Grant authorization
The Attorney General shall make grants to States, local governments, territories, or Indian tribes, or any combination thereof (in this section referred to as an “eligible entity”), in partnership with interested persons (including Federal corrections and supervision agencies), service providers, and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of strategic planning and implementation of adult and juvenile offender reentry projects.
Adult offender reentry demonstration projects
Juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects
Funds for the juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects may be expended for any activity described in subsection (b).
Combined grant application; priority consideration
In general
The Attorney General shall develop a procedure to allow applicants to submit a single application for a planning grant under subsection (e) and an implementation grant under subsection (f).
Priority consideration
Planning grants
In general
Maximum total grants and geographic diversity
Maximum amount
The Attorney General may not make initial planning grants and implementation grants to 1 eligible entity in a total amount that is more than a $1,000,000.
Geographic diversity
The Attorney General shall make every effort to ensure equitable geographic distribution of grants under this section and take into consideration the needs of underserved populations, including rural and tribal communities.
Period of grant
A planning grant made under this subsection shall be for a period of not longer than 1 year, beginning on the first day of the month in which the planning grant is made.
Implementation grants
Applications
Requirements
Priority considerations
Period of grant
Uses of grant funds
Federal share
In general
The Federal share of a grant received under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the project funded under such grant.
In-kind contributions
In general
Subject to clause (ii), the recipient of a grant under this section may meet the matching requirement under subparagraph (A) by making in-kind contributions of goods or services that are directly related to the purpose for which such grant was awarded.
Maximum percentage
Not more than 50 percent of the amount provided by a recipient of a grant under this section to meet the matching requirement under subparagraph (A) may be provided through in-kind contributions under clause (i).
Supplement not supplant
Federal funds received under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for the activities funded under this section.
Reentry strategic plan
In general
Local evaluator
A partnership with a local evaluator described in subsection (d)(2) shall require the local evaluator to use the baseline data and target population characteristics developed under a subsection (e) planning grant to derive a target goal for recidivism reduction during the 3-year period beginning on the date of implementation of the program.
Coordination
In developing a reentry plan under this subsection, an applicant shall coordinate with communities and stakeholders, including persons in the fields of public safety, juvenile and adult corrections, housing, health, education, substance abuse, children and families, victims services, employment, and business and members of nonprofit organizations that can provide reentry services.
Measurements of progress
Each reentry plan developed under this subsection shall measure the progress of the applicant toward increasing public safety by reducing rates of recidivism and enabling released offenders to transition successfully back into their communities.
Reentry Task Force
In general
Membership
Strategic performance outcomes
In general
Each applicant for an implementation grant under subsection (f) shall identify in the reentry strategic plan developed under subsection (h), specific performance outcomes relating to the long-term goals of increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
Performance outcomes
Other outcomes
A grantee under this section may include in the reentry strategic plan developed under subsection (h) other performance outcomes that increase the success rates of offenders who transition from prison, jails, or juvenile facilities, including a cost-benefit analysis to determine the cost effectiveness of the reentry program.
Coordination
A grantee under subsection (f) shall coordinate with communities and stakeholders about the selection of performance outcomes identified by the applicant, and shall consult with the Attorney General for assistance with data collection and measurement activities as provided for in the grant application materials.
Report
Performance measurement
In general
Coordination
The Attorney General shall coordinate with other Federal agencies to identify national and other sources of information to support performance measurement of grantees.
Standards for analysis
Any statistical analysis of population data conducted pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal Register Notice dated , relating to classification standards.
Future eligibility
National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center
Authority
The Attorney General may, using amounts made available to carry out this subsection, make a grant to an eligible organization to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center.
Eligible organization
An organization eligible for the grant under paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit organization approved by the Interagency Task Force on Federal Programs and Activities Relating to the Reentry of Offenders Into the Community, that provides technical assistance and training to, and has special expertise and broad, national-level experience in, offender reentry programs, training, and research.
Use of funds
Limit
Of amounts made available to carry out this section, not more than 4 percent of the authorized level shall be available to carry out this subsection.
Administration
Authorization of appropriations
In general
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
Limitation; equitable distribution
Limitation
Of the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year, not more than 3 percent or less than 2 percent may be used for technical assistance and training.
Equitable distribution
The Attorney General shall ensure that grants awarded under this section are equitably distributed among the geographical regions and between urban and rural populations, including Indian Tribes, consistent with the objective of reducing recidivism among criminal offenders.
Definition
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2976Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title II, § 2421(a)116 Stat. 1801Pub. L. 110–199, title I, § 101122 Stat. 661Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title XIV130 Stat. 1296Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 502(a)132 Stat. 5222(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , §§ 14006, 14009(a), , , 1297; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 60541(d)(3)(B) of this titlesection 231(d)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 110–199Pub. L. 110–199section 231(d)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 110–199, referred to in subsec. (j)(2)(A), was in the original “section 234(c)(2) of the Second Chance Act of 2007”, and was translated as reading “section 231(d)(3)(B) of the Second Chance Act of 2007”, meaning , to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because does not contain a section 234(c)(2), and relates to the selection of a measure for recidivism to be used by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Codification
section 3797w of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(1)2018—Subsec. (a). , added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Attorney General shall make grants of up to $1,000,000 to States, local governments, territories, or Indian Tribes, or any combination thereof, in partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and nonprofit organizations.”
