Community Reentry Settings Initiative deadline 2026
The current listed application deadline is May 4, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.
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Quick facts
- Opportunity number
- 26CS06
- Last updated
- March 11, 2026
- Expected awards
- 1
Deadline summary
The release decision-making process is crucial to the criminal justice system and should be intentional and deliberate. Reentry decisions should consider factors such as the inmate’s risk, needs and responsivity (RNR) principles and community safety concerns. There has been some attention surrounding the utilization of halfway houses but, additional assessment and review is needed to understand the current state of halfway house utilization and make transformational changes that supports success...
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Before you apply
Eligibility snapshot
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. Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations/institutions are not eligible to apply. Proof of 501(c) (3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service or an authorizing tribal resolution is required.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. Only one application will be accepted from a submitting organization.
