With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to fund reentry services and programs focused on strengthening education and employment outcomes for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration.
The purpose of this program is to support fair chance opportunities to improve education and employment outcomes for individuals currently incarcerated with 2 years or less before release into the community. For this solicitation, fair chance opportunities refer to reentry services and programs designed to increase access to in-demand jobs and meaningful careers for justice-impacted people upon and following their release from incarceration. Program contents may be education or employment focused.
Funding Categories:
- Category 1: Improving Reentry Education Outcomes
- Category 2: Improving Reentry Employment Outcomes
Eligible Applicants:
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- 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
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.