Project Grant SJM37008GR001

This $114,414 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) aims to provide targeted mental health treatments and workshops for both inmates and staff at correctional facilities in Puerto Rico. The goal is to foster awareness, prevention, and recovery from sexual abuse and trauma, which has significant implications for the overall safety and rehabilitation environment within these...

The federal Project Grant award of $731,275 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) will fund the 5-year "Supporting Treatment Access and Recovery in Re-entry (STAR-R)" study. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration, Outreach, and Networking-Criminal Justice (MISSION-CJ) intervention in improving treatment engagement, reducing substance...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), totaling $444,826, is focused on adapting and testing an innovative, trauma-informed intervention to reduce overdose risk among women re-entering the community from prison. The key activities include: 1) Adapting the Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) approach by engaging stakeholders to align it with the unique needs of justice-involved women,...

The New York City Department of Correction (NYC DOC) received a $498,500 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to enhance reentry services for high-risk individuals in DOC custody. Key activities include: Identifying incarcerated individuals at high risk of recidivism and providing them with intensive, individualized services. This includes using motivational interviewing to address criminogenic needs,...

This Project Grant award of $999,860.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative by La Familia Central Valley (LFCV), a non-profit organization. The funding will enable LFCV to provide mental health services, staff training, and educational campaigns for students, families, and school personnel in the Riverbank Unified School District (RUSD) and Hilmar...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) is designed to reduce recidivism, increase positive social skills, and create leadership development opportunities through civic engagement for ten young men who have previously or are currently involved in the justice system. The award funds a collaboration between The Bloom Project (Indianapolis, IN) and...

This federal Project Grant award of $705,664 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) supports Inspire Together, a minority-owned and woman-owned nonprofit organization, in providing pre-release case management and supportive services for 200 youth transitioning from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall to South Los Angeles over a 3-year period. The project will focus on serving youth facing...

This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) will fund the "TRANSCEND: Empowerment, Recovery and Re-entry Program" delivered by Casa Esperanza Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization in Boston, Massachusetts. The program will provide integrated recovery-oriented services in culturally appropriate Spanish language to over 125 Latino individuals returning from...

This $832,988 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), supports a three-phase project by Justice System Partners (JSP) to transform the culture of substance use recovery in Massachusetts. In Phase 1, JSP will prepare the Massachusetts Department of Corrections and Parole Board to adopt a "Coaching Model for Change" that includes new drug testing policies focused on voluntary...

This $744,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will support the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project (SF Pretrial) in strengthening the jail reentry process in San Francisco, CA. The project will provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed case management and supervision for high-need, moderate- to high-risk individuals released pretrial to SF Pretrial's intensive...