Project Grant 2020RYBX0001

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 Superior Court of California County of Alameda received a $550,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA #16.585) to enhance its adult reentry court program. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2021 for a performance period through September 30, 2025, will support the Court's efforts to provide evidence-based treatment and services to individuals with substance use...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded the California Workforce Development Board a $10.7 million cooperative agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). The award will fund workforce development services for individuals involved in the federal criminal justice system in California from October 2022 through March 2026. Key services include providing Multi-Craft Core Curriculum certification training to 550 incarcerated individuals...

The Partner4Work Pittsburgh Reentry Career Services Program (PRCS) will provide $900,000 in career services and support to individuals reentering the community from incarceration in Allegheny County Jail. Funded through the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), PRCS aims to reduce recidivism by connecting participants with in-demand employment opportunities through occupational training,...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the County of Santa Barbara, CA to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant aims to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism by offering pre- and post-release services, including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management,...

The Retraining The Village organization will receive $750,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement a Second Chance Adult Reentry Project. The project will provide comprehensive pre- and post-release reentry services for individuals exiting state prisons and county jails in San Mateo County, California. Services will include assessment, case management, counseling, substance use disorder treatment,...

The County of Alameda received a $375,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to support community policing efforts through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which aims to enhance public safety by assisting law enforcement agencies in building community trust and developing collaborative problem-solving approaches through...

This $900,000 award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812) supports the "Prison to Careers Equity Pathway" pilot program at Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services Inc. (UAS). The project aims to expand the university's successful prison degree program by connecting formerly incarcerated college graduates with regional employers and community organizations to facilitate their...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Alvis Inc., doing business as Alvis House, to provide pre- and post-release services for up to 90 incarcerated adults in the Franklin County (Ohio) Correction Centers. The program, called Out4Work, will deliver a 15-week cognitive-behavioral intervention and employment training curriculum, industry-recognized credential attainment, and 12...

The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda was awarded $749,496 under the Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will fund the expansion of the Court's Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) to serve up to 200 justice-involved veterans, including those ineligible for other collaborative courts due to criminal history. Key deliverables include identifying and promptly...