BJA FY24 Medicaid and Corrections Training and Technical Assistance Program | O BJA 2024 172230

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The BJA FY24 Medicaid and Corrections Training and Technical Assistance Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), built on the goals of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199) and its reauthorization under the First Step Act of 2018. The purpose of the program is to strengthen the transition from adult confinement settings, including jails, prisons, and detention centers, back into the community in ways that improve public safety and help people successfully reenter society. In practical terms, the solicitation focuses on improving both justice and health outcomes for people leaving custody by helping correctional agencies and their partners better use health coverage and financing tools, particularly Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including newer and existing opportunities available through those programs.

BJA plans to make up to one award under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000. Rather than funding multiple direct-service projects in many locations, the structure signals a national or multi-jurisdictional training and technical assistance (TTA) effort, where the selected awardee would support correctional institutions and potentially their community partners with guidance, implementation support, and capacity-building. The emphasis on “leveraging financing mechanisms” indicates the work is meant to help agencies move beyond short-term, grant-funded pilots and toward sustainable approaches that pay for reentry-related health services through allowable Medicaid/CHIP pathways when appropriate. The end goal is to reduce gaps in care during reentry, improve continuity of treatment, and support better outcomes that can also reduce recidivism risk.

The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2024-172230 and is categorized as a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) with an activity category tied to health (Funding Activity Category: Health). The CFDA/Assistance Listing number is 16.812. The posted closing date for applications is 2024-09-09, and the opportunity was created on 2024-08-16. Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizational types that could credibly deliver national-level TTA, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. This eligibility mix suggests BJA is open to universities, research and policy centers, national nonprofits, technical assistance providers, and specialized consulting or implementation firms, as long as they can demonstrate the expertise and infrastructure to support correctional systems in navigating Medicaid/CHIP-related reentry strategies.

Overall, this solicitation is best understood as an effort to help corrections agencies and their partners modernize reentry practices by aligning them with health coverage and reimbursement realities. By funding a single TTA provider, BJA is aiming for consistent guidance and broad reach, helping jurisdictions understand how to use Medicaid and CHIP opportunities to support reentering individuals’ health needs, reduce interruptions in care, and strengthen the conditions for successful community reintegration.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY24 Medicaid and Corrections Training and Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.812.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-08-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-09. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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