ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 87/100
BJA FY 2026 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program
Up to $1.1 million for eligible state, local and Tribal jurisdictions implementing comprehensive adult reentry strategies, including coordinated behavioral-health, substance-use and health-continuity services.
FundingUp to $1,100,000 per award; cost sharing or matching is required.
DeadlineGrants.gov step due September 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET; complete JustGrants application due October 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET
Last verifiedSeptember 27, 2026
Required next actionOnly applicants that completed the Grants.gov first step by September 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET can continue. Eligible timely applicants should complete JustGrants by October 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET and verify all remaining requirements in the controlling BJA solicitation.
Broad Eligibility
The program is for eligible state, local and Tribal governments and qualifying Tribal organizations or other units of local government. Healthcare, behavioral-health and reentry service organizations should generally participate through an eligible governmental or Tribal lead unless they independently satisfy the controlling applicant rules.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100. Federal reentry funding is currently limited to applicants that completed the Grants.gov step by September 24, 2026. The remaining JustGrants deadline is October 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET. Archive this cycle after the final deadline.
The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for the FY 2026 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program. The program supports state, local and Tribal governments implementing comprehensive, collaborative reentry strategies for people returning to communities from adult correctional facilities and interventions designed to reduce recidivism.
For Atlas, the strongest healthcare use cases are coordinated behavioral-health, substance-use and physical-health continuity during release and community reentry. N9+ should be treated as a supporting tool only where a proposed care pathway legitimately needs remote clinical assessment, telehealth-enabled follow-up or physical-health continuity; it is not the core purpose of the award.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.bja.ojp.govAtlas last verified this record September 27, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
