Project Grant ROSS221671

This federal Project Grant award of $269,873.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators (ROSS-SC) program is funding a Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative in Brainerd, Minnesota. The grant award to the City of Brainerd, doing business as Brainerd HRA, will support service coordinators who will assess the needs of public housing residents and connect them to local...

The Jobs For The Future Inc. was awarded a $4.4 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the ON-RAMP TO POSTSECONDARY TRANSITIONS (OPT) program. This project grant was awarded under the Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) federal grant program (CFDA #84.411) to create, develop, implement, replicate and scale evidence-based innovations designed to improve student achievement and...

The Department of Labor & Industry Pa, through a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270), will expand its existing PROWD (Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development) program to provide job club, navigation, and peer mentoring services to help formerly incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania secure sustainable, high-quality employment and reduce...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office awarded a $529,200 Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative grant to the Housing Authority of the City of Orlando, Florida, doing business as the Orlando Housing Authority. The grant, which runs from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028, is funded through the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators (ROSS-SC) program (CFDA 14.870). This program supports public and Indian housing residents in...

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 $12 million project grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. for the period of July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Through its subrecipients, OIC of America will deliver workforce development services to 350 justice-involved youth and young adults in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subrecipients will partner with local employers...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a 33-month initiative to train 500 unemployed, underemployed, and underserved individuals in Rhode Island with industry-aligned skills, ultimately placing at least 325 of those trained into career employment or additional...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (doing business as BSRC Weatherization), a non-profit community development corporation in Brooklyn, New York. The grant was awarded under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), which aims to fund projects specified by Congress. The grant funds a 24-month project to provide technology career skills...

The Skills for Rhode Island's Future organization was awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program. The grant will fund the PreparERI program to mitigate learning loss for Rhode Island high school and first-generation college students through experiential learning opportunities aligned with industry needs over a 24-month period....

The Tampa Bay Academy of Hope (TBAH), a non-profit organization in Florida, was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812). The grant will fund the implementation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program, which aims to provide an evidence-based and data-informed approach to delivering meaningful opportunities, interrupting the cycle of unemployment, improving...