On March 30th, the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Second Chance Act Ensuring Public Safety and Improving Outcomes for Youth in Confinement and While Under Community Supervision program. This program supports state and local efforts to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for youth returning to their communities after out-of-home detention or placement. Funding will support the following initiatives:
- Implementing evidence-based substance abuse and mental health treatment services;
- Re-entry strategies and programs for gang-involved youth; and
- Training and technical assistance to improve community supervision practices for juveniles with co-occurring substance abuse problems and mental health disorders.
Since eligible applicants for the first two categories are limited to government entities, the attached document provides additional information on the third initiative, which is open to not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.
The full RFP is available here. Applications are due on May 24th.