Project Grant MB18OBD8020068

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded Defy Ventures Inc. $587,358 under the MBDA Business Center federal grant program (CFDA #11.805) to support an entrepreneurship education program for formerly incarcerated individuals from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The grant will fund Defy Ventures Inc. to deliver innovative entrepreneurship training and business development services to help reduce recidivism among formerly incarcerated persons. With high recidivism rates...

This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) supports the Queens County Economic Development Corporation's (QEDC) program to assist formerly incarcerated individuals in starting and operating small businesses. The program includes recruitment, assessment, counseling, and mentorship components to address the unique challenges faced by this population, such as educational gaps,...

The Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to The Dannon Project under the Minority Business Resource Development federal grant program (CFDA 11.802) to support an Entrepreneurship Education Program for Formerly Incarcerated Persons. The grant will fund the delivery of entrepreneurship education and training services to formerly incarcerated individuals from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The program aims to reduce recidivism...

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $30.7 million Project Grant to Persevere under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). Persevere will use the funding to scale its Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance program, which provides intensive skills training and work-based learning opportunities to justice-impacted individuals. Employer partners such as Banyan Labs, Epic Games, and Protech will design curricula, train instructors, and...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6 million Project Grant to the Little Rock Workforce Investment Board through the Reentry Employment Opportunities program. The grant will fund job readiness training, occupational training, case management, legal advocacy, mental health counseling and referrals for 200 individuals in the six months prior to release from the Pulaski County Correctional Facility. Services will include comprehensive individual...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $1,999,333 Cooperative Agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to Access Connections To Success, a non-profit organization located in Southaven, Mississippi. The award, which runs from March 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, will fund comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals. These services include occupational skills training, job readiness...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 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 improve employment outcomes for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Center for People, a nonprofit organization, will provide career development activities, including training and skill development in high-demand fields, credentialing programs, and facilitated connections to local...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to OIC of South Florida, Inc. The grant supports comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in South Florida, including pre- and post-release training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring, and job placement assistance. The goal is to improve employment outcomes and reduce...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Homeboy Industries $4,964,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to renovate an existing facility and provide vocational training to previously incarcerated individuals in the culinary and food sectors in Los Angeles, California. The project supports workforce development by preparing trainees for employment through vocational programs focused on culinary arts and food services. Once completed, the renovated...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Fedcap, Inc. a $12 million Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to provide reentry services to incarcerated individuals in New York, New York from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Under this award, Fedcap will implement intensive case management, employment, and career services both pre- and post-release for adult men and women confined at Rikers Island Correctional...