OMB No. 1121-0329

Approval Expires 02/28/2027

BJA FY 2026 Second Chance

Act Family-Based Substance

Use Disorder Treatment

Program

Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: O-BJA-2026-172700

Application Deadlines in Eastern Time (ET):

1. Complete SF-424 and submit in Grants.gov: September 24, 2026, by 11:59 PM ET

2. Submit full application in JustGrants: October 1, 2026, by 8:59 PM ET

BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Family-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program

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Contents

1. Basic Information

2. Eligibility

3. Program Description

4. Application Contents and Format

5. Submission Requirements and Deadlines

6. Application Review Information

7. Award Notices

8. Post-Award Requirements & Administration

9. Questions?

Appendix A

Appendix B

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1. BASIC INFORMATION

Purpose of the Funding

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S.

Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis.

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Family-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program. This opportunity will provide treatment and recovery support services to parents with substance use disorders (SUD) who have minor children or are pregnant and are under correctional control in a facility or community-based setting. State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations may apply for funding to provide family-based SUD treatment programs in jail, in prison, or as part of an alternative to incarceration to reduce recidivism and improve reentry and other related outcomes for the parent and for their children. State, local, and tribal governments must apply for funding under Category 1 and nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations must apply for funding under Category 2.

Applicants must propose to:

• Offer family-focused treatment that is clinically appropriate and includes the parent, their child, and other appropriate family members.

• Use validated tools to assess the strengths and needs of the participant and their family and use results to inform an individualized case plan.

• Offer a wide range of services based on assessed needs, including SUD treatment, as well as early child intervention services, family counseling, legal services, medical and mental health care, nursery and preschool, parenting skills, transportation, and/or vocational or GED training.

• Implement a system of incentives and sanctions based on participant progress to encourage accountability.

• Track whether each participant successfully completes the SUD treatment program.

• Conduct a process and outcome evaluation of the intervention.

Applicants proposing SUD treatment in correctional settings must also:

• Operate in an area separate from the general population of the prison.

• Provide continued care if a participant transfers to a different facility within the jurisdiction/operating area.

Applicants proposing SUD treatment in an alternative to incarceration setting must also:

• Plan to serve people charged with a nonviolent drug offense (drug or drug-related crimes that do not include an element of physical force against person or property, their child, and other appropriate family members).

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• Ensure all treatment providers are approved by the state or tribe and are licensed, if necessary, to provide medical and other health services.

• Coordinate with the Single State Authority for Substance Abuse in the applicable state.

• Provide treatment in a residential setting (this does not include hospital or intensive outpatient settings).

• Ensure that those who do not successfully complete the program serve an appropriate sentence of imprisonment for their original offense.

Examples of allowable uses of funds include:

• Hiring personnel.

• Paying for mental health, substance use, and/or overdose prevention medication.

• Contracting to support service delivery (e.g., case management, peer support, or clinically-appropriate treatment) and/or training and evaluation services.

See the Eligible Applicants section for eligibility details.

The Second Chance Act of 2007 and the First Step Act of 2018 authorize federal grants to facilitate reentry services and programs for people leaving incarceration. In FY26, BJA is releasing six NOFOs to support adults reentering the community and enhance public safety in different ways. Applicants are welcome to seek funding through more than one NOFO.

Funding Details

Announcement Type Initial

Assistance Listing Number 16.812

Statutory Authority

Pub. L. No. 90-351, Title I, Sec. 2921-2927

(codified at 34 U.S.C. 10591-10596);

Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, 140 Stat. 5, 32, para. 13)

Grants.gov Opportunity Number [Insert once posted]

Competition ID Number

Category 1, C-BJA-2026-00017-PROD: State, local, and tribal government

Category 2, C-BJA-2026-00018-PROD: Nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations

Expected Total Amount of Funding

Up to $13,000,000

Category 1: Up to $8,000,000

Category 2: Up to $5,000,000

Anticipated Number of Awards Category 1: 8

Category 2: 5 https://bja.ojp.gov/program/sca-programs/overview

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Award Type(s) Grant

Anticipated Award Amount Up to $1,000,000

Expected Award Period(s) 36 months starting on October 1, 2026

Key Dates and Times

NOFO Release Date August 17, 2026

SAM.gov Registration/Renewal Begin the process by August 25, 2026, and no later than September 10, 2026

Step 1: Grants.gov Deadline 11:59 p.m. ET on September 24, 2026

Step 2: JustGrants Deadline 8:59 p.m. ET on October 1, 2026

See Questions? at the end of this NOFO for agency contact information.

