Grant to Help Former Offenders

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Grant Competition to Help Former Offenders Gain Career Skills

The closing date for receipt of applications is March 13, 2012, at 4 p.m. EDT.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently announced the availability of $20.6 million in grant funds to provide ex-offenders who are returning to high-poverty, high-crime communities with pre- and post-release employment and support services. These grants represent the fifth generation of the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adult Program. The U.S. Department of Labor expects to award 17 grants of approximately $1.21 million each for 27 months to non-profit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status. A solicitation for grant applications was published in the Jan. 13, 2012 edition of the Federal Register.

Vocational training and educational interventions designed to improve the career pathways and earning potential of ex-offenders (Program Components such as continuing education to improve literacy and numeracy skills leading to a high school diploma earning a GED, or toward the attainment of an associate or bachelor degree).

For detailed application information, eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures and other requirements of this application, we invite interested parties to review the full SGA. We particularly direct adult education applicants to Sections: (B.2) — Vocational training and educational interventions designed to improve the career pathways and earning potential of ex-offenders (Program Components such as continuing education to improve literacy and numeracy skills leading to a high school diploma earning a GED, or toward the attainment of an associate or bachelor degree); and (D) — Allowable uses of Grant Funds (such as activities that focus on pre- and post-release education and vocational training).