BJA FY24 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Program | O BJA 2024 171999

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2024 171999

The BJA FY24 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), focused on improving reentry outcomes and reducing recidivism by using a “pay for success” approach. In practical terms, the program supports governments that want to strengthen services for people currently involved in the criminal justice system or returning to the community after incarceration, while tying at least some portion of payments for those services to the achievement of clearly defined, pre-agreed performance goals and measurable outcomes. The overall intent is to build more effective, results-driven service delivery systems where funding follows what works, rather than simply paying for activities regardless of impact.

This opportunity is designed for public-sector applicants, specifically state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities are also eligible. The program encourages these entities to pursue reentry strategies that address the treatment and recovery needs of justice-involved individuals, which may include needs related to substance use, mental health, and other factors that commonly contribute to cycles of incarceration. By emphasizing outcome-based financing, the solicitation aligns with DOJ priorities around accountability, evidence-informed programming, and measurable reductions in recidivism.

The funding instrument is a grant under CFDA 16.812, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award. BJA anticipated making approximately six awards under this solicitation. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2024-171999) was created on February 28, 2024, and the original application closing date was April 25, 2024. Applicants are expected to propose programs and partnerships capable of implementing performance-based contracting or financing structures, establishing clear metrics for success, and collecting data to verify whether the agreed-upon outcomes are achieved. The core theme is not just expanding services, but improving the way services are funded and managed so that they produce demonstrable results in reentry success, recovery support, and reduced recidivism.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY24 Second Chance Act Pay for Success 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 2024-02-28.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-25. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.

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