2. ELIGIBILITY

Eligible Applicants

The types of entities that are eligible to apply to Category 1 are:

Government Entities o State governments o County governments o City or township governments o Special district governments o Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)

Other o Other units of local government

The types of entities that are eligible to apply to Category 2 are:

Nonprofit Organizations o Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service

(IRS), other than institutions of higher education o Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Other

• Faith-based organizations

“Other” Entities Definition:

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Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include towns, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions in a state.

Faith-based Organizations: Religious organizations, faith-based nonprofits, and organizations with religious charters, names, or missions.

Cost Sharing (Match) Requirement: This NOFO does not require cost sharing (match).

Limit on Number of Applications: You may submit more than one application for this

NOFO if each application proposes a different project. Each application should apply to only one category of the NOFO.

You may apply to more than one BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act program and may reuse portions of your narrative across multiple applications. All other required materials must be submitted separately in response to each NOFO.

Additional Eligibility Factors

Certifications: You must submit the following certifications. These certifications are a basic minimum requirement of this funding opportunity, such that applications that do not include these certifications will be denied. See Additional Application Components for how to submit.

• Appendix A: Mandatory Chief Executive Assurance to Collect and Report Recidivism

Indicator Data — Applicants must certify that it will collect unique identifiers and recidivism indicator performance data for each program participant to meet program reporting requirements.

• Appendix B: Mandatory Treatment Provider Certification, Provider

Licensing/Accreditation/Certification Documentation Requirement – Applicants must certify and provide documentation provider organizations meet applicable requirements.

Required Partnership (Category 2: Nonprofit and Faith-based applicants only):

Memorandum of Understanding with correctional agencies to demonstrate collaborative relationship with correctional agency or agencies that oversees specific facility or facilities where applicant proposes to recruit the target population. This document is a basic minimum requirement of this funding opportunity, such that applications from nonprofit or faith-based organizations (Category 2) that fail to include this document will be denied.

3. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Statutory Authority

Pub. L. No. 90-351, Title I, Sec. 2921-2927 (codified at 34 U.S.C. 10591-10596);

Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, 140 Stat. 5, 32, para. 13)

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Agency Funding Priorities

To help meet its mission, OJP may give priority consideration to applications proposing (as applicable within the scope of this NOFO) projects designed to advance the goals listed below:

(a) Directly supporting law enforcement operations (including immigration law enforcement operations);

(b) Combatting violent crime;

(c) Supporting services to American citizens;

(d) Protecting American children; and

(e) Supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault.

In addition to the agency priorities listed above, priority consideration will also be given under this NOFO to applicants in states and units of local government that actively meet the criteria below, to the maximum extent permitted by law:

(i) enforce prohibitions on open illicit drug use;

(ii) enforce prohibitions on urban camping and loitering;

(iii) enforce prohibitions on urban squatting;

(iv) enforce, and where necessary, adopt, standards that address individuals who are a danger to themselves or others and suffer from serious mental illness or substance use disorder, or who are living on the streets and cannot care for themselves, through assisted outpatient treatment or by moving them into treatment centers or other appropriate facilities via civil commitment or other available means, to the maximum extent permitted by law; or

(v) for state applicants, substantially implement and comply with, to the extent required, the registration and notification obligations of the Sex Offender

Registry and Notification Act, particularly in the case of registered sex offenders with no fixed address, including by adequately mapping and checking the location of homeless sex offenders.

