OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 20 Second Chance Act Evaluation Participation Support
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants must be current or former recipients of BJA Second Chance Act funds that are running reentry programs that are ready for a rigorous, randomized control trial evaluation. Applicants must have the capacity to enroll and randomly assign at least 300 participants (150 treatment, 150 control) during the project timeframe.
Description: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for funding to support jurisdictions&#146; participation in an evaluation of their Second Chance Act-funded programs. This solicitation is a companion to the National Institute of Justice&#146;s (NIJ&#146;s) &#147;Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach&#148; solicitation that seeks organizations to apply to serve as evaluators of the Second Chance Act programs. This program furthers the Department&#146;s mission by supporting NIJ in fulfilling the statutory mandate set forth in The Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act of 2018 to evaluate the Second Chance Act grant program in order to further enhance the knowledge base of what works in offender reentry programming.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Application Assistance
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800&#150;518&#150;4726 or 606&#150;545&#150;5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under &#147;Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues&#148; in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. &lt;br/&gt;For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant&#146;s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800&#150;851&#150;3420; via TTY at 301&#150;240&#150;6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301&#150;240&#150;5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. &lt;br/&gt;support@grants.gov