BJA FY 10 Second Chance Act Program to Evaluate and Improve Educational Methods for Incarcerated Adults and Juveniles

Post Date

April 26th 2010

Application Due Date

June 10th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2010-2717

CFDA Number(s)

16.812

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Other

Applicants are limited to states, units of local government, territories, federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and other public and private entities.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $2500000

Grant Description

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.3 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. There are approximately 94,000 youth in residential confinement within the juvenile justice system on any given day. Ninety-five percent of all offenders incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act will help ensure that the transition individuals make from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities to the community is safe and successful. Section 114 of the Second Chance Act authorizes grants to evaluate and improve academic and vocational education for incarcerated adults and juveniles, and then recommend to DOJ/ BJA, best practices for such educational programs. For more information on BJA implementation of the Second Chance Act initiatives and Frequently Asked Questions about this solicitation, visit BJA’s Second Chance Act web page at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/SecondChance.html.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Al Roddy
  Technical Application Support
  202-353-1881

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Application Support

• Agency Email Address:

  Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Assistance

• More Information:

  Full Announcement