Applicants seeking this additional priority consideration, should complete the Agency

Funding Priorities Inventory—Ending Crime and Disorder (Funding Priority Inventory 3) in JustGrants to indicate which criteria they are actively meeting.

Note: Addressing these priorities is one of many factors that OJP considers in making funding decisions. Receiving priority consideration does not guarantee funding.

Unallowable Activities: The following are certain unallowable costs and certain activities that are out of the program scope and will not be funded.

1. Out of program scope is any program or activity, at any tier that, directly or indirectly, violates (or promotes or facilitates the violation of) federal immigration law (including 8 U.S.C. § 1373) or impedes or hinders the

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2. Out of program scope is any program or activity, at any tier that violates any applicable Federal civil rights or nondiscrimination law. This includes violations that (1) indirectly violate the law, including by promoting or facilitating violations; or (2) unlawfully favor individuals in any race or protected group, including on a majority or minority, or privileged or unprivileged, basis, within a given area, population, or sector.

3. As specified in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, in Chapter 3.13 “Unallowable Costs” (“Legal Services for Aliens”), any obligations of funds, at any tier, under this award to provide (or to support the provision of) legal services to any removable alien or any alien otherwise unlawfully present in the United States shall be unallowable costs for purposes any award made under this notice, but the foregoing shall not be understood to apply— (1) to legal services to obtain protection orders for victims of crime; or (2) to immigration-related legal services that may be expressly authorized or required by any law, or any judicial ruling, governing or applicable to the award.

Goals and Objectives of This Funding Opportunity

Goal: Address underlying SUDs to reduce crime and recidivism by parents of minor children.

• Objective 1: Implement or enhance corrections-based SUD treatment and recovery support services to parents and their minor children and families.

• Objective 2: Develop, implement, or expand family-based SUD treatment as an alternative to incarceration program for parents with nonviolent drug or drug-related offenses and their children and families.

For a description of how awards under this NOFO will contribute to achieving these goals and objectives, see the Performance Reports section below.

Expected Outcomes

OJP expects recipients to submit deliverables and performance reports, as described below. Read the Application Resource Guide for more information. OJP will measure success by reviewing a recipient’s submission of performance reports and data and the extent to which project implementation reflects progress toward the goals and objectives of this NOFO.

Deliverables

Recipients will be expected to submit the following:

• Final Performance Report (see below) to include recidivism outcomes as noted in

Appendix A.

https://www.ojp.gov/doj-financial-guide-2024 https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme

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• A separate evaluation report due at closeout that describes the process, intervention, and outcomes and lessons learned.

Performance Reports

OJP requires recipients to submit regular performance reports that communicate progress toward achieving Program Goals and Objectives. Read information on performance reporting.

Award recipients will receive further guidance on post award reporting requirements.

4. APPLICATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

Application Contents List

OJP will only consider applications that contain all required parts, which are marked

*Required* below. Refer to the DOJ Grant Application Submission Checklist for application instructions.

Application Item Submission Type

Step 1: Grants.gov

Application for Federal Assistance: SF-424 *Required* Online Form

Step 2: JustGrants

Standard Applicant Information *Required* Online Form

Proposal Abstract Text Box

Data Requested With Application

• Financial Management and System of Internal

Controls Questionnaire (including Applicant

Disclosure of High-Risk Status)

• Agency Funding Priorities Inventory (Agency

Funding Priorities Inventory and Agency Funding

Priorities Inventory – Ending Crime and Disorder)

Online Form

Proposal Narrative *Required* Attachment

Budget *Required* Online Form

Other Budget/Financial Attachments

• Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) Attachment https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training/checklist-application-submission

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• Consultant Rate (if applicable)

• Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee

Compensation for Awards Over $250,000; Waiver (if applicable)

• Disclosure of Process Related to Executive

Compensation (if applicable)

Memorandum of Understanding *Required Category 2

Applicants Only* Attachment

Additional Application Components

• Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable)

• Research and Evaluation Independence and

Integrity Statement (if applicable)

• Timeline

• Mandatory Chief Executive Assurance to Collect and

Report Recidivism Indicator Data (Appendix A)

*Required*

• Mandatory Treatment Service Provider Certification, Provider Licensing/Accreditation/Certification

Documentation Requirement (Appendix B)

*Required*

Attachment

In addition to the items marked *Required* in the table above, the following are considered basic minimum requirement elements that are considered in the responsiveness review:

• The application is submitted by an eligible applicant.

