Project Grant 15PJDP22GG03268SCAX

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $30.7 million Project Grant to Persevere under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). Persevere will use the funding to scale its Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance program, which provides intensive skills training and work-based learning opportunities to justice-impacted individuals. Employer partners such as Banyan Labs, Epic Games, and Protech will design curricula, train instructors, and...

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 Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) will provide mentoring and positive youth development activities for 300 underserved youth in Los Angeles, California through a $681,818 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Specifically, YMC will implement its Mentoring Making Resiliency Real program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program will connect at-risk youth ages 13-17 with caring adult mentors...

The Face to Face Enrichment Center will receive $900,000 through a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The Center will provide mentoring and mental health services to at least 120 at-risk and justice-involved youth ages 10-17 annually in Southeast Louisiana. Specifically, the Community Organizations and Programs that Empower Youth...

The Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services will partner with Justice Works Youth Care to implement the Clark County Youth Reintegration Program. Funded by a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the program will utilize evidence-based methodologies to reduce recidivism among youth exiting the Spring Mountain Youth Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Running from October 1, 2022 to...

The Council on At-Risk Youth (CARY) will provide trauma-informed care and violence prevention services to middle school students in Austin, Texas through a $750,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The award period is from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under the STOP School Violence Program, CARY will enhance its PeaceROX program at three Austin Independent School District middle schools serving...

This $750,000 Project 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) will fund the "Project Reconnect" program delivered by the Center for Family Services Inc., a non-profit organization based in Camden, New Jersey. The program will engage 90 youth and their families, providing individualized strategies and resources to support successful reintegration into the community. Key...

This $784,194 Project Grant award from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) supports Sbcs Corporation, a non-profit organization in Chula Vista, California, in assisting youth to successfully transition from juvenile residential facilities back to their communities. The key objectives are to: 1) Expand and strengthen prosocial, evidence-informed programming for youth in long-term custody and reentering the...

The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) received a $1,531,403 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) to support efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities (RED) in the juvenile justice system and promote positive youth development (PYD). The funding will be used to provide delinquency prevention services targeting at-risk African American...

The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) was awarded a $1,438,627 Formula Grant by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) program. The grant will fund programming from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026 aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities (RED) in the juvenile justice system and promoting positive youth development...