Project Grant YF395352360A9
- The City of Hartford, Connecticut will receive $1.4 million under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The grant will fund the introduction of an innovative program to connect and support justice-involved youth through March 2025. The program aims to customize interventions for participants based on their readiness for change. It incorporates cross-agency coordination and culturally...
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $10,200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Youth Foundation under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) federal grant program. The award, effective March 1, 2025, will support the GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES GO PROGRAM, which aims to empower justice-involved youth for workforce success. The program will provide comprehensive workforce development services, including occupational skills training, job...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards), will fund the Compass Youth Collaborative's (Compass) violence prevention and youth development services in Hartford, CT. The $137,000 award will support Compass in providing transformative relationships, tools for sustainable behavior change, and successful transition to adulthood for over 200 at-risk youth (ages...
- The Greater Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, Inc., doing business as Career Beginnings, received a $287,537 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Upward Bound federal grant program (CFDA 84.047). The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Under this award, Career Beginnings will deliver TRIO Upward Bound services in Hartford, Connecticut focused on generating the skills and motivation...
- 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...
- 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...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,936,736.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will provide pathways to self-sufficiency for justice-involved young adults in Louisville, Kentucky through education, training, paid work experiences, mentorship, and leadership development. The award, granted under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) federal grant program, will fund a comprehensive workforce development project delivered by...
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $116,000 Project Grant to Hartford Promise, Inc. under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award period runs from July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. This federal grant supports diverse workforce development and community enhancement initiatives, funding a wide range of employment-related activities such as job training, vocational education, apprenticeships,...
- The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford was awarded a $544,500 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (CFDA 14.895) to increase employment and earnings for public housing residents in Hartford, CT. The grant, effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028, will fund a comprehensive workforce development program that provides job readiness training, placement assistance, educational advancement, technology skills development,...
AWARD PURPOSE HARTFORD GO SEEKS TO ENGAGE 180 JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH IN COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT LEAD TO: (1) SUCCESSFUL, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT; (2) IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (E.G., HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS, OCCUPATIONAL CREDENTIALS, ACADEMIC SKILLS, POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT); (3) IMPROVED CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS; AND (4) REDUCED INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED HARTFORD GO SERVICES WILL INCLUDE: (1) YDS AND YOUTH PARTNER TO CREATE AND CARRY OUT AN INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS PLAN (ISP) THAT INCORPORATES SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS FOR ACHIEVING CAREER, EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL SUCCESS; (2) JOB READINESS AND CAREER SERVICES VIA CAREER COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND A WIDE RANGE OF WORKSHOPS INCLUDING BRIEF STACKABLE CREDENTIAL TRAININGS; (3) DELIVERY OF LESSONS THAT BUILD CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION SKILLS VIA THE EVIDENCE-BASED TEB (THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, AND BEHAVIORS) MODEL; (4) REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND IN-HOUSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND SUCCESS; (5) 320+ HOURS OF PAID WORK EXPERIENCE FOR EACH YOUTH THROUGH HYSC SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS AND EMPLOYER INTERNSHIPS2; (6) A 9-MODULE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE, ALONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AS YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO CO-LEAD SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS; (7) JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORT VIA A POOL OF REENTRY-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER PARTNERS; (8) EDUCATION SERVICES THAT RE-CONNECT YOUTH WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO ALTERNATIVES (E.G., OPPORTUNITY ACADEMY, PENN FOSTER) AND POSTSECONDARY SERVICES TO PREPARE YOUTH FOR AND SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; AND (9) 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO ENSURE CONTINUED SUCCESS IN EMPLOYMENT AND/OR EDUCATION. DELIVERABLES 70%+ ENROLLED IN EDUCATION AND/OR EMPLOYED QUARTER 2 AFTER EXIT. 60%+ ENROLLED AND/OR EMPLOYED QUARTER 4 AFTER EXIT. $5,750+ MEDIAN EARNINGS QUARTER 2 AFTER EXIT. 50%+ ATTAIN A CREDENTIAL. 70%+ ACHIEVE MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/2/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 8/15/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 7/6/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 7/6/23 | ||
| Not listed | $2.0m | 1/17/23 |