This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a solicitation for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

This is a solicitation for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Solicitation for FY 2022 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

This is a solicitation for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

This is a solicitation for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

This is a presentation that details a solicitation for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a solicitation for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

This is a BJA Funding solicitation

This is a solicitation for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

This guide from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is for people who are incarcerated and for those on probation and parole. It’s also for those who were previously involved with the justice system.

This report presents the findings from the 2003
prison adult literacy assessment.The report includes
analyses that compare the literacy of the U.S. prison
population in 2003 with the literacy of the U.S.
prison population in 1992.

This brief from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education describes efforts to provide secure and cost-effective access to technology in correctional facilities to help strengthen and expand educational and reentry services.

Award announcement for FY 2021 Second Chance Act: Adult Reentry Education, Employment, Treatment and Recovery Program to Expanding Pathways from Incarceration to Higher Education in Georgia

Award announcement for FY 2022 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes to Georgia Pathways to Campus: Developing Pre- to Post-Release Support at Georgia State Universities and Technical Colleges

This announcement from the U.S. Department of Education details new terminology related to the full implementation of the FAFSA Simplification and FUTURE Acts.

Other than statutory and regulatory requirements included in the document, the contents of this guidance do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public. This guidance is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

On April 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education announced actions to help incarcerated individuals access educational programs as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader efforts to support reentry, empower formerly incarcerated persons, enhance public safety, and strengthen our communities and our economy. The Department has invited 73 colleges and universities to participate in the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative first launched by the Obama-Biden Administration to expand access to Federal Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals enrolled in participating programs.

This letter from the U.S. Department of Education provides guidance to institutions regarding the requirements for confined or incarcerated individuals to receive Federal Pell Grants on or after July 1, 2023.

This report highlights data from the U.S. PIAAC Survey of Incarcerated Adults and its extensive background questionnaire and direct assessments of cognitive skills. It examines the skills of incarcerated adults in relationship to their work experiences and to their education and training in prison.

This policy brief looks broadly at the challenges in and opportunities for expanding and
improving educational services for incarcerated individuals through the use of educational
technology, and empowering teachers and learners in correctional settings.

This report illustrates various strategies for building relationships between community colleges and prisons.

This report highlights national and state-level practices in community-based correctional education.

This fact sheet provides more information for confined or incarcerated students about the Federal Pell Grant and prison education programs.

This fact sheet provides more information for confined or incarcerated students about the Federal Pell Grant and prison education programs.

This is a Spanish translation of an existing fact sheet. The fact sheet provides more information for confined or incarcerated students about the Federal Pell Grant and prison education programs.

This is a Spanish translation of an existing fact sheet. The fact sheet provides more information for confined or incarcerated students about the Federal Pell Grant and prison education programs.

The purpose of this fact sheet is to outline the Department of Education’s requirements that will
be effective on July 1, 2023 at 34 CFR 668 Subpart P for nationally recognized institutional
accrediting agencies (agencies) for its accredited institutions to establish eligibility of a prison
education program (PEP).

As of July 1, 2023, a confined or incarcerated individual is eligible to receive a Federal
Pell Grant if they enroll in an eligible Prison Education Program (PEP). This fact sheet
provides more information for postsecondary schools about the approval process for
a postsecondary program to become an eligible PEP.

This form is to be completed by institutions of higher education or postsecondary vocational
institutions (institutions) applying to the Department of Education (Department) for approval of a
Prison Education Program (PEP) in collaboration with the appropriate State department of
corrections or other entity responsible for overseeing correctional facilities or the Federal
Bureau of Prisons, if applicable (Oversight entity).

Postsecondary institutions use the E-App to apply for designation as an eligible institution, initial participation, recertification, reinstatement, change in ownership, or to update a current approval.
Updates include changes such as, but not limited to, name or address change, new location or program, increased level of offering, change of officials, or mailing address for publications.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step in the financial aid process. You use the FAFSA form to apply for federal student aid,
such as grants, work-study, and loans. In addition, most states and colleges use
information from the FAFSA form to award nonfederal aid.

This is a Spanish translation of an existing application. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step in the financial aid process. You use the FAFSA form to apply for federal student aid,
such as grants, work-study, and loans. In addition, most states and colleges use
information from the FAFSA form to award nonfederal aid.

The full text of the FAFSA Simplification Act, as passed by the 116th Congress.

The full text of the FAFSA Simplification Act, as passed by the 116th Congress.

This webinar presents research and professional perspectives on the use of technology in prison education programs. The discussion covers how programs can be intentional and thoughtful in their use of technology, how corrections departments can navigate technology vetting and protocols, and how programs can adjust to unexpected circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

This webinar offers an introduction to postsecondary education in prison programs. Experts in the field discuss guiding principles for designing and implementing effective programming.

A report summarizing findings from an evaluation of the Vera Institute of Justice's Renewing Communities initiative between 2016 and 2019. The findings of Vera’s study, summarized here, draw on program data from, and student surveys administered at, all 14 sites. In-depth qualitative research was conducted at five of the community-based programs, housed at different colleges and universities across California.

Drawing on the experiences of the first group of Second Chance Pell colleges, this toolkit, drafted in collaboration with the Chemeketa Community College, is designed to aid new and existing participants as they guide students through the complexities of filing for federal financial aid in prison, including completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA.

By surveying state financial aid laws, regulations, and practices, this report highlights the barriers to financial aid for incarcerated students, reviews available funding sources, suggests ways to incorporate state financial aid into a suite of funding, and provides a state-by-state listing of need- and merit-based aid programs.

This report, which is the result of a collaborative effort with the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, describes how lifting the current ban on awarding Pell Grants to incarcerated people would benefit workers, employers, and states. Specifically, it analyzes the potential employment and earnings impact of postsecondary education programs in prison; identifies the millions of job openings annually that require the skills a person in prison could acquire through postsecondary education; and estimates the money states would save through lower recidivism rates these postsecondary education programs would yield.

This report describes the design and implementation of the Vera Institute of Justice's Unlocking Potential: Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education project. It also outlines the experiences of Pathways partners and students and provides recommendations on policy and practice for college programs with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students.

Fresh Start is a one-time, temporary program from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that offers special benefits for borrowers with defaulted federal student loans. Fresh Start automatically gives you some benefits, such as restoring access to federal student aid grants and post-release loans). But you need to act to claim the full benefits of Fresh Start and get out of default.

Fresh Start is a one-time, temporary program from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that offers special benefits for borrowers with defaulted federal student loans. Fresh Start automatically gives you some benefits, such as restoring access to federal student aid grants and post-release loans). But you need to act to claim the full benefits of Fresh Start and get out of default.