Cooperative Agreement 2019ARBXK014

The Smyth County Recovery Court (SCRC) was awarded a $969,807 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant funding will be used to enhance the SCRC's recovery management services and implement equity and inclusion program assessment tools. Key activities include coordinating workforce development classes on interviewing skills, job search assistance, and resume building to reduce...

The County of Summit Court of Common Pleas and Adult Probation Department in Akron, Ohio will receive $792,701 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand their existing Swift, Certain, and Fair Probation Program (SCORR). The original SCORR program targeted high-risk probationers; the expansion will serve additional risk levels and individuals through innovative housing, dedicated caseworkers, educational programming, and...

The Helen Ross McNabb Center, a nonprofit organization in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been awarded a $825,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will support the implementation of the FY 2024 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The program aims to improve cross-system...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded South Central Workforce Development Council a $8.0 million Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program (CFDA 17.270), effective July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028. The grant funds comprehensive workforce development services designed to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism for justice-involved individuals. Core services delivered include occupational skills...

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety was awarded a $576,268 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program. The grant will fund three residential substance use disorder treatment units within South Carolina correctional facilities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The sole subgrantee, the South Carolina Department of Corrections, will operate two of the...

The Children's Trust of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Corrections will use a $741,960 award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop a family education program under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812). The program aims to reduce risk factors and improve protective factors for high-risk families with incarcerated parents by engaging parents and children in innovative...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6 million Project Grant to the Little Rock Workforce Investment Board through the Reentry Employment Opportunities program. The grant will fund job readiness training, occupational training, case management, legal advocacy, mental health counseling and referrals for 200 individuals in the six months prior to release from the Pulaski County Correctional Facility. Services will include comprehensive individual...

The Salt Lake County Jail Release Resource Center was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) federal grant program. The grant will fund the establishment of a release resource center to provide formerly incarcerated individuals services to aid their reentry into the community from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. As described in the grant...

The Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services will partner with Justice Works Youth Care to implement the Clark County Youth Reintegration Program. Funded by a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the program will utilize evidence-based methodologies to reduce recidivism among youth exiting the Spring Mountain Youth Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Running from October 1, 2022 to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $644,933 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, acting as the State Administrative Agency, to administer funding to the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). The RSAT grant supports the identification, assessment, referral, and continuum of addiction treatment services for adult and youthful offender alcohol and drug...