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Visit funder's website →Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative is a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Correction and Sheriffs' Offices that funds community reentry programs providing pre- and post-release services to young adults to reduce recidivism and increase public safety. The program supports collaboration between nonprofit community organizations and correctional partner facilities to identify, serve, and monitor program participants.
A Technical Assistance Provider is also funded through this grant to provide strategic, analytic, and research support to each program site. For fiscal year 2026, the program is restricted to nonprofit organizations that received funds in FY25. Applications were due November 17, 2025, with awards anticipated in December 2025 for a performance period of January 1 through December 31, 2026.
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* This page, Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative, is offered by * Office of Grants and Research # Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative Community reentry programs working with a corrections facility may be eligible for funding to provide pre- and post-release services to emerging adults. Table of Contents Hide Table of contents× Show More Table of contents You skipped the table of contents section.
**PLEASE NOTE: This program is not currently accepting applications for funding. ** This program provides funding for reentry programming for young adults with the goal of reducing recidivism and increasing public safety.
Funding is available to help community reentry program sites provide pre- and post-release services to the target individuals and to work closely with a correctional partner to identify, serve and monitor program participants. A Technical Assistance Provider provides strategic, analytic, technical and research support for each program site. The Technical Assistance Provider is also funded through this grant.
This program is made available through state funding. In accordance with legislative language, the FY26 Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative is only open to nonprofit organizations that received funds through the program in FY25.
## Key Dates and Materials **AGF Posted:**October 20, 2025 **Applications Due:**November 17, 2025 **Award Notification:**December 2025 **Performance Period:**January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 ### Application Materials: This program is not currently accepting applications for funding.
## Emerging Adult Reentry Technical Assistance Provider An Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative Technical Assistance Provider will be selected to work in partnership with and support of funded programs.
Learn more or apply for the Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative Technical Assistance Provider Program ## Resources for Grant Recipients Resources for recipients of Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative and Technical Assistance Provider funding Email Program Coordinator at victoria. j. gouveia@mass.
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