• The requested award amount does not exceed the award ceiling.

• The application is responsive to the scope of the NOFO.

Standard Applicant Information *Required*

Review and edit as needed the information imported from the SF-424 submitted in

Grants.gov. Add ZIP codes for areas affected by the project.

Proposal Abstract

In JustGrants, enter a proposal abstract (limited to 2,000 characters) summarizing the proposed project. As abstracts for funded projects are public, do not include any personally identifying information (e.g., staff names). The abstract should include the following information:

• The name of the applicant’s proposed project.

• The purpose of the proposed project (i.e., what the project will do and why it is necessary).

• Where the project will take place (i.e., the service area, if applicable).

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• Who will be served by the project (i.e., who will be helped or have their needs addressed by the project).

• What activities will be carried out to complete the project.

• The subrecipient(s)/partner organizations or entities, if known.

• Deliverables and expected outcomes (i.e., what the project will achieve).

• Name(s) of other SCA NOFOs to which the applicant applied.

View an example of a proposal abstract.

Data Requested With Application

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Questionnaire

(including Applicant Disclosure of High-Risk Status)

Review information on this questionnaire.

Agency Funding Priorities Inventory

Applicants seeking priority consideration under the Agency Funding Priorities section should answer the two inventory question sets, entitled Agency Funding Priorities

Inventory and Agency Funding Priorities Inventory – Ending Crime and Disorder, in their entirety in the web-based form in JustGrants.

Proposal Narrative *Required*

Format of the Proposal Narrative

Submit the narrative as an attachment in JustGrants. The document should:

• Be double-spaced, using a standard 12-point size font

• Have no less than 1-inch margins

• Have numbered pages

• Not exceed 20 pages

Tables, charts, and graphs included in the proposal narrative will count toward the page limit and may use a legible font smaller than 12-point. If the Proposal Narrative does not follow this format, OJP may reduce the score/ranking of the application.

Sections of the Proposal Narrative

The Proposal Narrative must include the four sections listed below. If you want priority consideration, the Proposal Narrative must state which priority(ies) your project will advance and describe how it will do so.

Note: Applicants may apply to more than one BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act program and may reuse portions of their narrative across multiple applications. All other required materials must be submitted separately in response to each NOFO.

1. Description of the Need (5% of application score): What critical issue or problem do you propose to address with this project? Please include:

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• A brief explanation of the need, gap, or issue to be addressed by the proposed project.

• Supporting information, data, or evidence to demonstrate the need’s existence, size, and impact on the target population and community.

• How the need relates to the purpose of the NOFO.

• A description of how the applicant will, in consultation with the single state agency for substance use services, ensure coordination of the proposed program with other federal funding awarded to the state to address substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery needs.

2. Project Goals and Objectives (15% of application score): How will the proposed project address the need identified and address the purpose of the NOFO?

Please include:

• Project goals (goals are broad, visionary statements on what you hope to accomplish).

• Project objectives (objectives are specific outcomes you plan to achieve through project activities).

• How your project goals and objectives relate to the goals and objectives of the funding opportunity.

3. Project Design and Implementation (35% of application score): How will you implement project activities that meet the project goals and objectives? Please include:

• List the activities you will conduct to achieve the proposed goals and objectives.

Include supporting information, such as data, names of validated assessment tools, use of research-informed strategies as applicable.

• When the activities will take place.

• Explain how you will deliver or complete those activities.

• A description of the target population, including eligibility requirements for program participation, and the number proposed to be engaged, including explanation of how this number was determined and can be served in the allotted grant timeframe.

