Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2015 4203
Apply for BJA 2015 4203
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 15 Improving Public Safety and Health Outcomes for the Justice Involved Population" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.812 Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2015 and posted on Apr 15, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 11, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 15 Improving Public Safety and Health Outcomes for the Justice Involved Population grant opportunity was a discretionary, Second Chance Act-focused initiative (CFDA 16.812) designed to improve reentry outcomes by strengthening the connection between people involved in the justice system and community-based health coverage and care. The central premise behind the program is that people leaving jails and prisons face disproportionately high rates of mental illness, substance use disorders, infectious diseases, and chronic health conditions, and that the transition back to the community is a particularly dangerous and destabilizing period. The solicitation highlights that interruptions in treatment and medical care after release are tied to higher reincarceration and drug use, as well as severe health consequences, including an especially elevated mortality risk in the first two weeks after release. In practical terms, BJA positioned access to health coverage and continuity of care as public safety tools: if individuals can enroll in coverage and quickly connect to treatment and supportive services, communities may see reduced recidivism, fewer crises, and better long-term health outcomes.
Rather than funding direct services in many separate jurisdictions, this solicitation aimed to fund a single national training and technical assistance (TTA) provider. The selected provider would be responsible for helping a set of state and local criminal justice systems improve their capacity to connect incarcerated and reentering populations with health insurance coverage and ongoing care in the community. This assistance would likely include helping jurisdictions build or refine enrollment processes, coordinate across corrections, courts, probation/parole, and community health providers, and remove common barriers such as lack of identification, gaps in eligibility paperwork, poor handoffs at release, and fragmented data-sharing practices. In addition to hands-on support to selected sites, the project was also expected to produce resources that could benefit the broader criminal justice field nationwide, meaning deliverables like toolkits, guidance documents, training curricula, webinars, implementation templates, and lessons learned that other jurisdictions could adopt.
The award structure reflected a relatively focused national-capacity-building project. The funding instrument was a grant, with an award ceiling of $500,000 and no stated award floor, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on April 15, 2015, with an application deadline of June 11, 2015, and an archive date of July 11, 2015. Because this was a discretionary BJA solicitation, it was competitive and targeted toward organizations capable of delivering high-quality TTA across multiple jurisdictions and producing materials with national relevance.
Eligibility was limited to specific types of entities that could credibly operate at a national or multi-site level. Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations (including those with 501(c)(3) status), tribal organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions), and for-profit (commercial) organizations with an important restriction: for-profit applicants had to agree to waive any profit or fees for services. BJA encouraged collaborative applications involving two or more entities, but required that one eligible organization serve as the lead applicant with primary responsibility for administering the funds and managing the full project, while partners could participate as subrecipients. Only one application per lead applicant would be considered, though an organization could still appear as a subrecipient on multiple proposals.
Overall, this grant opportunity was built around the idea that corrections and reentry systems can improve both public safety and public health by treating healthcare access as a key part of reentry planning. By funding a national provider to deliver targeted technical assistance and produce field-wide resources, BJA sought to accelerate adoption of practical strategies that help justice-involved individuals enroll in coverage, maintain continuity of care, and connect to community-based treatment and supports immediately upon release, thereby reducing avoidable health crises and lowering the risk of reoffending.
FAQs: BJA FY 15 Improving Public Safety and Health Outcomes for the Justice Involved Population (CFDA 16.812)
What is this grant opportunity?
This was a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) discretionary grant opportunity under the Second Chance Act, titled "FY 15 Improving Public Safety and Health Outcomes for the Justice Involved Population" (CFDA 16.812). It focused on improving reentry outcomes by strengthening connections between justice-involved people and community-based health coverage and care.
What problem was the program designed to address?
The program was based on the premise that people leaving jails and prisons face disproportionately high rates of mental illness, substance use disorders, infectious diseases, and chronic health conditions. It emphasized that the transition from incarceration back to the community is a particularly dangerous and destabilizing period.
Why does the solicitation emphasize the first weeks after release?
The solicitation highlighted that interruptions in treatment and medical care after release are tied to higher reincarceration and drug use, along with severe health consequences. It specifically noted an especially elevated mortality risk in the first two weeks following release.
How does this grant connect public health and public safety?
BJA framed access to health coverage and continuity of care as public safety tools. The idea is that if individuals can enroll in coverage and quickly connect to treatment and supportive services, communities may experience reduced recidivism, fewer crises, and better long-term health outcomes.
Was the funding intended to support direct services in many jurisdictions?
No. Rather than funding direct services across many separate jurisdictions, this solicitation aimed to fund a single national training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to build capacity in a set of state and local criminal justice systems.
What type of applicant was BJA trying to fund?
BJA intended to fund one national provider capable of delivering training and technical assistance across multiple jurisdictions and producing resources with national relevance for the broader criminal justice field.
What was the core purpose of the training and technical assistance (TTA) project?
The selected TTA provider would help state and local criminal justice systems improve their ability to connect incarcerated and reentering populations with health insurance coverage and ongoing community-based care, with a focus on continuity of care around the time of release.
What kinds of activities would the TTA provider likely support in jurisdictions?
The solicitation described assistance such as helping jurisdictions build or refine health coverage enrollment processes; improve coordination across corrections, courts, probation/parole, and community health providers; and address common barriers that prevent successful enrollment and connection to care.
What barriers to coverage and care did the solicitation highlight?
Examples included lack of identification, gaps in eligibility paperwork, poor handoffs at release, and fragmented data-sharing practices that make it difficult to maintain continuity of care and ensure timely connection to services.
Was the project expected to produce resources for the broader field?
Yes. In addition to hands-on support to selected sites, the project was expected to create resources usable nationwide, such as toolkits, guidance documents, training curricula, webinars, implementation templates, and lessons learned that other jurisdictions could adopt.
What was the funding instrument?
The funding instrument was a grant.
What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $500,000.
Was there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
No award floor was stated in the information provided.
Was there a cost sharing or match requirement?
No. The solicitation indicated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on April 15, 2015, and the application deadline was June 11, 2015.
When was the solicitation archived?
The archive date was July 11, 2015.
Was this a competitive opportunity?
Yes. Because it was a discretionary BJA solicitation, it was competitive.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to entities positioned to operate at a national or multi-site level. Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations (including those with 501(c)(3) status), tribal organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions), and for-profit (commercial) organizations (with a specific restriction described in the solicitation).
What restriction applied to for-profit applicants?
For-profit applicants had to agree to waive any profit or fees for services.
Were partnerships or collaborative applications allowed?
Yes. BJA encouraged collaborative applications involving two or more entities.
If applying as a partnership, who had to submit the application?
One eligible organization had to serve as the lead applicant, with primary responsibility for administering the funds and managing the full project. Partners could participate as subrecipients.
How many applications could a lead applicant submit?
Only one application per lead applicant would be considered.
Could an organization be part of multiple applications in different roles?
Yes. An organization could appear as a subrecipient on multiple proposals, even though only one application per lead applicant would be considered.
What was the program trying to change in reentry practice?
The opportunity was built around treating healthcare access as a key part of reentry planning. It aimed to accelerate adoption of practical strategies that help justice-involved individuals enroll in coverage, maintain continuity of care, and connect quickly to community-based treatment and supports upon release.
What outcomes did BJA associate with improved coverage and continuity of care?
BJA linked improved coverage and continuity of care with reduced avoidable health crises, lower risk of reoffending (reduced recidivism), fewer crises for communities, and better long-term health outcomes.
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