The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of $20 million in grants for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Program. With more than 700,000 individuals released from justice facilities each year, DOL recognizes that employment is a critical component of assisting former offenders avoid future incarceration and successfully re-enter their communities. These grants will provide high-poverty, high-crime communities with funding for various support services, including: job training, employment preparation, mentoring and assistance that links former offenders to key services, such as substance abuse treatment.
This announcement if the fifth in a series of Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Program grants. DOL expects to award 17 grants of approximately $1.2 million to nonprofit organizations that provide employment-focused support services for former offenders. For more specific information about the grant, including eligibility criteria, please click here.
Grant applications are due March 13, 2012.
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