description: Provide transitional services to help youth and adults reintegrate into the community; implement programs to improve vocational education and/or career training in correctional settings and upon reentry; implement substance use treatment programs in correctional settings and/or as an alternative to incarceration; support connections to housing; and improve probation and parole to reduce recidivism.

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.