The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Alvis Inc., doing business as Alvis House, to provide pre- and post-release services for up to 90 incarcerated adults in the Franklin County (Ohio) Correction Centers. The program, called Out4Work, will deliver a 15-week cognitive-behavioral intervention and employment training curriculum, industry-recognized credential attainment, and 12...
The Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court received a $390,182 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2016 under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program to fund a Crisis Intervention/Behavioral Health Specialist position through September 30, 2021. The Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative aims to reduce recidivism and help individuals returning from prisons and jails to...
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) will receive $1,072,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand supportive housing services for individuals returning to Ohio communities from incarceration. ODRC and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) propose to enhance and expand the Reentry Housing Ohio (RHO) program, which provides permanent supportive housing, in Knox, Muskingum, and...
The Licking County Coalition for Housing (LCCH) in Ohio was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will enable LCCH to study the impact of permanent supportive housing with peer support services for individuals with mental health illnesses and substance use disorders transitioning from incarceration in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. The project aims to identify...
This $832,988 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), supports a three-phase project by Justice System Partners (JSP) to transform the culture of substance use recovery in Massachusetts. In Phase 1, JSP will prepare the Massachusetts Department of Corrections and Parole Board to adopt a "Coaching Model for Change" that includes new drug testing policies focused on voluntary...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) aims to create a "Smart Housing Reentry Initiative" that will increase housing options and provide other services to support the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals in Clark County, Ohio. The Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, Greene and Madison Counties, in partnership with the Clark County...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant over 3 years under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to CGA, Inc. to expand the Pinal County Community Reentry Project. The project will provide peer recovery support services, including individual assessment, case management, and referrals, to approximately 300 inmates preparing for release and during reentry from state prisons and the Pinal County Jail. The project will also train individuals to become...
The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OOCJS) was awarded a $1,127,507 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant aims to increase access to evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and reduce overdose deaths among incarcerated individuals in Ohio. Key objectives include enhancing residential treatment services, improving...
This $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund comprehensive behavioral healthcare services for juveniles and adults in six counties through the Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant aims to address gaps in crisis stabilization, staffing shortages, limited treatment options, and untreated substance use and mental health issues exacerbated by the opioid epidemic...
The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services will receive $1,356,721 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program. The award will support the provision of evidence-based substance use disorder prevention and treatment services to incarcerated individuals in Ohio from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Specifically, the funding will enhance access to...