• Identify and explain the baseline recidivism rate for the target population.

• Who in your organization will staff the activities, including key staff.

• A description of methods and measures that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the program, as well as who will be responsible for implementing evaluation activities.

• What deliverables, reports, and other items will be produced as part of the project.

• If you plan to use subrecipients to help conduct the project, please name them (if they are known) or describe how the applicant will identify them. Please describe their role in conducting project activities.

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4. Capabilities and Competencies (30% of application score): What administrative and technical capacity and expertise do you bring to successfully complete this project?

Please include:

• A short description of your capacity to deliver the proposed project and meet the post-award requirements, including developing required deliverables and collecting and reporting the required performance measure data.

• A description of projects or activities your organization and key partners have conducted, or are currently conducting, that demonstrates your ability to undertake the proposed project activities.

• Provide a summary of relevant experience of team members and key partners with responsibilities for implementing and evaluating the project.

• A description of the agency or organization that will be involved in administering clinically-appropriate SUD treatment, and their experience providing clinically-appropriate family-based treatment. Upload Mandatory Treatment Service

Provider Certification, Provider Licensing/Accreditation/Certification

Documentation Requirement (Appendix B).

• For nonprofit of faith-based applicants, a discussion of your history of collaborating with correctional agency partners. The extent to which you can demonstrate a collaborative partnership with institutional and/or community corrections agencies that includes access to participants with facilities prior to release and data sharing will be key factors in assessing the application’s strengths. The nature of this collaboration should be reflected in the uploaded

Memorandum of Understanding.

Project Evaluations: An applicant that proposes to use award funds to conduct project evaluations must follow the guidance on project evaluations.

Budget and Associated Documentation

Budget (15% of application score) *Required*

Use the Budget Detail Worksheet (Web-Based Form) or Separate Attachment (attach file in JustGrants) to submit the budget. Read information on budget preparation and

JustGrants Application Submission Training.

• List each cost needed to implement the project under the appropriate cost category.

• Clearly name and describe each cost.

• Show the computation of each cost (e.g., cost per unit, number of units, and total cost).

• Enter narrative, as needed, to explain the cost calculations and connection to your project goals, objectives, and activities.

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• Include only costs that are reasonable, allocable, and necessary to implement the project. They must be allowable under the funding statute and agency requirements.1

In addition to unallowable costs identified in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, award funds may not be used for the following:

• Prizes, rewards, entertainment, trinkets, or any other monetary incentives

• Client stipends

• Gift cards

• Vehicle purchases

• Food and beverages

Budget/Financial Attachments

• Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable): If the budget includes indirect costs calculated using a current, federally approved indirect cost rate, upload your indirect cost rate agreement. Read information about indirect costs.

• Consultant Rate (if applicable): Read information on limits to consultant rates and whether you need to request approval to exceed those limits.

• Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation for Awards

Over $250,000; Waiver (if applicable): Read information on this limitation and to determine whether you need to submit a waiver.

• Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation (if applicable):

https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide Applicants to this funding opportunity are not required to provide this disclosure.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Supporting Documents *Required: Category 2 applicants only*

Attach a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or letter of intent between the applicant and each of the project partner(s). Read information on what to include in an MOU.

MOUs should be submitted as one separate attachment to the application. Unsigned draft

MOUs may be submitted with the application, but you should describe in a cover page to the attachment why they are unsigned.

Category 2 applicants only must include an MOU with corrections partners to demonstrate collaborative relationship with correctional agency or agencies that oversees specific facility or facilities where applicant proposes to recruit the target population. See Additional

Eligibility Factors: Required Partnerships for details.

1 See 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart E and the DOJ Grants Financial Guide. Read information on unallowable costs that apply to all funding opportunities.

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Additional Application Components

Attach these in JustGrants:

• Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable): Read information on whether you may need to submit a Tribal Authorizing Resolution.

• Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement (if applicable):

Read information whether you may need to submit this statement.

