OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 15 Improving Public Safety and Health Outcomes for the Justice-Involved Population
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and for-profit (commercial) organizations. For-profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services.  BJA welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire project. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, subrecipients may be part of multiple proposals.
Description: Justice-involved individuals are seven times as likely as the general population to experience mental illness, substance abuse disorders, infectious disease, and chronic health conditions,1 making reentry from jails and prison an especially critical juncture. For individuals reentering communities after incarceration, disruptions in medical care and treatment contribute to increased rates of reincarceration, increased drug use, and poor and costly health outcomes, including a 12-fold increase in the risk of death in the first 2 weeks after release.2 State and local criminal justice systems can play an important role in ensuring justice-involved populations receive assistance and support in applying for healthcare coverage, which can help divert individuals from the criminal justice system, reduce recidivism, and also provide a continuum of care for individuals preparing to reenter their communities after periods of incarceration. This solicitation seeks a national training and technical assistance provider to assist select state and local criminal justice systems in connecting the criminal justice population to community-based health coverage and care, as well as develop resources to assist the broader criminal justice field nationwide.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Support
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.