Project Grant V191D150017

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Workforce Alliance Inc. a $1,471,122 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to support the REINTEGRATION OF EX-OFFENDERS initiative from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024 in New Haven, Connecticut. This funding will allow Workforce Alliance Inc., doing business as the Regional Work Force Development Board, to deliver services focused on increasing employment opportunities for...

The National Disability Institute Inc. was awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under the award, the National Disability Institute will work across the workforce development system to develop policies and provide technical expertise that increases competitive integrated employment services,...

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...

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development received a $100,000 project grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 17.270). The grant will support the reintegration of ex-offenders through workforce reentry services from April 2021 through April 2025. In addition to serving returning adults, the Reentry Employment Opportunities program aims to assist youth involved or at risk of...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to One Stop Career Center Of PR Inc. under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). The grant will support the organization's efforts to provide reintegration services for ex-offenders in San Juan, Puerto Rico from Apr 2021 through Apr 2025. As outlined in the program description, the grant aims to increase employment opportunities for returning citizens and at-risk youth...

The Kent State University Prison Reentry Program is a $900,000 project grant awarded under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The program aims to develop comprehensive educational and employment-based reentry services for moderate to high-risk justice-impacted individuals in the Trumbull Correctional Institution in Northeast Ohio. Key program activities include providing transitional and reentry support, education and skill-building, career...

This Project Grant award of $900,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will fund a 36-month workforce development program called the Improving Reentry Education Program. The program aims to improve reentry education and employment outcomes for 150 Navajo American Indian adults who are incarcerated in correctional facilities in the Navajo Nation jurisdiction. Key services to be provided include job readiness screening,...

The Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc. was awarded a $10,200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant will fund comprehensive workforce development services to support justice-involved individuals, with the goal of improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism. Key services to be provided include occupational skills training, job readiness...

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...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,639,713 Cooperative Agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) for the "Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (REO)" project. This funding will provide pre- and post-release workforce services, including peer mentorship, on-the-job training, and fidelity bonding, to a minimum of 1,180 formerly incarcerated...