Project Grant 90ZT0099

The Sedgwick County Teen Empowerment Project (STEP) is a $682,400 project grant awarded by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families to address high rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among youth aged 10-19 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The project is funded through the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787), which provides grants to implement education on sexual risk avoidance and promote healthy youth development. Over the 2-year...

The U.S. Department of Education is providing a $10,000,000 Project Grant award through the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) to the Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services. This 5-year grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028, will support the "Students in Transition Employment Partnership (STEP CT)" program. The STEP CT program aims to improve outcomes for individuals with disabilities in Connecticut...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Scholarship Prep, a non-profit organization, to implement a project titled "Creating Community Change: Addressing the Traumas of Homeless Students and Other Vulnerable Youth." The project aims to develop a multi-tiered, trauma-informed, cross-agency approach to address the traumas of...

This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program supports the St. Louis Empowerment Center (STLEC) in providing peer recovery support services for adult individuals over 18 who are unhoused or at risk of homelessness, have a history of justice involvement, and have substance use disorder (SUD) or co-occurring...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded Oasis Productions, doing business as Stepping Stones Network, a $599,600 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to complement and expand the organization's existing Moms & Kids program. The grant aims to improve Stepping Stones Network's capability and capacity to provide rapid rehousing services, including adding a housing navigator, establishing new housing partnerships, and increasing...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $432,302 Project Grant to the Labor & Training Rhode Island Department for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). The SCSEP, authorized by the Older Americans Act, provides community service and work-based job training for low-income, unemployed seniors through the one-year period from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The program offers training and placement in community service jobs for eligible...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Stepping Stone Inc., a non-profit organization, a $900,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 3-year Peer2Peer Recovery Coach Project will provide peer recovery and supportive services to 165 individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders in New Bedford, MA and surrounding...

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The grant will support DCEO's delivery of services to increase the number of small businesses in Illinois that are exporting and increase the value of exports for those small businesses from September 2022 through September 2024. The STEP program aims to help state...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,799,301 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. The grant will fund the Supporting Purposeful Interventions & Resilience in Trauma (SPIRIT) program, which aims to implement trauma-specific screening and stratified interventions for youth aged 8-18 with...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to Bright Harbor Healthcare, a non-profit organization in New Jersey, to establish the Grief & Trauma Center for Children & Families. Over the 5-year grant period from September 2024 to September 2029, the Center will provide individual, family, and group therapy to at least 750 children, adolescents, and families who have experienced traumatic events. The goal is to...