BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
Bureau of Justice Assistance
This opportunity is closed. Listed deadline: September 24, 2026. 2 similar opportunities are open right now.
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About this archived opportunity
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.
Historical details
- Status
- Closed
- Deadline
- September 24, 2026
- First captured
- August 17, 2026
- Award
- $1,000,000
- Publisher reference
- 363637
Eligibility: 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.
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