Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
Funds community-based organisations and tribal governments to provide mentoring and transitional services, before and/or after release, for people returning from adult correctional facilities assessed as moderate to high risk for recidivism.
- Indicative award
- up to $1M (total award)Up to $12,500,000 total; 13 awards of up to $1,000,000 for 36 months; no match required.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Oct, NovPublished deadline: 2026-10-30 — 31 days awayGrants.gov deadline October 30, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 6, 2026.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Federally recognised tribal governments and nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status) other than institutions of higher education.
- SSWR clusters
- Special Interest Groups
- Topics
- reentry · mentoring · transitional services · recidivism · community-based organizations
- Apply at
- https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172717
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-23. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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