Project Grant S184M230048

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded a $5,060,000 Cooperative Agreement to Strive International, Inc. under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The funding will support Strive's "Strive Future Leaders" program, which provides comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in New York, NY, Birmingham, AL, and New Orleans, LA from March 2025 through August 2028. Key services include...

The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration awarded Connections To Success Inc., a non-profit organization, a $2,999,998 Project Grant through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The "Show Me Success" program will provide pre- and post-release reentry services to 300 individuals transitioning from 7 Missouri correctional centers to high-poverty communities in the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia metro areas. Services include career...

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was awarded a $30 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to deliver reentry services to federal inmates in Illinois. The award will fund DCEO's adoption of the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program model to deliver reentry services to 750 federal inmates during incarceration, in...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,999,333.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program (CFDA 17.270) aims to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in Mississippi. The award will fund pre- and post-release support through occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring, and placement assistance to help...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $472,178 Cooperative Agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES), doing business as Legal Services. The four-year award period runs from June 15, 2024 to June 14, 2028. The Reentry Employment Opportunities program focuses on providing comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals to improve their...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to the House of Mercy (HOM) to implement the Strong Foundations Reentry Program (SFRP) in Washington state. The SFRP will provide a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to reentry and recidivism reduction for medium and high-risk male adults returning from state corrections facilities to underserved communities. Key program elements include pre-release risk/needs...

The Safer Foundation received a $3.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The grant aims to increase employment opportunities for youth involved or at risk of involvement in crime and violence through reentry services. As part of the Reentry Employment Opportunities program's focus on both adult reentry and at-risk...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Metro Community Ministries Inc. a $4 million Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The grant will support Metro Community Ministries' REINTEGRATION OF EX-OFFENDERS project located in San Diego, CA. Through this funding, Metro Community Ministries will provide reentry services focused on increasing employment...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program provides $6,500,000 to the Washington State Department of Employment Security to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals. The key products and services include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring, and placement assistance to...

The City of New Orleans, through its Division of Housing doing business as Job 1 Office of Workforce Development, has been awarded a $1,218,757 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). The grant will fund the Reimagining Employment Strategies to Offer Reentry to Employment and Beyond (RESTORE) program, which aims to remove barriers and provide a pathway for 150 incarcerated individuals in...