BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
USDOJ-OJP-BJA Posted O-BJA-2025-172507
Close Date:
May 8, 2026
Deadline passed
Description
This NOFO supports state, local, and tribal governments and community-based organizations to provide education and employment programs for people leaving jail and prison. The goal of the program is to improve academic and vocational/trade programs available to people in prisons and jails and expand workforce development and career pathways that result in improved job readiness, employment attainment, and retention thereby improving employment prospects and reducing recidivism. Applicants may consider proposing projects that develop marketable skills, leverage technology, and build capacity to align with their local job market and engage in the digital economy.
Eligibility
Units of local government
Actions
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- Not specified
- Award Ceiling
- $900,000.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- Not specified
- Expected Awards
- Not specified
Key Dates
- Posted
- March 26, 2026
- Closes
- May 8, 2026
- Archive Date
- N/A
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Agency Code
- USDOJ-OJP-BJA
- Funding Instrument
- Other