Closed · BJA-2020-17680 · CFDA 16.812 · Discretionary
BJA FY 20 Second Chance Act Evaluation Participation Support
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $800K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 28, 2020
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 20 Second Chance Act Evaluation Participation Support is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $800,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- up to $800K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 16.812
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY 20 Second Chance Act Evaluation Partic… is closed (last close May 28, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 16.812 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of Justice Assistance still indexes 882 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed May 28, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$4,000,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding to support jurisdictions’ participation in an evaluation of their Second Chance Act-funded programs. This solicitation is a companion to the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) “Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach” solicitation that seeks organizations to apply to serve as evaluators of the Second Chance Act programs. This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting NIJ in fulfilling the statutory mandate set forth in The Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act of 2018 to evaluate the Second Chance Act grant program in order to further enhance the knowledge base of what works in offender reentry programming.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
BJA FY 20 Second Chance Act Evaluation Partic… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (8 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Education · Employment, Labor and Training · Humanities · Science and Technology / R&D (ED;ELT;HU;ST). Inside Bureau of Justice Assistance's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative
U.S. Department of Justice
Agency Contact
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or 606–545–5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov
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What to do next
BJA FY 20 Second Chance Act Evaluation Partic… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 16.812 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Bureau of Justice Assistance lists 882 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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