SEC. 2. GRANT TO PROMOTE RE-ENTRY TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bu-
reau of Justice Assistance shall establish a grant program 
called the ‘‘Second Chance Opportunity for Re-Entry Edu-
cation Grant Program’’ (in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘Program’’) to promote re-entry training programs and 
reduce recidivism to county jails for qualified non-violent 
inmates. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Director may award a grant on a competitive 
basis in accordance with this section. 
(c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award a 
grant under the Program to a county with a county 
jail inmate population of 500 or more inmates, de-
termined by the Director to have the authority and 
capability to carry out a project described in sub-
section (d). 
(2) COUNTY
COORDINATION.—The Director 
may award a grant under the Program to two or 
more counties, as a group, with a county jail inmate 
population of less than 500 inmates if the combined 
inmate population of these counties is 500 or more 
inmates and together these counties are determined 
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by the Director to have the authority and capability 
to carry out a project described in subsection (d). 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Grant funds awarded 
under the Program may only be used to develop or manage 
an existing career training program at a county jail to pro-
vide training in welding, heating ventilation, and air condi-
tioning (HVAC), plumbing, or any other career training 
program determined to be an eligible project by the Direc-
tor. 
(e) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the Program, a county with a county jail in-
mate population of 500 or more inmates may submit 
to the Director an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the Direc-
tor determines to be appropriate. 
(2) COUNTY COORDINATION.—To be eligible for 
a grant under the Program, two or more counties 
with a combined county jail inmate population of 
500 or more inmates may submit to the Director an 
application as a group, in such form, at such time, 
and containing such information as the Director de-
termines to be appropriate. 
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(f) PRIORITY.—In making a grant under the Pro-
gram, the Director shall give priority to an eligible recipi-
ent that— 
(1) has career training programs and facilities 
for such programs; 
(2) coordinates with local or adjacent civilian 
trade schools, technical or vocational institutes, or 
community colleges that can provide paid instructors 
for inmate classroom instruction; 
(3) as county owned or leased land that can 
support construction of classroom and vocational 
training space; 
(4) has county assets so that the county can 
transport, feed, and secure inmates during inmate 
classroom instruction and traveling to and from such 
classroom instruction; 
(5) has administrative support from a county 
sheriff, county judge, or county commissioners court 
members, as applicable; and 
(6) coordinates with non-profit organizations 
and unions that have expertise and experience in ca-
reer training programs. 
(g) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—The amount 
of a grant under the Program shall not exceed $500,000, 
including if a grant is made to two or more counties with 
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a combined county jail inmate population of 500 or more 
inmates. 
(h) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project assisted with a grant under the Program shall 
not exceed 75 percent. 
(i) EVALUATION OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 365 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter, an eligible recipient who is awarded a 
grant under the Program shall submit to the Director a 
report on the Program, including: 
(1) The number of inmates that entered career 
training programs developed pursuant to the Pro-
gram. 
(2) The number of inmates that completed or 
graduated career training programs developed pur-
suant to the Program. 
(3) The number of inmates that completed or 
graduated career training programs developed pur-
suant to the Program and re-entered the county jail 
after their release from jail. 
(4) The number of inmates that completed or 
graduated career training programs developed pur-
suant to the Program who found employment after 
release and what career field they are employed in. 
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(j) QUALIFIED NON-VIOLENT INMATES DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘qualified non-violent inmates’’ 
means— 
(1) a non-violent individual who has not been 
convicted of an offense during the course of which— 
(A) the individual used a firearm or other 
dangerous weapon; or 
(B) there occurred the death of, or serious 
bodily injury to, any person; 
(2) a non-violent individual who has not been 
charged or convicted of any offense under Federal or 
State law, punishable by imprisonment for a term 
exceeding one year, that is murder, voluntary man-
slaughter, kidnapping, aggravated assault, a forcible 
sex offense, robbery, arson, extortion, or the use or 
unlawful possession of a firearm described in section 
5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 (26 
U.S.C. 5845(a)) or explosive material as defined in 
section 841(c) of title 18, United States Code. 
(k) FUNDING OF PROGRAM.—Section 506 of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 198 (34 
U.S.C. 10157) is amended by inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) Of the total amount made available to carry out 
this part for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall re-
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serve not more than 3 percent to be granted to 1 or more 
county for the grant program established pursuant to the 
‘SCORE Act of 2021’ for each of the fiscal years 2022 
to 2027.’’. 
Æ 
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