Announcement for 04/19/10
BJA Releases Solicitations for Reentry Programs Targeting Substance Use Disorders or Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders
On April 19, 2010, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice, released solicitations for two Second Chance Act grant programs targeting individuals with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The Second Chance Act Reentry Demonstration Program: Targeting Offenders with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders will provide funding to state and local government agencies and "federally recognized Indian tribes" to establish or enhance residential substance abuse treatment programs in correctional facilities that include aftercare and recovery supportive services. The Family-Based Prisoner Substance Abuse Treatment Program will provide funding to state and local government agencies and “federally recognized Indian tribes” to establish or enhance residential substance abuse treatment programs in correctional facilities that include family supportive services.
To download the solicitation for the Reentry Demonstration Program: Targeting Offenders with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders, click here.
To download the solicitation for the Family-Based Prisoner Substance Abuse Treatment Program, click here.
The deadline for applications is 8:00 p.m. ET on June 3, 2010.
Inquiries about the solicitations should be directed to Thurston Bryant, BJA policy advisor for corrections, at (202) 514-8082 or thurston.bryant@usdoj.gov
Click here to learn more about the Second Chance Act.