Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children

Link

https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-ojjdp-2025-172286

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Feb 6, 2025

Sponsor

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Purpose

Provides funding to states, territories, local and tribal governments, and community-based organizations to implement and expand services to meet the needs of incarcerated individuals and their minor children to prevent violent crime, reduce recidivism, and provide support for minor children. Supports programs and services that lead to healthy child development, resiliency, and improved interactions among incarcerated parents and their minor children, family, and community members.

Program objectives include:

Expand existing relationships with community-based service providers and adult and juvenile detention and correctional facilities
Develop strategies and approaches to strengthen the relationships between incarcerated parents and their children
Develop policies and practices around visitation and best practices for caregiver engagement
Reduce the incarcerated parent's behavioral infractions during incarceration and recidivism post-release
Provide services to foster positive youth development for children of incarcerated parents
Support adult and juvenile detention or correctional facilities, prisons, and jails in rural areas that meet the needs of incarcerated parents and their minor children

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling: $750,00 per award
Estimated number of awards: 5
Project period: 36 months
Estimated total program funding: $4,000,000

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants include:

States and territories
City, township, or county governments
Native American tribal governments
Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations, other than federally recognized tribal governments
Other units of local government

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Buildings and Facilities • Capacity Building • Equipment • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information can be found in the funding announcement.

Applications must be submitted electronically through a 2-step process:

Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by the February 6, 2025 deadline.
Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by the February 20, 2025 deadline.

Contact

For questions on submitting in grants.gov:
800-518-4726
support@grants.gov

For questions on submitting in JustGrants:
833-872-5175
JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

For programmatic and technical questions:
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Response Center
800-851-3420
TTY at 301-240-6310
grants@ncjrs.gov

Topics This Program Addresses

Health and Wellness • Jails and Prisons • Social Service Supports • Violence, Trauma, and Abuse