Formula Grant Q331A100032

This Project Grant award of $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) will support the Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties, Inc. in providing education and training to inmates at the Oneida County Jail in New York. The project aims to increase employment success for incarcerated individuals with sentences under one year, particularly those from underrepresented and historically...

This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will create programming to train incarcerated individuals in Rhode Island with marketable skills. The goal is to provide meaningful education and employment opportunities for this population, thereby closing the skills gap and reducing recidivism. The award recipient, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, will develop and implement this...

The Workplace Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will fund the organization's delivery of a range of employment and training services through February 28, 2026. Key activities include job training, career...

This $333,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), aims to develop a comprehensive, electronically accessible training platform for use by the Department of Corrections and affiliated agencies. The platform will offer a suite of self-paced, instructor-led courses covering life skills, job skills, entrepreneurship, domestic violence awareness, healthy relationships, and personal...

The Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to enhance vocational training and case management for incarcerated individuals at moderate or high risk of recidivism. The funding will support VDOC's transition from correctional industry production to a vocational training model across six facilities. VDOC will provide hard skills instruction in sectors like...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to Keys 2 Work, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will fund comprehensive workforce development services to support the successful reintegration of justice-involved individuals in the local community. Key services to be...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,406 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Workforce Inc. dba Recycle Force for the "Recycling Lives" project. The 24-month grant will fund an initiative to expand job training and job placement programs for justice-involved adults aged 18 and over living in high-crime, high-poverty areas of Indianapolis, Indiana. The project...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $5,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.270 - Reentry Employment Opportunities) supports comprehensive workforce development services for justice-involved individuals to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism. Key services include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring, and placement assistance to connect participants to in-demand industries and...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the County of Santa Barbara, CA to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant aims to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism by offering pre- and post-release services, including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management,...

This $749,997 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) supports the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA) in delivering vocational training, job placement, and supportive services to 125 justice-involved individuals at moderate to high risk of recidivism over a 3-year period. The funding will enable NCIA's Herbert J. Hoelter Vocational Training Center to provide participants...