Resources for Second Chance Act Grant Applicants

For Reentry Demonstration Project (Section 101) Applicants:

For Mentoring Grant (Section 211) Applicants:

Understanding the Second Chance Act: Adult Mentoring Grants
On May 11, the Justice Center held a webinar to help potential applicants respond to the Section 211 solicitation for mentoring adults. Click here to download the full presentation. Click here to download the webinar PowerPoint presentation. Click here to download the Frequently Asked Questions & Answers based on the webinar.
Understanding the Second Chance Act: Juvenile Mentoring Grants

Click here for more information about the Second Chance Act.

Other products and publications:

Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Action Plan for Federal Policymakers

Grantwriting Webinar (May 20, 2009)

Grantwriting Webinar PowerPoint slides

Reentry Resource Guide

Reentry Partnerships: A Guide for States & Faith-Based and Community Organizations (pdf)

Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy: Toolkit

Improving Assessment Processes in Corrections Settings: Web-Based Tool

Federal Benefits online tools: Federal Benefits Comparison Chart / Federal Benefits Comparison Chart

Repaying Debts: Report Summary (pdf) / Full Report (pdf) / Online Report

Interactive Reentry Housing Options Chart

Ensuring Timely Access to Medicaid and SSI/SSDI for People with Mental Illness Released from Prison: Four Case Studies (pdf)

Homelessness and Prisoner Reentry (pdf)

How and Why Medicaid Matters for People with Serious Mental Illness Released from Jail (pdf)

Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Reentry (pdf)

Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council

Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council Preview (pdf)

A Guide to Improving Assessment Processes in Corrections Settings. Will provide a framework for corrections administrators to consider in developing strategies for improving their assessment procedures. This guide will accompany the interactive Assessment and Risks/Needs Determination Tool, which highlights examples of common instruments and lessons from the corrections field about assessment procedures in various jurisdictions.
Read more about the RPC's project on Improving Assessment Processes.
Sex Offender Housing Guide. Assists state and local government officials seeking options for housing people convicted of committing a sex offense who have been incarcerated and released to the community.
Read more about the RPC's Housing projects.
State Strategies for Expanding Housing Opportunities for Adults Released from Prison and Jail. Offers three approaches that criminal justice agencies and their partners can use to meet the housing needs of people re-entering the community from prison or jail: housing placement and rental assistance, housing development, and high-stakes neighborhood improvement.
Read more about the RPC's Housing projects.