Entrepreneurship education program for formerly incarcerated persons mbda is committed to leveraging its capabilities to help the administration meet its goal and efforts to reduce crime, enhance…

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 rates by providing opportunities to gain job skills, learn how to start and operate small businesses, and facilitate reintegration into the community upon release from prison. By supporting minority business enterprises and improving economic outcomes for formerly incarcerated persons, the award addresses priorities of the MBDA's congressional mandate and the Administration's broader goals of enhancing public safety and opportunity.

Entrepreneurship education program for formerly incarcerated persons mbda is committed to leveraging its capabilities to help the administration meet its goal and efforts to reduce crime, enhance public safety, and increase opportunities to improve the lives of all americans. The recidivism rate in the united states is high, with about 68% of released prisoners getting arrested for a new crime within 3 years, according to the bureau of labor statistics (2014). Researchers have linked recidivism to unemployment, education, and inability to RE-integrate into society after prison.