Project Grant H79TI086104

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...

This $832,988 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), supports a three-phase project by Justice System Partners (JSP) to transform the culture of substance use recovery in Massachusetts. In Phase 1, JSP will prepare the Massachusetts Department of Corrections and Parole Board to adopt a "Coaching Model for Change" that includes new drug testing policies focused on voluntary...

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...

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...

This $750,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will allow Healthcare Access Maryland, a community-based non-profit organization, to implement a 3-year program called Returning Citizens Community Connections. The program will provide 60 days of intensive post-release care coordination services, including Medicaid enrollment assistance, navigation to primary care and behavioral...

The Pima County Regional Flood Control District was awarded a $900,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand medication-assisted treatment services at the Pima County Adult Detention Center from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant funds will support providing substance use disorder treatment, including group and individual counseling and discharge planning, to 400 individuals per month identified through...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to the House of Mercy (HOM) to implement the Strong Foundations Reentry Program (SFRP) in Washington state. The SFRP will provide a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to reentry and recidivism reduction for medium and high-risk male adults returning from state corrections facilities to underserved communities. Key program elements include pre-release risk/needs...

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...

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 Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,125,000 Project Grant to the County of Allegheny Executive Office Division in Pennsylvania under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will fund the planning and implementation of a substance use disorder (SUD) screening program at the Allegheny County Jail. The program will employ 5 full-time EMTs to conduct SUD, mental health, and co-occurring disorder screenings for all new arrests brought to the facility. The screening...