ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
OJJDP FY 2026 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Deadline
- Nov 2, 2026 (8 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $0 to $750,000
- Expected awards
- 16
- Total program funding
- $12 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172751
- Posted
- Sep 25, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 16.812
More on who can apply
Units of local governments
What it funds
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program. This opportunity will support states, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, and community-based organizations to provide (1) comprehensive reentry services for moderate- to high-risk youth before, during, and after release from confinement, and (2) support transitional services to assist youth to successfully reenter the community. This program supports collaborations between state agencies, local government, Tribes, and community- and faith-based organizations to address the challenges that reentry and recidivism reduction pose for moderate to high-risk juvenile offenders returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Nov 2, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.