Eligible: Local Government, State Agencies, Tribes
Apply by Mar 19, 2026
Apply now$0 - $1,000,000
This grant supports state, local, and Tribal governments to implement comprehensive and collaborative reentry strategies to increase the likelihood of successful reentry for adults leaving prison, jail, or supervision, and establish or expand a program or service (“intervention”) to reduce recidivism.
Grant
FY25 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Federal
$4,000,000
4
$0 - $1,000,000
Active
Local Government, State Agencies, Tribes
Resilience
Education & Outreach, Program Management
Government Entities, including:
• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
• Other units of local government (includes towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state)
This grant aims to pilot reentry programs that address a specific gap in the community’s reentry strategy. As such, activities must support the implementation of a plan for comprehensive approaches to reentry that reduce recidivism and enhance public safety. Activities should achieve the following objectives:
Objective 1: Identify a target population of people preparing to re-enter society after a period of incarceration or supervision that drives recidivism rates.
Objective 2: Implement a reentry program that addresses identified factors that inhibit successful reentry in collaboration with state or local government agencies, non-profit organizations, or other stakeholders.
Objective 3: Assess the impact of the reentry program by tracking outcomes for those in the target population and identify patterns in the factors driving success or failure.
National
Yes
An applicant may submit more than one application if each application proposes a different project in response to the NOFO. Also, an entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. However, only one entity may be the applicant for the NOFO; any others must be proposed as subrecipients
Cost-share: Federal funds awarded under this NOFO may not cover more than 50% of the total costs of the project being funded. The applicant must cover at least 50% of the total project costs.
Match Waiver: The match may be waived for fiscal hardship upon request by a grantee. To be considered for a match waiver, a letter of request signed by the Authorized Representative must be submitted with the application describing the fiscal hardship.
Unspecified
Feb 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
Oct 1, 2026
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