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 U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to The Center for People in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will fund a program to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in Lancaster County and the Lincoln metropolitan area. Key program components include career development training,...
The Colorado Department of Corrections Division of Adult Parole received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant funds will be used to develop a pay-for-performance program that coordinates recovery residences and provides behavioral health services for individuals with serious mental illness during the first 6-9 months of their reentry into the community. The program...
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 (BJA), through the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to Oar Of Fairfax County, Inc. to address unemployment and reduce recidivism among justice-involved adults in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties, Virginia. Over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027, the Fair Chance Employment Program will provide pre-release employment assistance to up to 150 individuals detained in the Loudoun...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to St. Louis County Administration Building under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The purpose is to coordinate wrap-around behavioral health services for individuals incarcerated in the St. Louis County Jail and upon reentry to the community. Key activities include managing scheduling for diagnostics and treatment, coordinating interdepartmental teams, providing insurance navigation, and developing...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the U.S. Department of Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), awarded a $862,040 Project Grant to the Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC) to implement the FY 2024 Smart Reentry Housing Demonstration Program in the twelve counties of the Piedmont Triad region in North Carolina. The purpose of this 3-year project is to develop a comprehensive, pre-release and post-release engagement plan to provide access to secure and...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Recovery Point of Huntington, Inc. a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to implement a Second Chance Reentry Program in partnership with the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Kanawha Institute for Social Research and Action, Inc. The program will provide pre-release, post-release, and stability services to incarcerated males...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $825,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Salt Lake County, Utah. The grant will fund the Enhancing Access for Reentry Success (EARS) Pilot Project, which aims to reduce recidivism, increase behavior changes, and eliminate barriers to reentry for incarcerated adults with behavioral health disorders in Salt Lake County. Key project activities include: 1) providing case management, resource...
The Baltimore County Second Chance for Children Project is a $1,070,865 federal grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.812 Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative). The project will provide dedicated services in Baltimore County, Maryland, which has a high recidivism rate for justice-involved youth returning to the community. Services will address the educational needs of project participants for one year after they return to...