Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to deliver training and technical assistance to SCA grantees and the field. Up to four organizations will be funded, one for each of the following categories:

Category 1: National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC): The primary goal of the NRRC is to advance knowledge and practice of the reentry field by identifying and promoting evidence-based practices and supporting innovation, serve as the centralized coordinator of the SCA TTA providers and grantees, and educate correctional leaders, service providers, and the public about reentry issues. 

Category 2: Corrections and Community Engagement: This awardee will serve as the TTA provider to SCA grantees for the following BJA programs and advance the field at large on related topics:

• Smart Reentry: Expanding Jail Programs and Services
• Community-based Reentry
• Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative 

Category 3: Health and Housing: This awardee will serve as the TTA provider to SCA grantees for the following BJA programs and advance the field at large on related topics:

• Improving Reentry for Adults with Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
• Adult Reentry, Education, Employment, Treatment, and Recovery Program (Treatment category only)
• Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry
• Pay for Success Initiatives
• Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Programs 

Category 4: Education and Employment: This awardee will serve as the TTA provider to SCA grantees for the following BJA programs and advance the field at large on related topics:

• Adult Reentry and Employment Strategic Planning and Implementation Program
• Comprehensive Adult Reentry, Education, and Employment to Reduce Recidivism
• Strategies Program
• Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program 

For more information on each category, see the following link: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/O-BJA-2023-171780.pdf#page=12

• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• 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
• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

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