Closed · O-BJA-2022-171034 · CFDA 16.812 · Discretionary
BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 14, 2022
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 16.812
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - BJA FY 22 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative - is cataloged under number O-BJA-2022-171034 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.812, posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 15, 2022 and last updated on March 16, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $1,000,000. The agency has projected $6.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 6 awards. If the agency funds the expected 6 awards from the $6.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 14, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $1,000,000
Close Date
June 14, 2022
Posted
March 15, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$6,000,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Grant
Description
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Pay for Success Initiative is performance-based and outcomes-based programming that ties payment for services to reaching agreed-upon goals. Under this initiative, services that may be purchased include permanent supportive and various types of reentry services that are tailored to individuals leaving incarceration.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 07, 08, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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 the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants 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-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov
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