To use the U.S. DOD transition assistance program as a roadmap to delivery of services throughout the three stages of federal inmates' transition: during incarceration, throughout release into…

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 residential reentry centers, and after release to the community. Key services include expanding education and training opportunities aligned with local labor needs, developing digital literacy and employability skills training, and supporting registered apprenticeship opportunities. The funding is also intended to increase employment and wages for program participants and reduce recidivism. As the designated subrecipient, DCEO will lead interdisciplinary, regional teams to coordinate delivery of comprehensive reentry services identified in Illinois' First Step Act initiative from October 2022 through March 2026.

To use the U.S. DOD transition assistance program as a roadmap to delivery of services throughout the three stages of federal inmates' transition: during incarceration, throughout release into residential reentry centers, and after release into the community. Activities performed enrolling and serving federal inmates during incarceration, at rrcs, and upon community release; adoption of dept. Of defense transitioning servicemember model for returning residents; expansion and development of education and training opportunities aligned with local labor market needs; development of interdisciplinary, regional teams led by dceo and returning resident advocates; development of digital literacy and employability skills training; support for "whole household" in programming; expansion of registered apprenticeship program opportunities deliverables enroll 750 participants; increased employment and wage rates for returning residents; reduced recidivism rates for program participants; increased coordination of and capacity building in local workforce innovation areas and social service organizations; new and expanded career and education programs aligned with statewide labor market needs; new digital literacy and essential employability skills curriculum and resources intended beneficiary federal inmates in illinois subrecipient activities comprehensive project services identified in illinois' first step act initiative