Jail to Community Reentry Initiative (JCRI)

Agency: National Institute of Corrections

16.602 -- Corrections Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Reintegration from our nation’s jails to the community had proven challenging due to the brief length of stays in jails, complex health and human service needs of justice-involved adults, and the lack of community-based coordination for support and post-release programming. On a national level, the magnitude is best appreciated when considering the nearly 11 million adults transitioning through our nation’s 3,163 jail facilities annually. Empirical evidence demonstrated the need for a national strategy to improve post-release outcomes through effective programming and practices that address offenders' criminogenic risks and the collateral consequences of incarceration.

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In response, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) launched the Transition from Jails to Community (TJC) Initiative in 2007. The goal of the initiative was to explore the evidence-based and promising practices related to effective community reintegration – providing targeted technical assistance to fourteen learning sites (including two jurisdictions selected in response to California Assembly Bill 109). Supported by research, TJC promoted; (1) the use of actuarial risk and need screening instruments, (2) the provision of cognitive-behavioral interventions, and (3) the inclusion of case management and case planning practices through active coordination and planning with jails and their community partners/stakeholders.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

NIC invites applications from nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). Recipients, including for-profit organizations, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services.NIC 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 program.

Grantor contact information

Description

Cameron D Coblentz Grantor Phone 202-514-0053

Email

Application or form information

ccoblentz@bop.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
21JD10_-_Jail_to_Community_Reentry_Initiative_FINAL.pdf	21JD10 Full Solicitation	Apr 1, 2021 05:40 PM UTC

Link to additional information

NIC Website

Archived: June 30, 2021

Application process

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Award

$34,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$34,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

21JD10

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Other

Opportunity Category Explanation:

This program furthers NIC’s mission by updating NIC’s Reentry portfolio using data and emerging trends impacting successful reentry, effective interventions, and programs for justice-involved adults.

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 1, 2021

Archive date:

June 30, 2021