The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,999,998 Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) project grant to The Workplace Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The grant will fund comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals over a performance period from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027. The Workplace Inc. will provide pre- and post-release support through occupational...
The City of Hartford, Connecticut will receive $1.4 million under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The grant will fund the introduction of an innovative program to connect and support justice-involved youth through March 2025. The program aims to customize interventions for participants based on their readiness for change. It incorporates cross-agency coordination and culturally...
The Workplace Inc. was awarded a $899,957 project grant 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 the expansion of market-informed job training programs in Bridgeport, Connecticut from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Workplace will serve the Bridgeport area and surrounding towns of Ansonia, Stamford, and Norwalk, which have unemployment rates exceeding...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Metro Community Ministries Inc. a $4 million Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The grant will support Metro Community Ministries' REINTEGRATION OF EX-OFFENDERS project located in San Diego, CA. Through this funding, Metro Community Ministries will provide reentry services focused on increasing employment...
Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) received a $747,162 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) federal grant program. The grant will fund CRI's Bridgeport Reentry Housing Initiative which aims to provide housing solutions and supportive services to 90 returning citizens in Bridgeport, Connecticut over three years to facilitate successful community reintegration....
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. was awarded $898,304 under the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) federal Project Grant to expand the Reentry Systems for Effective Treatment (RESET) program through September 30, 2025. RESET will provide screening, assessment, case management, substance use treatment, mental health treatment, trauma services, and other support to 150 individuals with substance use or...
This federal Project Grant award of $876,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant was awarded to Capital Workforce Partners, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Hartford, Connecticut, to support their workforce development and community enhancement initiatives. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include...
This $606,690.00 Project Grant awarded on Jul 26, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) will provide funding to Mental Health & Addiction Services Conne, a Connecticut state government entity, to deliver a range of housing assistance and supportive services aimed at quickly rehousing homeless individuals and families in the Hartford, CT area. The grant will enable Mental Health & Addiction Services Conne to provide...
This $259,239 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) supports the Mental Health & Addiction Services Conne, a Connecticut state government entity, in delivering a range of housing assistance and supportive services aimed at quickly rehousing homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma. The funding enables Mental Health & Addiction Services Conne to provide rapid rehousing, homelessness...
The Office of Policy and Management in Hartford, Connecticut will provide $311,478 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (CFDA 16.593). The grant will fund medication-assisted treatment, aftercare services with case management, and recovery support services for a minimum of 136 men and women incarcerated in Connecticut Department of Correction facilities through September 2026. A...