Project Grant 2009CZBX0034

This federal Project Grant award of $709,213.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will fund the Baltimore County Second Chance for Children Project. This pilot program aims to provide dedicated reentry services and address the educational needs of youth returning to the Baltimore County community, which has a high recidivism rate. The project will employ reentry...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $784,194 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Voices Of Our Sisters, Inc., in collaboration with community partner Rectify. The funding will support the delivery of holistic, evidence-based reentry programming for youth returning to Baltimore, Maryland. Key services include assessments, one-on-one case management, group support, social development...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the B-Ready: The Brownsville Reentry Program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The grant, funded through the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), will support a comprehensive, individualized reentry program for 100 youth ages 12-18 assessed as moderate risk and returning...

This $750,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will allow Healthcare Access Maryland, a community-based non-profit organization, to implement a 3-year program called Returning Citizens Community Connections. The program will provide 60 days of intensive post-release care coordination services, including Medicaid enrollment assistance, navigation to primary care and behavioral...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $784,194 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Black Family Development, Inc., a non-profit organization in Detroit, Michigan. The grant will fund the organization's "Second Chance Reentry Program" to provide intensive, team-based support services for youth in nine Wayne County zip codes. The program will deliver interventions across six...

The City of Baltimore received a $997,351 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The award will support the REIMAGINING YOUTH VIOLENCE: PRIORITIZING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION initiative under the Community-Based Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.123). Three sub-awards were provided to support services. We Our US Unity Engagement...

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender will receive $749,362 through September 2025 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Community Engagement Reentry Project, which will develop and implement release plans for incarcerated individuals in Maryland with mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Services include identifying client needs, release advocacy and planning, referrals and...

The Motivating Youth to Successfully & Knowledgeably Re-Integrate through Legal Life Skills Initiative (MY SKILLS) will provide detained youth in Northern Virginia with support services throughout the reentry process. Funded with a $750,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Street Law Inc. will deliver skills training and tools to help reduce recidivism. The grant was awarded on October 1,...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore will receive $999,999 under a cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention STOP School Violence Program. The Club will implement programming to prevent youth violence, delinquency, and victimization for 1,300 youth aged 6-18 attending Title I schools in Cambridge, Maryland. Activities will include developing a school safety strategic plan with...

The Safer Foundation received a $3.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The grant aims to increase employment opportunities for youth involved or at risk of involvement in crime and violence through reentry services. As part of the Reentry Employment Opportunities program's focus on both adult reentry and at-risk...