This $2,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program is intended to prepare corrections-involved youth and young adults in Lansing and Flint, Michigan for employment while also mitigating violence in these high-poverty, high-crime communities. The 3.5-year grant period runs from March 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 and will be executed by Peckham Vocational...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,999,999.00 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 will fund comprehensive workforce development services delivered by the Berrien-Cass-Van Buren Workforce Development Board, Inc. (doing business as Michigan Works! Berrien-Cass-Van) to support the reintegration of justice-involved individuals in southwest Michigan. The 4-year award,...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Ser-Metro Detroit Jobs For Progress, Inc. under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The 36-month program aims to reduce recidivism and facilitate successful reentry for up to 100 incarcerated individuals from Michigan correctional facilities into the Detroit and Wayne County communities. Key services provided include career readiness training, wrap-around support (housing, mental health,...
The $12 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) will fund workforce development services for 350 justice-involved young adults in Milwaukee, WI. Midwest Urban Strategies Inc. will serve as the local project manager, coordinating comprehensive case management, skills training, credential attainment assistance, and job placement services through December 2025. Services will include...
This Project Grant award of $447,957 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) will support the Genesee Health System, a local government entity in Flint, Michigan, in providing a range of housing and supportive services to address homelessness in the community. The funding will enable Genesee Health System to carry out eligible activities under the CoC Program, including permanent housing, transitional housing,...
This Project Grant award of $304,114 was provided on April 23, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). The funding is intended to support the Genesee Health System, a local government-owned entity in Flint, Michigan, in delivering a range of eligible activities under the CoC program. This can include permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS),...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded an $11,482,900 cooperative agreement to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity under the Reentry Employment Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 17.270). The award will support expansion of in-reach services at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan and four associated residential reentry centers through March 2026. Key deliverables include establishing a statewide network to support...
The Gang Alternative, Inc. received a $6 million project grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to provide career pathway training and workforce development services to at-risk youth in Miami, Florida. The grant aims to introduce 160 justice-involved youth ages 18-24 to employment through paid work experiences and industry-recognized certifications. Services will address essential skills...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,846,000 Project Grant to Pathstone Corporation under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant will fund Pathstone's provision of comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals, with the goal of improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism. Key activities include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring,...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to the Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation (Seedco) to implement the Intersecting Meaningful Placement and Career Training (IMPACT) initiative in the Greater Memphis metropolitan area. The IMPACT program will provide a continuum of pre- and post-release services to facilitate the seamless transition of adult men and women aged 25 and older with justice...
PROJECT ABSTRACTPARTICIPANTS TO BE SERVED: 300FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 2,999,893.62TOTAL COST - PER PARTICIPANT: 9,999.00INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE FLINT GENESEE PATHWAY HOME PROGRAM, LED BY MOTT COMMUNITYCOLLEGE (MCC), WILL SERVE 300 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY FROMTHE GENESEE COUNTY JAIL DURING THE 42-MONTH PROJECT PERIOD.NAME AND ADDRESS OF MANDATORY PARTNER AND PARTNER TYPE: OUR MANDATORY PARTNER IS THEGENESEE COUNTY JAIL, 1002 SAGINAW STREET, FLINT, MI 48502.OTHER PARTNERS: MCC S OTHER PARTNERS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SHIAWASSEE GENESEE COUNTY, GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF S DEPARTMENT IGNITE PROGRAM, AND M.A.D.E.INSTITUTE.SPECIFIC AREAS TO BE SERVED: THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE GENESEE COUNTY, A POPULATION OF 406,211.GENESEE IS PART OF THE MID-MICHIGAN REGION AND THE COUNTY SEAT IS FLINT. GENESEE IS CLASSIFIED ASAN URBAN COUNTY, AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, WHICH IS ANY COUNTY CONTAINING ANURBANIZED AREA (UA) OF AT LEAST 50,000 PEOPLE. FLINT S ESTIMATED POPULATION IN 2021 BY THE USCENSUS BUREAU WAS 80,628.BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROJECT, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES, SCOPE OF PROJECT, AND PROPOSED OUTCOMESTHE FLINT GENESEE PATHWAY HOME PROGRAM, LED BY MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCC), WILLPROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO INCARCERATED WOMEN AND MEN BEFORE AND AFTERTHEIR REENTRY INTO THE GENESEE COUNTY COMMUNITY. MCC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GENESEE COUNTYJAIL AND THE SHERIFF S DEPARTMENT IGNITE PROGRAM, WILL WORK TO EMPLOY A TEAM OF REENTRYNAVIGATORS TO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPANTS. THE REENTRY NAVIGATORS WILL BEGINSERVING INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 20-270 DAYS OF THEIR SCHEDULED RELEASE AND CONTINUE WORKING WITHTHEM AFTERWARD TO HELP PLACE THEM IN SHORT-TERM TRAINING PROGRAMS AND OR EMPLOYMENT.RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITH CURRENT REENTRY PROGRAMS AND VARIOUS COMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE A COORDINATED TRANSITION FROM INCARCERATION TO PUBLIC LIFE.OUR INTENDED PROJECT OUTCOMES INCLUDE 1) 55 EMPLOYMENT AMONG PARTICIPANTS DURING THESECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM 2) AN EMPLOYMENT RATE OF 45 AMONG PARTICIPANTSDURING THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM 3) MEDIAN EARNINGS OF 5,000 AMONGPARTICIPANTS IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT FROM PROGRAM 4)60 OF PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAM WILL ATTAIN A RECOGNIZEDPOSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL OR SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND 5) 65 OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE IN ANEDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAM LEADING TO A CREDENTIAL OR EMPLOYMENT WHO ARE ACHIEVINGMEASURABLE SKILL GAINS TOWARDS CREDENTIAL OR EMPLOYMENT.