Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program

Encourages collaboration among state agencies, local government, and community- and faith-based organizations to address the challenges that reentry and recidivism reduction pose for moderate to high-risk youth returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

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Key Details:

Funding Overview:

Encourages collaboration among state agencies, local government, and community- and faith-based organizations to address the challenges that reentry and recidivism reduction pose for moderate to high-risk youth returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.

Common Uses:

A wide variety of programs, initiatives and services are funded, including comprehensive reentry planning for youth returning to the community following release from a detention or residential facility; services within the facility; screening and assessing for needs and risk of reoffending; and coordination with community-based services.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health, Other, Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Jail-Based Treatment, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel, Supportive Housing, Transportation, Workforce Development

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: Yes

Notes:

Applicants are required to collaborate with partners and work with a researcher. Priority will be given to applications from federally recognized tribes, rural communities, and "high-poverty" areas.