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 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program provides $600,000 in funding to Casa Esperanza Inc., a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. The project, titled "Mi Camino Peer Support Services," aims to enhance and strengthen a Latino community of...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1.1 million Project Grant to the Administrative Office of Trial Court in Boston, Massachusetts under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) federal grant program. The four-year award running from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026 will support the High-Risk Probationer Recidivism Reduction Project. This project will utilize performance-based and outcomes-focused programming...
This federal Project Grant award of $705,664 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) supports Inspire Together, a minority-owned and woman-owned nonprofit organization, in providing pre-release case management and supportive services for 200 youth transitioning from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall to South Los Angeles over a 3-year period. The project will focus on serving youth facing...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Department of Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), awarded a $749,996 Project Grant to Inspire Together, a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization in San Pedro, California. The grant will fund Inspire Together's provision of comprehensive pre- and post-release reentry services for adults returning to San Bernardino County from incarceration, with a focus on transition-aged youth, those who will be homeless upon...
New Age Services Corporation was awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812). The award will fund the Rescue and Recovery Community Reentry Project for Men of Color, which aims to establish a sustainable system of care for 150 adult incarcerated persons with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders in Cook County, Illinois over...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $743,662 Project Grant to the Second Chance Center, Inc. (SCC), a Colorado-based nonprofit organization. The funding will be used from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026 to provide comprehensive reentry services to individuals with substance use disorders or behavioral health conditions who are being released from the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Key services to be provided through the award...
This $744,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will support the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project (SF Pretrial) in strengthening the jail reentry process in San Francisco, CA. The project will provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed case management and supervision for high-need, moderate- to high-risk individuals released pretrial to SF Pretrial's intensive...
The Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Massachusetts received a $850,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant funding will support the "Community Pathways Program," which aims to improve outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders and other behavioral health issues who are reentering the community under Massachusetts...
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...