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Find similar grantsSecond Chance Act (P. L. 110-199) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The Second Chance Act authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services that can help reduce recidivism.
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Increase Funding for the Second Chance Act to Support Local Reentry Programs that Reduce Recidivism Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals | National Association of Counties Increase Funding for the Second Chance Act to Support Local Reentry Programs that Reduce Recidivism Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Senior Legislative Director, Justice & Public Safety | Midsize County Caucus From Classroom to County: Leading with High-Performance Results The BUILD America 250 Act: What Counties Need to Know about the House Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill Grassroots Advocacy Series: Unlocking Tools to Tell Your County Story Firefighter and First Responder Grants Now Open for Counties New Law Brings Long-Sought Transparency to FEMA Disaster Reimbursements House clears budget resolution, advancing Reconciliation 2.
0 to fund DHS and CBP Urge your members of Congress to support the reauthorization of the Second Chance Act and increase funding for these programs in the annual appropriations process. The bipartisan Second Chance Act provides resources to states, local governments and nonprofit organizations to improve outcomes for people returning to communities from prisons, jails and juvenile facilities. Enacted in 2008, the Second Chance Act (P.
L. 110-199) authorizes federal grants that assist states, counties and nonprofit organizations in developing and implementing programs to help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reintegrate into the community after their release from correctional facilities.
Administered through the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Second Chance Act programs have helped numerous counties provide reentry services – like employment assistance, substance abuse and mental health treatment, housing, family-center programming and mentoring – to adults and juveniles returning to the community from prisons or jails.
Since its establishment, the Second Chance Act has funded more than 1,300 grants to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations, and more than a third of these grants have been awarded to counties. These investments in reentry programs have proven effective in helping individuals successfully reintegrate into their communities.
Successful reintegration results in lower rates of recidivism, which improves public safety and provides significant savings to counties, who collectively spend $124 billion each year on criminal justice. As Congress considers funding for a variety of federal programs and thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals return to their communities, the Second Chance Act should be prioritized in the annual appropriations process.
In FY 2026, the program was funded at $111 million – a decrease of $6 million from FY 2025 levels. Congress should maintain at least this level of funding in FY 2027. Counties spend more than $124 billion each year on criminal justice and more than $193 billion on health and human services.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, jails report 7. 9 million admissions per year. Of that number, only about six percent of jail admissions result in prison sentences – in other words, 94 percent of jail detainees and inmates return directly to the community from jail.
The Second Chance Act improves the coordination of reentry services and policies at the state, local and tribal levels, and provides financial assistance for local programs that provide employment training, mentoring, substance abuse and mental health treatment and other family-centered services to formerly incarcerated individuals. Since 2009, more than one out of three Second Chance Act awards have gone to county governments.
From the onset, over $600 million has been awarded to state, local, tribal and nonprofit reentry programs under the Second Chance Act . Since 2015, $47 million has gone directly to county governments.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Government agencies and nonprofit organizations providing employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services to reduce recidivism for individual…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) is funded by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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