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(2)(A)Subsec. (b)(3). , inserted “or reentry courts,” after “community,”.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(2)(B)Subsec. (b)(8). –(D), added par. (8).
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(3)Subsecs. (d) to (f). , added subsecs. (d) to (f) and struck out former subsecs. (d) to (f) which related to applications, requirements, and priority considerations for grants, respectively.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(4)(B)Subsec. (h)(1), (2). , added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text of former par. (1) read as follows: “As a condition of receiving financial assistance under this section, each applicant shall develop a comprehensive strategic reentry plan that contains measurable annual and 5-year performance outcomes, and that uses, to the maximum extent possible, random assigned and controlled studies to determine the effectiveness of the program funded with a grant under this section. One goal of that plan shall be to reduce the rate of recidivism (as defined by the Attorney General, consistent with the research on offender reentry undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics) by 50 percent over a 5-year period for offenders released from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility who are served with funds made available under this section.” Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(4)(A)Subsec. (h)(3), (4). , redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(5)(A)Subsec. (i)(1). , substituted “under subsection (f)” for “under this section” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(5)(B)Subsec. (i)(1)(B). , substituted “subsection (f)(2)(D)” for “subsection (e)(4)”.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(A)Subsec. (j)(1). , inserted “for an implementation grant under subsection (f)” after “applicant”.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(B)(i)Subsec. (j)(2)(E). , inserted “, where appropriate” after “support”.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(B)(ii)Subsec. (j)(2)(F) to (O). , added subpars. (F) to (O) and struck out former subpars. (F) to (H) which read as follows:
“(F) increased housing opportunities;
“(G) reduction in drug and alcohol abuse; and
“(H) increased participation in substance abuse and mental health services.”
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(C)Subsec. (j)(3). , substituted “facilities, including a cost-benefit analysis to determine the cost effectiveness of the reentry program.” for “facilities.”
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(D)Subsec. (j)(4). , substituted “subsection (f)” for “this section”.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(E)Subsec. (j)(5). , substituted “subsection (f)” for “this section” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(7)Subsec. (k)(1). , substituted “subsection (f)” for “this section” wherever appearing.
lPub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(8)(A)Subsec. ()(2). , inserted “beginning on the date on which the most recent implementation grant is made to the grantee under subsection (f)” after “2-year period”.
lPub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(8)(B)Subsec. ()(4). , substituted “during the 2-year period described in paragraph (2)” for “over a 2-year period”.
oPub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(9)Subsec. ()(1). , substituted “appropriated $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.” for “appropriated $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.”
Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(10)Subsec. (p). , added subsec. (p).
Pub. L. 114–255, § 14009(a)(1)2016—Subsec. (f)(3)(C). , inserted “mental health services,” before “drug treatment”.
Pub. L. 114–255, § 14006Subsec. (f)(7). , added par. (7).
Pub. L. 114–255, § 14009(a)(2)Subsec. (f)(8). , added par. (8).
Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(d)2008—Subsec. (a). , substituted “States, local governments, territories, or Indian Tribes, or any combination thereof, in partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and nonprofit organizations.” for “States, Territories, and Indian tribes, in partnership with units of local government and nonprofit organizations, for the purpose of establishing adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects.”
Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(a)Subsec. (b)(1) to (7). , added pars. (1) to (7) and struck out former pars. (1) to (4) which read as follows:
“(1) oversight/monitoring of released offenders;
“(2) substance abuse treatment and aftercare, mental and medical health treatment and aftercare, vocational and basic educational training, and other programming to promote effective reintegration into the community as needed;
“(3) convening community impact panels, victim impact panels or victim impact educational classes; and
“(4) establishing and implementing graduated sanctions and incentives.”
Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(b)Subsec. (c). , substituted “may be expended for any activity described in subsection (b).” for “may be expended for—
“(1) providing returning juvenile offenders with drug and alcohol testing and treatment and mental and medical health assessment and services;
“(2) convening victim impact panels, restorative justice panels, or victim impact educational classes for juvenile offenders;
“(3) oversight/monitoring of released juvenile offenders; and
“(4) providing for the planning of reentry services when the youth is initially incarcerated and coordinating the delivery of community-based services, such as education, family involvement and support, and other services as needed.”
oPub. L. 110–199, § 101(c)oSubsecs. (d) to (). , added subsecs. (d) to (n), redesignated former subsec. (h) as (), and struck out former subsecs. (d) to (g) which related to submission of application, applicant requirements, matching funds, and reports, respectively.
oPub. L. 110–199, § 101(e)(1)Subsec. ()(1). , substituted “$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010” for “$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2004, and $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2005”.
oPub. L. 110–199, § 101(e)(2)Subsec. ()(2). , amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Of the amount made available to carry out this section in any fiscal year—
“(A) not more than 2 percent or less than 1 percent may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and administrative expenses; and
“(B) not more than 3 percent or less than 2 percent may be used for technical assistance and training.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Construction of 2008 Amendment
Pub. L. 110–199section 60504 of this titleFor construction of amendments by and requirements for grants made under such amendments, see .