Cooperative Agreement 2010DBBXK121

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was awarded a $30 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to deliver reentry services to federal inmates in Illinois. The award will fund DCEO's adoption of the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program model to deliver reentry services to 750 federal inmates during incarceration, in...

This $2,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.270 Reentry Employment Opportunities program) aims to prepare corrections-involved youth and young adults in Lansing and Flint, Michigan for employment while mitigating violence in these high-poverty, high-crime communities. The award recipient, Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc. (Peckham, Inc.), is a nonprofit vocational rehabilitation organization that specializes...

The Department of Labor & Industry Pa, through a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270), will expand its existing PROWD (Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development) program to provide job club, navigation, and peer mentoring services to help formerly incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania secure sustainable, high-quality employment and reduce...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation, doing business as the HSU Foundation, under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will fund a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree program in Communication for inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison, California's only super-maximum security facility. The program aims to serve 60 students, with over half expected to complete their degrees. It will also...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $20 million cooperative agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The award will fund the development of reentry services in five minimum and two low-security prisons and camps in Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 through March 30, 2026. Key services include job club programming, case management, and employment navigation to reduce...

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...

This $24 million cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration will fund a First Step Act initiative through the Reentry Employment Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 17.270). The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development will provide pre- and post-release career pathways training, employment skills development, job placement assistance and support services to individuals residing in four minimum- or low-security...

Federal Grant Award Summary Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc. received a $3,051,056.18 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program (CFDA 17.270), effective July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028. Under this award, Peckham will provide comprehensive workforce development services designed to support justice-involved individuals in successfully reintegrating into their communities through...

The Pima County Community College District (PCCCD) received a $1,232,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. This three-year grant, active from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, will fund PCCCD's Downtown Campus BCT Program. This program provides vocational training and workforce development services, with a focus on delivering business, computer, and entrepreneurship coursework to incarcerated individuals....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary El Paso Community College has been awarded a $709,851.13 Cooperative Agreement from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002) for the period of May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. Under this award, EPCC will establish and maintain an APEX (Accelerator for Procurement Technical Assistance) Accelerator center to provide free procurement technical assistance and government...