1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 . 2. Offender education re-entry pilot program (a) Authorization The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a pilot program for 5 years which makes grants to not more than 10 historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programming to eligible offenders in order to facilitate re-entry into the community. (b) Application The chief executive officer of a historically Black college or university seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (c) Matching funds The portion of the costs of a program provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent. The recipient of a grant under this section may meet the matching requirement under this subsection by making in-kind contributions of goods or services that are directly related to the purpose for which such grant was awarded. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term educational programming means— (A) general education development (GED) programming; or (B) educational courses which are transferable for course credit at that historically Black college or university. (2) The term eligible offender means an individual who was convicted of a criminal offense and— (A) has been released from incarceration for not longer than one year