Michigan State University was awarded a $1,756,566 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program (CFDA 97.132) effective September 2, 2022. The grant will support expanding implementation of a theater-based intervention drama club for 18-to-21-year-old youth incarcerated at Rikers Island, New York City. A sub-award of $375,000 was provided to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York at Hunter College to bolster the drama club program with an evaluation to assess effectiveness in increasing social emotional skills and non-violent conflict resolution while decreasing radicalization and violence. The projects also aim to raise community awareness of risk and protective factors related to radicalization and violence through partnerships with a Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast and newspaper to share stories of system-involved youth nationally.
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