BJA FY 14 Maximizing the Affordable Care Act: Improving Recidivism and Health Outcomes for the Justice-Involved Population

Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2014-3843 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.751Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationFor profit organizations other than small businessesOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-BJAClosing Date: May 22, 2014Award Ceiling: $500,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Apr 03, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Because of the Medicaid expansion to childless adults and the subsidies to make private health insurance more affordable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a significant portion of the justice-involved population will gain eligibility, for the first time, for Medicaid and/or private health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Justice-involved individuals are seven times as likely as the general population to experience mental illness, substance abuse disorders, infectious disease, and chronic health conditions, making reentry from jails and prison an especially critical juncture. For individuals reentering communities after incarceration...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding