Cooperative Agreement 2011DBBXK011

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735), has awarded a $3,387,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Urban Institute, in collaboration with The Moss Group as a proposed subrecipient. The funding will support a project to identify and select approximately 25 state, local, and tribal confinement agencies across the U.S. and provide up to $50,000 in two-year microgrants to each agency. The...

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 Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $319,830 Formula Grant to the Governor, Texas Office Of The Office Of The Governor State Of Texas Division under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) to support efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards in Texas juvenile facilities. The funding will be used to strengthen PREA standards related to investigations, staff training, and incident reviews, as the state works to...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, a component of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, awarded Partnership For Environmental Progress (PEP) $125,000 under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CFDA 21.020) on September 30, 2025. This Project Grant provides technical assistance funding to build organizational capacity within certified and emerging CDFIs serving low-income communities and populations lacking adequate access to...

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...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to The Petey Greene Program Inc. located in Princeton, NJ. The purpose of this 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, is to expand the educational tutoring and college readiness program at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Chester, PA. The program aims to provide academic tutoring and college preparation services to 60 incarcerated individuals...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary El Paso Community College (EPCC) received 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), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. Under this award, EPCC will establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator center to provide free procurement technical assistance to business entities, including newly established firms, seeking to participate in...

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 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...