Project Grant 2009CZBX0036

The Office of Youth Development in Louisiana received a $1,125,000 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) to implement several initiatives aimed at improving probation and parole efforts, enhancing training for staff, and reducing recidivism among justice-involved youth. Key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Implementing the REPATH system...

The federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), funds the Youth Oasis Resilient Futures Program. This $784,195 grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, supports a community-based reentry program for youth ages 16-22 exiting the juvenile justice system in Louisiana. The program provides pre-release case management, housing assistance, skill-building across...

The City of New Orleans Orleans Parish Juvenile Court (OPJC) will use a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to implement the Orleans Parish Healing Centered Cultural Continuum and New Orleans' first Youth Mental Health Court. The program will provide 100 system-involved youth exhibiting mental health or substance use disorders with comprehensive case...

The Louisiana Parole Project has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). This funding will strengthen the mental health and substance abuse screening and assessment process for individuals preparing to return to the community after serving long sentences in prison. The grant will support a mental health care team of two Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) and one...

The City of New Orleans, through its Division of Housing doing business as Job 1 Office of Workforce Development, has been awarded a $1,218,757 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). The grant will fund the Reimagining Employment Strategies to Offer Reentry to Employment and Beyond (RESTORE) program, which aims to remove barriers and provide a pathway for 150 incarcerated individuals in...

The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) in New Orleans, Louisiana was awarded a $985,054 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant funding will enable OPSO to implement a formal reentry program for the approximately 1,000-1,100 individuals housed at the Orleans Justice Center, 90% of whom are African-American and at high risk of recidivism. Key program components include...

The Louisiana Parole Project (LPP) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to support its Employment Enhancement Program. The Program will connect individuals on parole in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas to employment opportunities and training prior to and after release through establishing communication between corrections officials and regional...

The Jefferson Parish Government was awarded a $1,000,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the Jefferson Parish Reentry Program. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812), with a completion date of September 30, 2025. The Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative aims to reduce recidivism and help individuals returning from prisons and jails to successfully...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to START CORPORATION (START) to implement a new community-based reentry program in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The program will provide comprehensive, evidence-based pre- and post-release services, including: Expansion of START's substance use disorder treatment program, offering 12-week Moral Reconation Therapy through an intensive outpatient program and...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections will use a $741,960 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to implement the THRIVE (Therapeutic, Restorative, and Inspired Visitation Enhancement) program. Under this Children of Incarcerated Parents grant, the Department will plan, build, and design family-friendly visitation spaces and updated safety protocols for children visiting...