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News Release
US Department of Labor announces over $72M in grants to improve employment opportunities for justice-involved individuals
WASHINGTON – When individuals exit correctional systems, they face a variety of challenges that inhibit their ability to reenter the workforce and their community. Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $72,797,326 in grant funds to be awarded to 32 programs to strengthen access to opportunity for these individuals.
The Reentry Project grant program supports the improvement and effectiveness of research-based, evidence-informed services that lead to better employment opportunities and outcomes for eligible participants. These grants give organizations the opportunity to develop new models with a focus on assisting communities with high poverty and crime rates in planning and implementing comprehensive reentry programs for justice-involved young adults ages 18-24 and adults age 25 and older.
The department’s Employment and Training Administration will award a total of $39,995,965 to nine intermediary organizations with up to $4.5 million awarded to each – four to serve adults and five to serve young adults. The department will also award $32,801,361 to 23 community-based organizations, with up to $1.5 million awarded to each – 14 to serve adults and nine to serve young adults.
Listed below are the awardees:
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Intermediary Organizations |
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Applicant |
Serving |
State |
Area(s) Served |
Amount |
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Latino Coalition for Community Leadership |
Young Adult |
CA |
Pomona, San Diego, Santa Ana and Los Angeles; Colorado Springs and Denver/Aurora, CO |
$4,500,000 |
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National Council of La Raza |
Young Adult |
DC |
Eastern & Central San Jose, and |
$3,996,685 |
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Safer Foundation |
Adult |
IL |
Chicago (West and South sides), |
$4,500,000 |
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Goodwill Industries International, Inc. |
Adult |
MD |
Austin, TX; Detroit; Indianapolis; Little Rock, AR and Louisville, KY |
$4,500,000 |
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Family Health International (FHI 360) |
Young Adult |
NC |
Hartford, CT; Boyle Heights and |
$4,499,280 |
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STRIVE International, Inc. |
Adult |
NY |
New Orleans; Waterbury, CT; Greenville, NC; Washington; Philadelphia and San Diego |
$4,500,000 |
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Local Initiatives Support Corp. |
Adult |
NY |
Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Providence, RI |
$4,500,000 |
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Center for Employment Opportunities, Inc. |
Young Adult |
NY |
Bronx, NY; Oklahoma City; |
$4,500,000 |
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Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. |
Young Adult |
PA |
Philadelphia; Harrisburg, PA; Wilson, NC; and Springfield, OH |
$4,500,000 |
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$39,995,965 |
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Community-Based Organizations |
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Applicant |
Serving |
State |
Area(s) Served |
Amount |
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Little Rock Workforce Development Board |
Adult |
AR |
Pulaski County |
$1,237,736 |
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Volunteers of America of Los Angeles |
Young Adult |
CA |
Santa Ana City |
$1,500,000 |
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Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps |
Young Adult |
CA |
Sacramento |
$1,500,000 |
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The Youth Employment Partnership Inc. |
Young Adult |
CA |
Alameda County |
$1,500,000 |
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Rubicon Programs Inc. |
Adult |
CA |
Richmond and San Pablo |
$1,498,292 |
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OIC of Broward dba OIC of South Florida |
Adult |
FL |
Broward County |
$1,500,000 |
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OIC of Broward dba OIC of South Florida |
Young Adult |
FL |
Broward County |
$1,500,000 |
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Gang Alternative, Inc. |
Young Adult |
FL |
Liberty City/Little Haiti, |
$1,500,000 |
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Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc. |
Adult |
FL |
Hillsborough County |
$1,500,000 |
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Goodwill of North Georgia |
Young Adult |
GA |
Athens-Clarke, Dekalb, Hall, Cobb, Clayton and |
$1,237,737 |
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Civic Works, Inc. |
Adult |
MD |
Baltimore |
$1,000,000 |
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Connections to Success |
Adult |
MO |
East St. Louis |
$1,372,124 |
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Family Resource Center South Atlantic |
Adult |
NC |
Edgecombe, Wilson and |
$1,500,000 |
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Center for Community Alternatives, Inc. |
Adult |
NY |
Syracuse |
$1,499,998 |
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Structured Employment Economic Development Corp. |
Young Adult |
NY |
Memphis |
$1,480,000 |
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Alvis, Inc. |
Adult |
OH |
Columbus |
$1,500,000 |
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Metropolitan Community Services, Inc. |
Adult |
OH |
Franklin County |
$1,500,000 |
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It’s My Community Initiative, Inc. |
Young Adult |
OK |
Oklahoma City |
$1,500,000 |
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Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa |
Young Adult |
OK |
Tulsa |
$1,500,000 |
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It’s My Community Initiative, Inc. |
Adult |
OK |
Oklahoma City |
$1,237,737 |
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Berks Connections/Pretrial Services |
Adult |
PA |
Berks County |
$1,237,737 |
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Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, Inc. |
Adult |
SC |
Greenville, Spartanburg |
$1,500,000 |
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Project Return, Inc. |
Adult |
TN |
Nashville |
$1,500,000 |
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$32,801,361 |
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