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.
The purpose of the program is to enhance corrections systems' ability to address the substance use treatment needs of offenders as well as expand education and employment programs that emphasize strong partnerships with corrections, parole, probation, education, workforce development, and reentry service providers. This will work to reduce recidivism, promote recovery, and enhance employment prospects for incarcerated adults reentering the workforce. These partnerships can support the establishment and improvement of academic and vocational education programs and career training programs available in prisons and jails. Overall these efforts will improve public safety and public health. Programs should be focused on the 3-year period before release, as well as upon transition and reentry into the community.
None is available.
Goals and Objectives.
Category 1: Improving Correctional Education:
Category 2: Improving Employment Services and Connections:
Category 3: Improving Substance Use Treatment Services and Supports for Adults with Substance Use Disorders:
Eligible applicants are City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and State governments.
In FY 2021, applications will be submitted to DOJ in a NEW two-step process.
To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline.
Approximately $24,300,000 is available in total funding. Awards are $900,000. Project period is up to 36 months beginning on October 1, 2021. Cost sharing/matching is not required.