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BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

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Bureau of Justice Assistance · Opportunity number O-BJA-2026-172698

PostedAug 17, 2026
Closing dateNov 11, 2026
Award ceiling$1,000,000
Expected awardsNot listed
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Eligibility

Nonprofits are listed as eligible applicants.

  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Small businesses
  • For profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Independent school districts
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • City or township governments
  • State governments
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments
  • Public and state controlled institutions of higher education

Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.; Faith-based Organizations: Religious organizations, faith-based nonprofits, and organizations with religious charters, names, or missions.

Description

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act (SCA) Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes. This opportunity supports state, local, and tribal governments and community-based organizations to provide education and employment programs for adults and youth leaving prison and jail. The goal of the program is to improve academic and vocational/trade programs available to adults and youth 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.

Funding

Total program fundingNot listed
Award floorNot listed
Award ceiling$1,000,000
CategoryLaw, Justice and Legal Services
Assistance listing16.812

Past awards to nonprofits

USAspending.gov records 197 grant awards to nonprofits under assistance listing 16.812 with funding actions in fiscal years 2024-2026, $49M obligated in all. The median of the latest 25 awards is $900,000.

Largest nonprofit recipients, FY2024-FY2026Obligated
THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD.$6,582,603
THE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES$4,000,000
KEYSTONE RESTITUERE JUSTICE CENTER, INC.$2,250,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$1,993,096
COMMUNITY AWARENESS RESOURCE ENTITY OF ARIZONA$1,650,000

Recent awards

Source: USAspending.gov, grant awards to recipients of type "nonprofit". An assistance listing usually covers more than this one notice, so the figures describe the whole listing. Past awards do not mean a new application will be funded.

Official sources

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Last verified on Grants.gov Nov 10, 2026. Grantvello is not affiliated with Grants.gov or Bureau of Justice Assistance. The notice on Grants.gov is the binding text.