Project Grant 2018CZBX0029

The Salt Lake County Human Services Department was awarded a $825,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will fund the "Enhancing Access for Reentry Success" (EARS) pilot project, which aims to reduce recidivism and increase successful community reintegration for incarcerated adults in Salt Lake County who have a behavioral health disorder diagnosis and are...

The Salt Lake County Jail Release Resource Center was awarded a $1 million 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) federal grant program. The grant will fund the establishment of a release resource center to provide formerly incarcerated individuals services to aid their reentry into the community from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. As described in the grant...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was awarded a $506,901 Cooperative Agreement by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to "Enhance Housing Placement Decisions to Improve Prison Safety" in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR). The project aims to address serious violence in ADCRR through innovative housing policy enhancements, leveraging recent research to develop and implement...

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), Clinical Division was awarded a $825,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The funding will be used to establish the Community Peer Support and Early Intervention Program, which will provide specialized case management and peer support services to adult individuals reentering the Denver metro area with co-occurring mental health...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Weber County, Utah a $1.3 million project grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program to enhance reentry support services for justice-involved individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The grant will fund two peer recovery support specialists and two reentry coordinators to provide addiction recovery and systems navigation services integrated within the local criminal justice system and homeless shelter. It...

The South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). The award period is from April 7, 2021 through April 6, 2025 to support reintegration services for ex-offenders in Pierre, South Dakota. This particular grant aims to increase employment opportunities for returning citizens and at-risk youth through reentry...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $2,908,156.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant was awarded to the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URIRF), a non-profit research and economic development organization, to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in Rhode Island. The funding will support URIRF's...

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 Siouxland Human Investment Partnership (SHIP) will deliver pre- and post-release transitional services to help youth successfully reintegrate into their communities through a $750,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The award will support SHIP and its partner entities in delivering relevant training to the Woodbury County Decategorization (DCAT) Committee and stakeholders positioned to...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the County of Santa Barbara, CA to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant aims to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism by offering pre- and post-release services, including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management,...