Project Grant MB18OBD8020099

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...

This $900,000 award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812) supports the "Prison to Careers Equity Pathway" pilot program at Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services Inc. (UAS). The project aims to expand the university's successful prison degree program by connecting formerly incarcerated college graduates with regional employers and community organizations to facilitate their...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. (OIC of America), a non-profit organization that provides workforce development services to disadvantaged and justice-involved individuals. The grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will fund OIC of America's efforts to deliver job...

This $12 million project grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270), will provide pre-release and post-release workforce services to incarcerated individuals. The National Urban League will partner with four Urban League affiliates—in Louisiana, Austin, Columbus, and Philadelphia—to deliver career readiness training, soft skills training, and support services to eligible inmates within 270 days...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $824,024 Project Grant to Miami Dade College to implement the Institute for Educational Empowerment Second Chance Act Program. This program aims to expand access to certificate and degree programs in high-demand industries for up to 360 justice-involved individuals at the Everglades Correctional Institution and Everglades Reentry Center in Miami, Florida. Participants will work towards an Associate of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Applied Science in...

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 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...