• Timeline: Provide a timeline listing key activities and milestones, and the quarters during while they will take place.

• Mandatory Chief Executive Assurance to Collect and Report Recidivism

Indicator Data (Appendix A) *Required*

• Mandatory Treatment Service Provider Certification, Provider

Licensing/Accreditation/Certification Documentation Requirement (Appendix B)

*Required*

Disclosures and Assurances

Read the disclosures and assurances and complete them in JustGrants:

• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

• Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items (if applicable)

• DOJ Certified Standard Assurances

• DOJ Certifications

• Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High-Risk Grantees (if applicable)

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES

The DOJ Grant Application Submission Checklist provides instructions for how to submit your application by the deadlines. Executive Order (E.O.) 12372 (Intergovernmental

Review of Federal Programs) does not apply to this funding opportunity: read the

Application Resource Guide for details. Read OJP’s policy for applicants to request late submission due to technical difficulties, severe weather, or natural or manmade disasters.

6. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

The Application Resource Guide explains the responsiveness review, review criteria, and review and selection process, including risk review, and deciding official. Refer to the Application Contents List for all required application components and other basic minimum requirement elements that are considered in the responsiveness review. The

Proposal Narrative and Budget sections of this NOFO indicates the weight of peer review criteria.

7. AWARD NOTICES

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Read about the award notification process.

8. POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS & ADMINISTRATION

Read the Application Resource Guide for more information about standard award terms and conditions, administrative and national policy requirements, and post-award reporting requirements.

9. QUESTIONS?

NOFO Contact

Name: OJP Response Center

Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-353-5556 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only)

Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Hours: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday

SAM.gov Help Desk

Website: sam.gov/help

Hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday (closed federal holidays)

Grants.gov Help Desk

Phone: 800-518-4726

Email: support@grants.gov

Website: grants.gov/support

Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (closed federal holidays)

JustGrants Help Desk

Phone: 833-872-5175

Email: JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

Hours: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday and 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

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APPENDIX A: MANDATORY CHIEF EXECUTIVE

ASSURANCE TO COLLECT AND REPORT RECIDIVISM

INDICATOR DATA

I hereby assure that, if awarded grant funds under the FY 2026 Second Chance Act

Family-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program, my organization will collect unique identifiers and recidivism indicator performance data for each program participant and will aggregate all such data and submit them via Just Grants as required upon grant closeout. I understand that the inability or refusal to submit such data after an award is made may impact my organization’s ability to receive future

Bureau of Justice Assistance competitive grant funding.

Signature

Title

Date

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APPENDIX B: MANDATORY TREATMENT SERVICE

PROVIDER CERTIFICATION, PROVIDER

LICENSING/ACCREDITATION/CERTIFICATION

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT

As the authorized representative of [insert name of applicant organization], I assure the Bureau of Justice Assistance the following:

All collaborating service provider organizations listed in this application meet applicable licensing, accreditation, and certification requirements.

As the authorized representative, I also understand that the following information is required to receive funding, and these materials have been included with the application materials:

• Letter of commitment that specifies the nature of the participation and what service(s) will be provided from every service provider organization listed in the application that has agreed to participate in the project.

• Documentation that all service provider organizations collaborating on the project have been providing relevant services for a minimum of 2 years prior to the date of the application in the area(s) in which services are to be provided.

Official documents definitively establish that the organization has provided relevant services for the last 2 years.

• Documentation that all collaborating service provider organizations are in compliance with all local (city, county), state, and tribal requirements for licensing, accreditation, and certification or official documentation from the appropriate agency of the applicable state, tribal, county, or other governmental unit that licensing, accreditation, and certification requirements do not exist.

Note: Official documentation is a copy of each service provider organization’s license, accreditation, and certification. Documentation of accreditation will not be accepted in lieu of an organization’s license.

A statement by, or letter from, the applicant organization or from a provider organization attesting to compliance with licensing, accreditation, and certification, or that no licensing, accreditation, or certification requirements exist, does not constitute adequate documentation.

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