Project Grant 90SR0169

The Reclamation and Restoration Ministries, Inc. (RRM) will receive $1,498,637 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) federal grant program to implement the Ready4Life Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. RRM will work with local partners in Baton Rouge to develop and...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Life Camps Inc. a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) federal grant program. Life Camps Inc. will use the funding to operate the Queens Peace Academy in Briarwood, NY from September 12, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The...

The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) was awarded a $4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on January 1, 2023 to implement the "SPEAK TO THE POTENTIAL, ABILITY, AND RESILIENCE INSIDE EVERY KID (SPARK): A MENTORING INTERVENTION FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS" program through December 31, 2027. This award is funded through the Education Innovation and Research Program (formerly known as the Investing in Innovation Fund or...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Equip For Equality, Inc. a $606,328 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) federal grant program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 to provide advocacy and legal representation services to individuals with disabilities in Illinois. The Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights program aims to protect the legal...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $249,916 Project Grant to the University of Oregon to develop an innovative online training package. The "Transition Academy for Paraeducators (TAP)" project aims to provide high-school paraeducators with the knowledge and skills to better support vocational-skill building aligned with pre-employment transition services for youth...

This $291,479 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program supports the Rehabilitation Education & Advocacy For Citizens With Handicaps Inc., doing business as Reach Inc., to provide comprehensive independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities in Texas. The award funds Reach Inc.'s operation of the Reach of Dallas Resource Center on...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $695,054 Project Grant under the Special Education Parent Information Centers program (CFDA 84.328) to Partners Resource Network Inc., a non-profit organization based in Lubbock, Texas. The grant funding, with a project period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, will support the "PATH PROJECT - TEXAS REGION 4" to provide comprehensive support services including training,...

The Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) received a $6 million project grant award from the Department of Labor's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to deliver workforce development services to opportunity youth and justice-involved young adults from February 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026. Through its KnoxWORX initiative, KLF will provide 160 individuals aged 18-24 residing in Knox County, Tennessee with academic programs, industry-recognized skills training, case...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $637,862 Formula Grant to Equip For Equality, Inc. under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) program. The grant period is from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the place of performance in Chicago, Illinois. The CFDA 84.240 program provides funding for protection and advocacy services for individuals with disabilities. Equip For Equality, Inc. will...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $12 million project grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. for the period of July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Through its subrecipients, OIC of America will deliver workforce development services to 350 justice-involved youth and young adults in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subrecipients will partner with local employers...