The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to Keys 2 Work, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will fund comprehensive workforce development services to support the successful reintegration of justice-involved individuals in the local community. Key services to be...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,406 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Workforce Inc. dba Recycle Force for the "Recycling Lives" project. The 24-month grant will fund an initiative to expand job training and job placement programs for justice-involved adults aged 18 and over living in high-crime, high-poverty areas of Indianapolis, Indiana. The project...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $8,000,000 Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) Project Grant to Workforce Inc., operating as Recycle Force, a non-profit community development corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The award period runs from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027.
The grant funds Workforce Inc.'s workforce development and environmental sustainability initiatives focused on creating job opportunities and providing...
This $3,794,699 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild) will enable Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc. (EmployIndy) to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth aged 16-24 in Marion County, Indiana. The grant will fund EmployIndy's provision of pre-apprenticeship training, construction skills development, academic instruction, leadership programming, and employment...
This federal Project Grant award of $10,200,000.00 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 aims to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism for justice-involved individuals by offering comprehensive workforce development services, including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring, and placement assistance.
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The Partner4Work Pittsburgh Reentry Career Services Program (PRCS) will provide $900,000 in career services and support to individuals reentering the community from incarceration in Allegheny County Jail. Funded through the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), PRCS aims to reduce recidivism by connecting participants with in-demand employment opportunities through occupational training,...
Project Return Inc. received a $900,000 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) program. The grant will fund subsidized wages for transitional employees working in Project Return's employment-creating social enterprises, which provide job readiness services and transitional employment opportunities to over 400 formerly incarcerated individuals returning to the...
This $1,500,000 Youthbuild Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 Youthbuild program), will fund a comprehensive workforce development program operated by the Fort Wayne Housing Authority in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The program will serve 66 youth aged 16-24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated youth, foster care youth, homeless youth, and other disconnected populations. The program aims to equip participants with academic...
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...
This Project Grant award of $1,640,227 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) will be used by the City of Indianapolis to address a critical gap in care for nonfatal shooting victims. The key activities include:
Partnering with community-based organizations (CBOs) and hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) in Indianapolis to expand the scope of resources and...
APPLICANT NAME: KEYS2WORK, INC.PROJECT TITLE AND PURPOSE: PATHWAY HOME 4 WILL PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED TRAINING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LEADING TO LIVING WAGE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ADULTS LEAVING INCARCERATION.NUMBER TO BE SERVED: 400FUNDING REQUESTED: 4,000,000COST PER PARTICIPANT: 10,000INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS INITIATIVE ARE INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO INDIANAPOLIS FROM INCARCERATION. SECONDARY BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE HIGH POVERTY, HIGH CRIME COMMUNITIES TO WHICH THESE CITIZENS WILL BE RETURNING WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE.MANDATORY PARTNERS: STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITYINDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION 302 W. WASHINGTON ST, ROOM E-334. INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204COUNTY JAIL MARION COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER 695 JUSTICE WAY, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46203OTHER PARTNERS: 1 LIKE MEAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION (ATU)AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES(AFSCME)CITY OF INDIANAPOLISCONEXUSEMPLOYINDYINDIANA DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRSINDIANAPOLIS-MARION COUNTY CITY-COUNTY COUNCILINDIANAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSINDY PEACE FELLOWSHIPKEEP INDIANAPOLIS BEAUTIFULKINGMAKER FOODSMARION COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICEMARION COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETYSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THIS INITIATIVE WILL HAVE ONE SUB-RECIPIENT, RECYCLEFORCE. IT WILL PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED TRAININGS, ACCESS TO ONSITE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SERVICES.AREA TO BE SERVED: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SERVE THE URBAN AREA OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. THE SPECIFIC AREA TO BE SERVED IS A HIGH POVERTY, HIGH CRIME AREA COMPOSED OF 81ATTACHMENT 1CONTIGUOUS CENSUS TRACTS IN THE INDYEAST PROMISE ZONE AND A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED OPPORTUNITY ZONE.PROJECT SUMMARYTHE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY INMATES INCARCERATED IN THE MARION COUNTY JAIL (INDIANAPOLIS) AND THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN SPECIFIC HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LOGISTICS, RECYCLING, MANUFACTURING, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLING, AND CONSTRUCTION.KEYS2WORK AND ITS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS 1 LIKE ME AND HOOSIER INITIATIVE FOR RE-ENTRY (HIRE) WILL DELIVER PRE-RELEASE EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TRAINING. IMMEDIATELY UPON RELEASE FROM JAIL, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL REPORT TO KEYS2WORKS SUB-RECIPIENT, RECYCLEFORCE, FOR EMPLOYMENT IN A TRANSITIONAL JOB WITH A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMODATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OVERSIGHT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN PORTABLE AND STACKABLE CERTIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS AND HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY, MENTORING, INDIVIDUALIZED WRAPAROUND SERVICES, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS BUILDING, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND FOLLOW-UP. PROPOSED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT: 60 MEASURABLE SKILL GAINS: 65 EMPLOYMENT RATE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 55 EMPLOYMENT RATE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 45 MEDIAN EARNINGS SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 5,000 RECIDIVISM LESS THAN STATE AVERAGE, ANTICIPATED TO BE 10