Project Grant P116Z220144

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 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...

This $4,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program will support the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) at Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. The BPI aims to reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and support economic development through its postsecondary education programs for incarcerated individuals. Spanning from September 2024 to August 2027, the grant will fund the continued implementation...

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has been awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will support UCI's efforts to expand its existing B.A. program, LIFTED (Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees), at the Richard J. Donovan State Prison in San Diego, California. Key activities include: Expanding pathways for incarcerated students throughout California prisons to...

This $900,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) supports Common Good Atlanta in providing seamless pathways to campus for incarcerated students within two years of release across multiple prison education programs (PEPs) in Georgia. The project will deliver pre- and post-release reentry support services, including academic and justice-impacted peer support, assistance with college and financial aid...

The Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) received a $866,188 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to support its Prison to College Program. This program will provide pre-release and post-release residents at Lycoming County Prison and Muncy State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania with access to post-secondary education, intensive case management, academic remediation, tutoring, support...

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 Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation, doing business as the HSU Foundation, under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will fund a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree program in Communication for inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison, California's only super-maximum security facility. The program aims to serve 60 students, with over half expected to complete their degrees. It will also...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to decrease recidivism through improved educational programming at three incarcerated facilities in Oahu, Hawaii. The grant will fund the expansion of Second Chance Pell Award implementation and the enhancement of re-entry educational services statewide. Key deliverables include enrolling at least 360 incarcerated...

Operation Restoration will receive $900,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the Community Based Reentry Education and Employment Services (C-BREES) program. The program will provide comprehensive education and employment services to 75 currently and formerly incarcerated women annually through 2025 to improve vocational education programs available in custody at Louisiana Correctional...