BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
- Award ceiling
- up to $1,000,000
- Closes
- Sep 24, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Awards up to $1,000,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), 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, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, closing Sep 24, 2026.
City or township governmentsCounty governmentsFor profit organizations other than small businessesIndependent school districtsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)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 educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Private institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationSmall businessesSpecial district governmentsState governmentsLaw, Justice & Legal Services
In one sentence
BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes awards up to $1,000,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments…
Record fields
- Program pool (total)
- Not confirmedTotal across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $1,000,000
- Award floor
- Not confirmed
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Sep 24, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Aug 17, 2026
- Status
- Closed
- Eligible entities
- City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · 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 · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- No
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- education and employment programs · academic and vocational/trade programs · workforce development and career pathways
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
Not statedAward ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$1,000,000Who can apply?
level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education
Source field: entity types+4more
, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governmentsindustry
Source field: industries
demographic
adults and youth leaving prison and jail
Source field: demographicsuse
academic and vocational/trade programs, education and employment programs, workforce development and career pathways
Source field: use of fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause text
Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.; Faith-based…
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Sep 24, 2026ClosedDeadline type Fixed date
What can the money be used for?
3 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
education and employment programsacademic and vocational/trade programsworkforce development and career pathways
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- No
Who has received this funding?
491 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
491 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | Not stated | $10,843,302 | 2020 |
| THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. | Not stated | $7,300,000 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | Not stated | $6,543,386 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | Not stated | $6,150,000 | 2024 |
| THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. | Not stated | $5,474,583 | 2024 |
| IMPACT JUSTICE | Not stated | $5,200,000 | 2020 |
| THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. | Not stated | $4,976,276 | 2024 |
| CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $4,500,000 | 2023 |
| VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, INC. | Not stated | $4,100,000 | 2021 |
| IMPACT JUSTICE | Not stated | $4,000,000 | 2024 |
| THE LATINO COALITION FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP | Not stated | $4,000,000 | 2024 |
| THE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES | Not stated | $4,000,000 | 2025 |
| KEYSTONE RESTITUERE JUSTICE CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $3,750,000 | 2024 |
| THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. | Not stated | $3,600,000 | 2024 |
| TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR STRONGER COMMUNITIES | Not stated | $3,250,000 | 2024 |
| GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $3,142,606 | 2021 |
| THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. | Not stated | $3,139,197 | 2023 |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $3,036,868 | 2020 |
| CORRECTIONS, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $2,823,026 | 2017 |
| THE MOSS GROUP LLC | Not stated | $2,500,000 | 2020 |
| CHEROKEE NATION | Not stated | $2,499,534 | 2021 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $2,449,780 | 2021 |
| COUNTY OF VENTURA | Not stated | $2,200,000 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MISSOURI | Not stated | $2,180,250 | 2020 |
| GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Not stated | $2,068,749 | 2018 |
| THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. | Not stated | $2,000,000 | 2019 |
| UTAH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,997,815 | 2019 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $1,700,000 | 2019 |
| CORRECTIONS, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $1,695,408 | 2019 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $1,667,441 | 2019 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,638,787 | 2019 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,626,308 | 2019 |
| THE GOODNATION FOUNDATION, INC | Not stated | $1,500,238 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF BEAVER | Not stated | $1,500,000 | 2021 |
| HUMAN SERVICES VERMONT AGENCY OF | Not stated | $1,252,071 | 2019 |
| CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION | Not stated | $1,184,954 | 2019 |
| INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION | Not stated | $1,167,452 | 2017 |
| HOPE OF BUFFALO | Not stated | $1,130,000 | 2019 |
| COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY | Not stated | $1,125,000 | 2024 |
| MAINE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,125,000 | 2024 |
| ORIANA HOUSE INC | Not stated | $1,125,000 | 2024 |
| RESCUE 180, INC. | Not stated | $1,125,000 | 2024 |
| OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION OF ARLINGTON COUNTY, INC. | Not stated | $1,124,990 | 2024 |
| SUPERIOR COURT OF GUAM | Not stated | $1,124,943 | 2024 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE TRIAL COURT | Not stated | $1,100,000 | 2022 |
| COOK COUNTY | Not stated | $1,100,000 | 2022 |
| PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,100,000 | 2022 |
| PIMA COUNTY | Not stated | $1,100,000 | 2022 |
| STATE OF ARIZONA-DEPT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,090,882 | 2017 |
| OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES | Not stated | $1,082,468 | 2024 |
| OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION | Not stated | $1,072,000 | 2022 |
| LACKAWANNA COUNTY GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $1,045,992 | 2022 |
| ALABAMA BUREAU OF PARDONS AND PAROLE FIRSTNET | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| ANCHORAGE, MUNICIPALITY OF (INC) | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| CITY OF LAS VEGAS | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| CLARK COUNTY, NV | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| CORRECTIONS, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF ARLINGTON | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF BEXAR (BEXAR COUNTY) | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF DALLAS | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| COUNTY OF HORRY | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF SCOTT | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF WASHTENAW | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| CUYAHOGA COUNTY | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| DETROIT, CITY OF | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2021 |
| ERIE COUNTY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| INDIANA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| KAUAI, COUNTY OF | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| KING COUNTY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY BOARD OF CLARK, GREENE & MADISON COUNTIES | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| MILWAUKEE COUNTY | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| NEW YORK COUNTY DEFENDER SERVICES INC. | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| PBS LEARNING INSTITUTE, INC. | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| PENN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2021 |
| PR DEPT CORRECTIONS & REHAB | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| SAFER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| SALT LAKE COUNTY | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| WEBER HOUSING AUTHORITY | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| YUROK TRIBE | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| WEBER COUNTY | Not stated | $999,999 | 2020 |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA | Not stated | $999,702 | 2020 |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY NEBRASKA | Not stated | $999,462 | 2020 |
| SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $999,101 | 2025 |
| COUNTY OF ALAMEDA | Not stated | $997,609 | 2021 |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $996,512 | 2018 |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE, INC. | Not stated | $990,634 | 2023 |
| INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION | Not stated | $986,601 | 2021 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS KANSAS | Not stated | $986,082 | 2021 |
| CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $985,433 | 2019 |
| ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE | Not stated | $985,054 | 2024 |
| MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION | Not stated | $983,393 | 2017 |
| PATHFINDERS OF OREGON | Not stated | $969,047 | 2018 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
45 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Law, Justice & Legal Services, 45 of 45 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$750,000
- Median$1,200,000
- 75th percentile$2,850,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
491 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
491 federal awards on file under assistance listing 16.812, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $10,843,302AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESVA · FY2020
- $7,300,000THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD.KY · FY2021
- $6,543,386AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESVA · FY2021
- $6,150,000AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESVA · FY2024
- $5,474,583THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD.KY · FY2024
Common questions
6 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- Up to $1,000,000 per recipient.
- When is the application deadline?
- Sep 24, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments.
- What can the funding be used for?
- education and employment programs, academic and vocational/trade programs, workforce development and career pathways, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- No. The source states that no matching funds are required.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 491 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by Bureau of Justice Assistance. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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- BJA FY 2026 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal AssistanceCloses Nov 6, 2026Awards up to $600,000
- BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and RecidivismCloses Nov 20, 2026Awards up to $4,000,000
- BJA FY26 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Competitive Grants ProgramCloses Nov 3, 2026Awards up to $4,900,000
- BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) ProgramCloses Dec 2, 2026Awards up to $1,000,000
- BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants ProgramCloses Oct 29, 2026Awards up to $500,000
Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-18
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-04
Assistance listing16.812
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.