Project Grant 23A60PE000016

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was awarded a $30 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to deliver reentry services to federal inmates in Illinois. The award will fund DCEO's adoption of the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program model to deliver reentry services to 750 federal inmates during incarceration, in...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6 million Project Grant to the Little Rock Workforce Investment Board through the Reentry Employment Opportunities program. The grant will fund job readiness training, occupational training, case management, legal advocacy, mental health counseling and referrals for 200 individuals in the six months prior to release from the Pulaski County Correctional Facility. Services will include comprehensive individual...

The California Workforce Development Board received a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The project aims to integrate the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) pre-apprenticeship training into federal correctional facilities' career and technical education offerings, and provide warm handoff wraparound services to assist individuals transitioning...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded the California Workforce Development Board a $10.7 million cooperative agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). The award will fund workforce development services for individuals involved in the federal criminal justice system in California from October 2022 through March 2026. Key services include providing Multi-Craft Core Curriculum certification training to 550 incarcerated individuals...

This Project Grant award of $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) will support the Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties, Inc. in providing education and training to inmates at the Oneida County Jail in New York. The project aims to increase employment success for incarcerated individuals with sentences under one year, particularly those from underrepresented and historically...

The Department of Labor & Industry Pa, through a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270), will expand its existing PROWD (Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development) program to provide job club, navigation, and peer mentoring services to help formerly incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania secure sustainable, high-quality employment and reduce...

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...

The Safer Foundation has been awarded a $900,000 Department of Justice (DOJ) Project Grant under the Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes solicitation, Category 2: Improving Employment Services and Connections. The 3-year "Driving Career Equity through Skills" program will serve 120 adult male offenders in Illinois, providing them with employment-focused pre-release and transitional services. Safer Foundation will partner with the Illinois Department of Corrections and...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Alvis Inc., doing business as Alvis House, to provide pre- and post-release services for up to 90 incarcerated adults in the Franklin County (Ohio) Correction Centers. The program, called Out4Work, will deliver a 15-week cognitive-behavioral intervention and employment training curriculum, industry-recognized credential attainment, and 12...

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,...