OJJDP FY25 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
O-OJJDP-2025-172286
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $750,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • County Governments
  • City/Township Governments
  • State Governments
  • Other
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Full announcement

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About this opportunity

This federal grant opportunity, OJJDP FY25 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children, is seeking applicants to implement, develop, or expand programs within detention or correctional facilities that respond to the needs of incarcerated parents (juvenile or adult) who have children younger than age 18. The goal is to prevent violent crime, reduce recidivism, and provide support for minor children. Eligible applicants include tribal organizations, tribal governments, county governments, city/township governments, state governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits. The funding is provided by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The proposal is due on February 6, 2025.

Recent federal grant awards under the Children of Incarcerated Parents program (CFDA 16.831) have ranged from approximately $650,000 to $1,000,000, typically spanning 3-year project periods. The places of performance are generally within the awardees' jurisdictions, focusing on local jails, state prisons, and surrounding communities where services are delivered to affected families.

Synopsis

This funding opportunity seeks to support states, units of local government, Tribal communities, and community-based organizations to implement, develop, or expand programs within detention or correctional facilities to respond to the needs of incarcerated parents (juvenile or adult) who have children younger than age 18 to prevent violent crime, reduce recidivism, and provide support for minor children.

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