Project Grant H79TI085720

The Licking County Coalition for Housing (LCCH) in Ohio was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will enable LCCH to study the impact of permanent supportive housing with peer support services for individuals with mental health illnesses and substance use disorders transitioning from incarceration in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. The project aims to identify...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) will fund the "Project Reconnect" program delivered by the Center for Family Services Inc., a non-profit organization based in Camden, New Jersey. The program will engage 90 youth and their families, providing individualized strategies and resources to support successful reintegration into the community. Key...

This federal Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) provides $1,125,000 to Oriana House Inc., a non-profit community corrections agency, to implement the OHI COACH Program. The program will deliver substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery coaching services to approximately 1,300 pre-trial felony offenders incarcerated at the Summit County Jail and transferred to the Oriana House Community Alternative...

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 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) will receive $1,072,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand supportive housing services for individuals returning to Ohio communities from incarceration. ODRC and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) propose to enhance and expand the Reentry Housing Ohio (RHO) program, which provides permanent supportive housing, in Knox, Muskingum, and...

The Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services will partner with Justice Works Youth Care to implement the Clark County Youth Reintegration Program. Funded by a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the program will utilize evidence-based methodologies to reduce recidivism among youth exiting the Spring Mountain Youth Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Running from October 1, 2022 to...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) aims to create a "Smart Housing Reentry Initiative" that will increase housing options and provide other services to support the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals in Clark County, Ohio. The Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, Greene and Madison Counties, in partnership with the Clark County...

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 Damascus House Community Development Corporation (DHCDC) will provide reentry services to 250 formerly incarcerated individuals over three years through a $745,739 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant was awarded on October 3, 2022 under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). Specifically, DHCDC will implement the Ristore Second Chance Program to deliver cognitive behavioral therapies, trauma-informed...

Chris 180, Inc. will provide reentry services to 280 individuals over three years through the Power to Change program, funded by a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative, Chris 180 will implement intensive case management, behavioral healthcare linkages, warm handoffs to support services, and ongoing follow-up to help primarily Black/African American adult males aged 25-40 with substance use...