Project Grant S362A230075

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Kapili Like Inc. a $1,492,350 Project Grant under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) for the period of July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. Funds will support Kapili Like Hawaii's efforts to provide underserved youth in Kailua, HI with education, training, and employment services to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, Kapili Like will equip youth with post-secondary education opportunities including...

The Keiki 'O Ka 'Aina Preschool, a non-profit Native Hawaiian organization in Hawaii, has been awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.726 - Juvenile Mentoring Program). The grant will fund the "Supporting Keiki of Incarcerated Parents Hawaii" project, which aims to develop and sustain intentional mentoring relationships for 12 to 225 children of incarcerated parents. The project will also...

The Child & Family Service (CFS) will use a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to deliver a youth violence prevention program in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The program, called "Ike Loa," will provide training to community partners who work with youth to help identify at-risk behavior and increase protective factors. CFS will also offer age-appropriate violence prevention classes to...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $567,627 Project Grant to the Keala Foundation to implement the Keala to Success: Early Intervention Camp Program. The purpose of this 3-year grant, under the CFDA 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program, is to mentor 12- to 18-year-old Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander high-risk youth on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Key program activities include establishing a mentorship team,...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Amikids, Inc. a $12 million Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025. The grant will introduce justice-involved youth ages 15 to 18 to careers in the culinary arts industry through classroom training and paid work experiences. Specifically, Amikids and three sub-awardees—Amikids Greater Fort Lauderdale, Amikids White Pines, and Amikids Tampa—will...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Adult Friends For Youth (AFY), a non-profit organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 3-year project, titled "Empowering Schools: AFY's Approach to Address Youth Violence", aims to create a safer environment and reduce truancy and academic failure at Keelikolani Middle School and its...

The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (Rural CAP) will provide statewide training and technical assistance to promote justice and reduce delinquency rates for Alaska Native youth through its Resource Basket Training and Technical Assistance Center. Funded by a $1 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Tribal Youth Program, Rural CAP will increase tribal communities' and service providers' capacity...

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...

This is a $3,760,088 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259). The purpose is to provide resources to local workforce development areas in Hawaii to deliver comprehensive services to out-of-school and in-school youth, ages 14-24, with barriers to employment. Key services include...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to Parents And Children Together, a non-profit family service agency, for the "PACT COMMUNITY TEEN CENTER - BRIDGES BACK TO SCHOOL - HELPING YOUTH RE-ENGAGE WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY" program. The project will be carried out from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The grant funding supports the organization's efforts to provide services under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy;...