Project Grant 2010DDBX0622

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) received a $316,919 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant funding will support continuing therapeutic community programming through the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) at New Mexico correctional facilities. Key objectives include providing substance abuse treatment, reentry...

This $900,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) will fund Capacity Builders Inc.'s 36-month "Improving Reentry Education Program" to provide workforce development services to 150 Navajo American Indian adults who are incarcerated in correctional facilities in the Navajo Nation. The program will offer job readiness screening, career counseling, and personalized education and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $229,405 Formula Grant under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593) to the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS). This funding will support NMDPS's partnership with the New Mexico Second Judicial District Court's Young Adult Court (YAC) program to enhance long-term public safety and reduce recidivism among at-risk young adults in Bernalillo County, New...

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 New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families has received a $614,595 Formula Grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) to support a broad range of youth services and system improvements across the state of New Mexico. The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year grant include: Provision of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, with a focus on...

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (ND DOCR) was awarded a $696,500 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will be used to enhance reentry outcomes through education, with the implementation of the Prison Education Program (PEP) in collaboration with Bismarck State College and Valley City State University. The PEP aims to provide incarcerated individuals...

The New York City Department of Correction (NYC DOC) received a $498,500 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to enhance reentry services for high-risk individuals in DOC custody. Key activities include: Identifying incarcerated individuals at high risk of recidivism and providing them with intensive, individualized services. This includes using motivational interviewing to address criminogenic needs,...

The University of New Mexico, in partnership with (De)Serving Life, received a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) to examine parole decision-making, juvenile lifer reentry, and juvenile sentencing in New Mexico following the passage of the "No Life Sentences for Juveniles Act (2023)". The research aims to improve parole and reentry outcomes for individuals sentenced to life or long...

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) received a $399,949 Project Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs to implement the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). This 3-year grant, running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will enable NMDPS to partner with Bernalillo, Santa Fe, and Torrance Counties in New Mexico to: 1) enhance sex offender monitoring and tracking, 2) increase sex offender...

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...