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.
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…
- 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.
Who can apply?
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, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governmentsNot confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitOther 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?
What can the money be used for?
3 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION | Not stated | $712,677 | 2022 |
| FATHERS SUPPORT CENTER ST LOUIS | Not stated | $709,914 | 2021 |
| PUBLIC DEFENDER MARYLAND OFFICE OF | Not stated | $709,213 | 2025 |
| INSPIRE TOGETHER | Not stated | $705,664 | 2025 |
| MAGGIES OUTREACH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER | Not stated | $705,604 | 2025 |
| CRIME & DELINQUENCY PA COMMISSION ON | Not stated | $704,928 | 2022 |
| CONFEDERATED SALISH & KOOTENAI TRIBES | Not stated | $704,734 | 2019 |
| BALTIMORE, CITY OF | Not stated | $704,405 | 2021 |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY OF | Not stated | $701,009 | 2019 |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $699,477 | 2022 |
| WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $696,570 | 2022 |
| NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION | Not stated | $696,500 | 2025 |
| THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION, INC. | Not stated | $696,409 | 2023 |
| MAINE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $691,403 | 2022 |
| CATAWBA INDIAN NATION | Not stated | $691,245 | 2022 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS | Not stated | $690,730 | 2017 |
| PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $687,804 | 2023 |
| PACE, INC. | Not stated | $686,563 | 2022 |
| VALLEY CHARITIES, INC | Not stated | $680,185 | 2022 |
| LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE | Not stated | $674,730 | 2019 |
| INTERFACE COMMUNITY | Not stated | $673,923 | 2022 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $673,678 | 2017 |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN ACTION, INC. | Not stated | $673,642 | 2022 |
| SHERBURNE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE | Not stated | $670,831 | 2021 |
| CLARK COUNTY | Not stated | $668,223 | 2019 |
| COUNTY OF BEAVER | Not stated | $666,362 | 2021 |
| COUNTY OF BEAVER | Not stated | $655,722 | 2021 |
| SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS | Not stated | $652,068 | 2018 |
| CITY OF HUNTINGTON | Not stated | $650,367 | 2024 |
| FAMILY SERVICES OF NW PA | Not stated | $646,619 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MISSOURI | Not stated | $640,875 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARKANSAS | Not stated | $640,435 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TENNESSEE | Not stated | $633,357 | 2018 |
| CONCORDANCE | Not stated | $631,417 | 2022 |
| ALASKA NATIVE JUSTICE CENTER, INC | Not stated | $615,491 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS KANSAS | Not stated | $612,144 | 2021 |
| STRENGTH IN PEERS INC. | Not stated | $600,000 | 2025 |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $599,986 | 2024 |
| STRUCTURED EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Not stated | $597,429 | 2022 |
| JUDICIAL BRANCH, STATE OF CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $593,985 | 2025 |
| DISC VILLAGE, INC. | Not stated | $585,763 | 2021 |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $581,698 | 2021 |
| CITY OF NORFOLK | Not stated | $581,347 | 2022 |
| CUYAHOGA COUNTY | Not stated | $568,891 | 2021 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Not stated | $567,042 | 2019 |
| OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION OF CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE, INC. | Not stated | $563,315 | 2021 |
| SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $554,147 | 2018 |
| STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | Not stated | $523,700 | 2020 |
| SAINT LOUIS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER | Not stated | $516,252 | 2018 |
| ARISE COLLECTIVE, INC. | Not stated | $515,908 | 2025 |
| TOTAL ACTION AGAINST POVERTY IN ROANOKE VALLEY | Not stated | $509,612 | 2021 |
| NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION | Not stated | $507,839 | 2017 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Not stated | $506,901 | 2025 |
| TASC OF NORTHWEST OHIO INC | Not stated | $500,000 | 2025 |
| CITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $498,500 | 2024 |
| STATE OF ARIZONA-DEPT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $497,214 | 2021 |
| UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Not stated | $496,015 | 2021 |
| CUYAHOGA COUNTY | Not stated | $495,000 | 2019 |
| LEON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE | Not stated | $491,576 | 2024 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Not stated | $488,600 | 2023 |
| THE LIFE HOUSE INC | Not stated | $474,120 | 2020 |
| HARRIS COUNTY | Not stated | $473,219 | 2021 |
| CHEYENNE ARAPAHO TRIBE | Not stated | $450,000 | 2024 |
| COUNTY OF DOUGLAS | Not stated | $438,498 | 2023 |
| CLARK COUNTY, NV | Not stated | $400,000 | 2023 |
| RICE, COUNTY OF INC | Not stated | $400,000 | 2024 |
| YOUTH FOR CHANGE | Not stated | $376,313 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | Not stated | $375,000 | 2025 |
| KANKAKEE COUNTY RENEWED OPPORTUNITY, INC. | Not stated | $363,312 | 2019 |
| GRUNDY COUNTY GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $346,555 | 2021 |
| COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO | Not stated | $341,770 | 2022 |
| TRAVELERS & IMMIGRANTS AID'S HEARTLAND ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN NEEDS & HUMAN RIGHTS | Not stated | $336,537 | 2022 |
| COUNTY OF BARTON | Not stated | $329,096 | 2021 |
| THE CHILDRENS TRUST FUND OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Not stated | $311,123 | 2023 |
| VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, INC. | Not stated | $309,452 | 2022 |
| HUMAN RIGHTS, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $295,338 | 2023 |
| CHILDREN OF INMATES INC | Not stated | $284,875 | 2018 |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA CHESAPEAKE INC | Not stated | $283,621 | 2023 |
| SUPERIOR COURT OF GUAM | Not stated | $262,345 | 2021 |
| WORKFORCE ALLIANCE, INC. | Not stated | $252,639 | 2022 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $252,314 | 2022 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE | Not stated | $251,337 | 2021 |
| HEALTH & HUMAN SVC COMMN TX | Not stated | $250,000 | 2023 |
| PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | Not stated | $199,013 | 2022 |
| LICKING COUNTY COALITION FOR HOUSING | Not stated | $151,461 | 2024 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $148,252 | 2022 |
| CITY OF KANSAS CITY | Not stated | $123,088 | 2019 |
| FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $80,369 | 2015 |
| RIDGE PROJECT INC | Not stated | $0 | 2017 |
| STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION | Not stated | $0 | 2017 |
| CORRECTIONS, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | -$442,129 | 2019 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
44 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Law, Justice & Legal Services, 44 of 44 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$731,250
- Median$1,150,000
- 75th percentile$2,690,281
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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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.