The Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) was awarded a 36-month, $900,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The KLF-SCA "KnoxWORX" project will serve 150 formerly incarcerated individuals in Knox and surrounding counties in East Tennessee. The program aims to promote reentry success and reduce recidivism by addressing barriers to academic achievement and high-value employment through KLF's workforce...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program (CFDA 17.270). The agreement, effective March 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, will enable KLF to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in Tennessee. These services include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant to the Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF), a non-profit organization based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The grant, which runs from February 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028, will fund KLF's YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The YouthBuild program provides comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, focusing on equipping opportunity youth with education, occupational...
This $500,000 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), will support a wide range of economic and community development activities undertaken by the Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF), a non-profit organization based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The funding will enable KLF to...
The Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) was awarded a $681,818 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The grant will fund the Knoxville Area Mentoring Initiative (KAMI), a collaborative mentoring program for 400 at-risk youth under age 17 in Knoxville, Knox County, and Union County, Tennessee. KAMI partners, including KLF, YMCA of East Tennessee, Big...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,395,182 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to Youthbuild Global, Inc. to provide comprehensive workforce development and support services for formerly incarcerated individuals. The grant will fund a range of services from November 2024 through December 2027, including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring, and job placement...
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 U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to Keys 2 Work, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will fund comprehensive workforce development services to support the successful reintegration of justice-involved individuals in the local community. Key services to be...
This $1,936,736 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.270 Reentry Employment Opportunities program) supports a project titled "Pathways to Success for Justice-Involved Young Adults in Louisville for Self-Sufficiency through Education, Training, Paid Work Experiences, Mentorship, and Leadership Development." The primary awardee, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Inc. (GWIK), will deliver comprehensive workforce...
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,...
The Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) received a $6 million project grant award from the Department of Labor's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to deliver workforce development services to opportunity youth and justice-involved young adults from February 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026. Through its KnoxWORX initiative, KLF will provide 160 individuals aged 18-24 residing in Knox County, Tennessee with academic programs, industry-recognized skills training, case management, mentoring, and employment placement and retention services. Key performance goals include at least 50% of participants obtaining an education or training credential, 70% demonstrating skills gains, 70% employed in the second quarter after exit and 60% in the fourth quarter, and median earnings of $5,750 in the second quarter after exit. KLF will also focus on reducing recidivism through mentoring and conflict resolution training. No subrecipient activities are specified. The Reentry Employment Opportunities program aims to increase employment of formerly incarcerated individuals and at-risk youth through workforce services.