Closed · O-BJA-2021-98001 · CFDA 16.812 · Discretionary

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $900K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 22, 2021
Close date
27
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $900,000 across 27 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 $900K
award range
Closed
application status
27
expected awards
16.812
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Ed… is closed (last close June 22, 2021). 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 June 22, 2021

Posted May 3 Closes Jun 22

Est. Total Funding

$24,300,000

Expected Awards

27

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program is designed to improve correctional educational and employment services for general inmate populations and to improve treatment services for offenders with substance use disorders. This will in turn help reduce recidivism, and promote public safety and recovery.

Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Ed… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (6 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 code maps to Affordable Care Act (ACA). Only 4 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 883).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 07
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

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Ed… 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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