BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program | O BJA 2021 58002

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2021 58002

The BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), designed to support community-based efforts that help people successfully transition from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities back into the community. Grounded in the Second Chance Act of 2007 and strengthened through reauthorization under the First Step Act of 2018, the program focuses on improving reentry outcomes in ways that also promote public safety. In practical terms, the funding is meant to help communities build or expand reentry services and supports that reduce barriers after incarceration and improve the chances of long-term stability.

A key condition tied to FY 2021 DOJ discretionary funding is the Safe Policing for Safe Communities certification requirement stemming from Executive Order 13929. Under this requirement, any state, local, or university/college law enforcement agency connected to the grant must either be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or must have started the certification process to remain eligible. Certification hinges on two mandatory policy standards: first, the agency use-of-force policies must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws; second, those policies must prohibit chokeholds except in circumstances where deadly force would be legally permitted. Importantly, this requirement is not limited to direct recipients. It also applies when a law enforcement agency benefits through a subaward arrangement, meaning applicants need to think carefully about partners and any downstream funding relationships. DOJ provides further guidance and reference materials, including standards, an implementation fact sheet, and a list of designated credentialing bodies, at https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.

The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2021-58002 and CFDA 16.812, with the funding instrument identified as a grant. The posted award ceiling is $750,000. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The original application closing date for this FY 2021 opportunity was April 13, 2021, and it was created on January 14, 2021.

Finally, the solicitation includes a strict financial rule affecting all recipients and subrecipients, including any for-profit organizations involved at any level: they must forgo any profit or management fee. This means project budgets cannot include profit, markups, or management fees that function as profit, and applicants should structure contracts and subawards accordingly to stay compliant.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the affordable care act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 21 Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.812.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2021-01-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-04-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.

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