Block Grant 2019CYBX0006

The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Ser-Metro Detroit Jobs For Progress, Inc. under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The 36-month program aims to reduce recidivism and facilitate successful reentry for up to 100 incarcerated individuals from Michigan correctional facilities into the Detroit and Wayne County communities. Key services provided include career readiness training, wrap-around support (housing, mental health,...

The Berrien-Cass-Van Buren Workforce Development Board (DBA Kinexus), a non-profit organization, was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The purpose of this 3-year grant is to expand Kinexus' existing community-based reentry program to serve two local jails in southwest Michigan. Key activities include providing validated risk assessments, customized reentry plans, comprehensive case management, and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $784,194 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Black Family Development, Inc., a non-profit organization in Detroit, Michigan. The grant will fund the organization's "Second Chance Reentry Program" to provide intensive, team-based support services for youth in nine Wayne County zip codes. The program will deliver interventions across six...

The Family Wellness Outreach Center of Georgia will use $900,000 in funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to deliver employment and vocational services to reentering adults in Southwest Georgia. The organization will establish a career training program guided by labor market needs to serve 102 individuals at high risk of reoffending across 14 counties. Primary activities will...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Milwaukee County to implement the SMART Reentry: Housing Demonstration Project. The project aims to increase affordable, safe housing options for residents of the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center (CRC) reentering the community. Key project activities include convening a reentry task force, providing secure short-term and permanent housing...

The County of Palm Beach, Florida will receive $750,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The funding will support Palm Beach County's RESTORE program to coordinate comprehensive treatment, recovery, and reentry services for 90 individuals released from the county jail to underserved communities. Services will include substance abuse...

The Hope Network West Michigan will provide holistic reentry services to at least 120 at-risk youth through its Harnessing Our Potential to Excel (H.O.P.E.) program. Funded by a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the H.O.P.E. program will integrate comprehensive case management, supportive peer mentoring, resource navigation, reentry action planning, customized post-release employment...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to St. Louis County Administration Building under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The purpose is to coordinate wrap-around behavioral health services for individuals incarcerated in the St. Louis County Jail and upon reentry to the community. Key activities include managing scheduling for diagnostics and treatment, coordinating interdepartmental teams, providing insurance navigation, and developing...

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) will use a $900,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand its Reentry Educational Vocational and Mentoring Program (REVAMP) at Santa Rita Jail in Oakland, California. The funding is provided under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), which aims to help individuals returning from incarceration successfully reintegrate into their communities. Specifically,...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Start Corp, a non-profit organization in Houma, Louisiana. The grant will fund a new community-based reentry program to provide comprehensive, evidence-based, pre- and post-release services in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Key program activities include: Expanding Start Corp's substance use disorder treatment program to provide 12-week Moral Reconation Therapy...