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Second Chance Act programs is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). These programs provide federal grants to state, local, and tribal government agencies and nonprofit organizations to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from incarceration.
Grantees provide vital services such as employment training and assistance, substance use treatment, education, housing, family programming, mentoring, and other services to support successful reentry.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations are eligible. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies by specific program (e.g., nearly $100 million awarded in total in October 2022). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Second Chance Act programs is funded by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This program assists state, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence and to improve the administration of the criminal justice system. Funds can be used for various juvenile justice and delinquency issues.
FY25 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This program supports law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and public safety by improving responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
The FY 2026 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation lets federally recognized Tribes apply once for grant programs spread across BJA, COPS, OJJDP, OVC, and OVW — more than $107 million in a single competition. Purpose Area 7 is gone this cycle, the two-step Grants.gov and JustGrants deadlines are a week apart, and the applicants who lose usually lose on the structure of the request, not the need.
Read articleThe DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance FY2026 Project Safe Neighborhoods formula program anticipates $19 million with a $1 million award ceiling and a requirement that 30% of funds support gang task forces. With a Grants.gov deadline of August 20, 2026, here is how the formula pass-through actually works, why the U.S. Attorney and the state administering agency both matter, and how community-based partners get funded.
Read articleThe Justice Department's timeline put September 2026 as the month it starts executing the Bureau of Justice Grants consolidation, folding OJP, COPS, and OVW into one component under a Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General. Phase 1 is a single NOFO template and a uniform review framework. The FY2027 request cuts BJG discretionary funding 30.3 percent to $3.057 billion while eliminating $939.4 million in earmarks. Here is what changes for applicants, what the legal fight does not change, and how to plan a FY2027 pipeline through it.
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