The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Midwest Urban Strategies Inc., a non-profit organization based in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant will provide justice-involved youth in Wisconsin with a network of comprehensive support services, including case management, job development, career exploration, and violence prevention services. The goal is to...
This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program, provides comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in Wisconsin. The primary awardee, Employ Milwaukee, Inc., will utilize the funds over a 3.5-year period from March 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 to offer pre- and post-release support through occupational skills training, job...
This $5,100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration is funded through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program (CFDA 17.270). The grant aims to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals, with the goal of improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism. The National Urban League, Inc. is the primary awardee and is leveraging a network of 91 local affiliates across 36 states and...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to Family And Workforce Centers Of America, a non-profit organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. This grant will fund comprehensive workforce development services aimed at improving employment outcomes for justice-involved individuals. The grant provides funding from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027 to support pre- and...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant to Workforce Inc., a non-profit community development corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) federal grant program. The funding will support Workforce Inc.'s "Recycling Lives" and "Urban Mining: Remaking Our Resources" initiatives, which provide comprehensive workforce development services to...
The Federal Project Grant award of $4,800,000.00 was made by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant supports comprehensive workforce development services for justice-involved individuals, with the goal of improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism. The key products and services to be delivered include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management,...
This $10,200,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant recipient, the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), will use the funding to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals. This includes pre- and post-release support through occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case...
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 U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,999,011 Project Grant to Towards Employment Inc., a non-profit organization in Cleveland, Ohio. The funding is provided through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program, which focuses on delivering comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: trauma-informed case management, career coaching...
The Gang Alternative, Inc. received a $6 million project grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to provide career pathway training and workforce development services to at-risk youth in Miami, Florida. The grant aims to introduce 160 justice-involved youth ages 18-24 to employment through paid work experiences and industry-recognized certifications. Services will address essential skills...
The $12 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) will fund workforce development services for 350 justice-involved young adults in Milwaukee, WI. Midwest Urban Strategies Inc. will serve as the local project manager, coordinating comprehensive case management, skills training, credential attainment assistance, and job placement services through December 2025. Services will include occupational skills training, industry-recognized credential obtainment, transitional employment, and post-placement retention support. Program performance will be measured by metrics including the number of participants obtaining employment and maintaining employment in the second and fourth quarters after exiting the program, as well as the program's recidivism rate compared to the local average.