Cooperative Agreement OST12EC01

The Soulfisher Ministries (TSM), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). Through this funding, TSM will implement its Trim Tab Boot Camp program to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to 18 faith-based and community-based organizations that specialize in reentry services for women. The goals of the Trim Tab...

This three-year, $534,680 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will fund the development and operation of a new Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) program called REACH in Alabama. Led by the University of Alabama's Forensic Assessment, Intervention, Research, and Evaluation program, the project aims to address Alabama's shortage of competency...

This Project Grant award, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), aims to enhance public safety and build trust between the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (HCCSCD) and the local community in Houston, Texas. The $850,000 award will fund three key initiatives over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027: Training HCCSCD staff in the HEAT curriculum, an evidence-based program for...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Metro Community Ministries Inc. a $4 million Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The grant will support Metro Community Ministries' REINTEGRATION OF EX-OFFENDERS project located in San Diego, CA. Through this funding, Metro Community Ministries will provide reentry services focused on increasing employment...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Trinity Educators Development Corporation Inc. from August 18, 2022 to September 14, 2023 under the Conservation Stewardship Program. The award will support outreach assistance through Trinity's provision of technical assistance and education to eligible agricultural producers in Mississippi. Through CSP, NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $114,720 Formula Grant to Silva And Lopez Associates, Inc., doing business as South Texas Training Center, on September 10, 2021 to provide emergency aid to students through September 9, 2022. The grant funding was provided through the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) program, authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 84.425, to prevent,...

The Recovery Resource Council was awarded a $444,702 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.060). The project period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The purpose of the grant is to fund educational initiatives that teach adolescents strategies for voluntarily avoiding non-marital sexual activity and making healthy decisions to prevent pregnancy,...

The Soulfisher Ministries (TSM) was awarded a $900,000 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) to provide workforce development and reentry services for individuals released from three Missouri Department of Corrections facilities to St. Louis, Missouri. TSM will serve a minimum of 75 men and women for one year following their release, providing pre-release intake and...

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 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Start Corp, a non-profit organization in Houma, Louisiana. The grant will fund a new community-based reentry program to provide comprehensive, evidence-based, pre- and post-release services in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Key program activities include: Expanding Start Corp's substance use disorder treatment program to provide 12-week Moral Reconation Therapy...