Closed · O-BJA-2025-172507 · CFDA 16.812 · Discretionary
BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $900K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 8, 2026
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $900,000. 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
- 16.812
- CFDA program
- 882
- other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on May 8, 2026. Watch CFDA 16.812 (Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Up to $900,000.
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 8, 2026
Instrument
Grant
Description
This NOFO supports state, local, and tribal governments and community-based organizations to provide education and employment programs for people leaving jail and prison. The goal of the program is to improve academic and vocational/trade programs available to people in prisons and jails and expand workforce development and career pathways that result in improved job readiness, employment attainment, and retention thereby improving employment prospects and reducing recidivism. Applicants may consider proposing projects that develop marketable skills, leverage technology, and build capacity to align with their local job market and engage in the digital economy.
Wide-open applicant board · 14 Grants.gov doors
BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry… prints 14 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +10 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). 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 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- 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 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
- 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
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
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What to do next
BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry… 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.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
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