USDOJ-OJP-BJA · education

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

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...

Deadline

2026-09-24

Funding range

$0 - $1,000,000

Days remaining

31 days

Cost-sharing required

No

Who can apply

  • county_governments
  • city_or_township_governments
  • special_district_governments
  • federally_recognized_native_american_tribal_governments
  • state_governments
  • other_native_american_tribal_organizations
  • small_businesses
  • independent_school_districts
  • other
  • public_and_state_institutions_of_higher_education
  • for_profit_organizations_other_than_small_businesses
  • private_institutions_of_higher_education

Fit assessment

Overall fit68
Eligibility20
Topic95
Urgency85
  • · Eligibility score 20/100 based on applicant-type gates.
  • · Topic fit 95/100 for education, youth, community keywords.
  • · Deadline urgency 85/100 with 30 days remaining.
  • · Application burden appears low.

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