This announcement solicits applications for Pathway Home 4 grant projects. The purpose of this program is to provide eligible incarcerated individuals in men’s and women’s state correctional facilities or local or county jails with workforce services prior to release and to continue services after release by transitioning the participants into reentry programs in the communities to which they will return.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Labor
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/21/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,000,000
Grant Duration: 42 months
Details:
These grants are job-driven and build connections to local employers that will enable returning citizens to secure employment, while advancing equity for individuals facing significant barriers to labor market reentry, including incarcerated women and communities of color.
These projects ensure that returning citizens are prepared to meet the needs of their local labor markets with the skills valued by employers and support the Administration’s goal to build modern and sustainable infrastructure. Applicants must ensure that occupational training provided has no federal, state, or local regulations that restrict individuals with criminal records from obtaining licenses or other necessary credentials in that career. Therefore, applicants will need to research existing barriers for individuals with criminal records in relation to specific industries. Employer connections will inform specific program curricula and ensure relevance to the needs of local businesses and jobs. Teaching returning citizens foundational skills, such as job readiness, employability, digital literacy, and job search strategies, in addition to providing Registered Apprenticeships and occupational training leading to industry-recognized credentials, can provide access to employment and reduce the likelihood of recidivism. Applicants are encouraged to utilize staff that have personal experience with incarceration and/or community violence. Staff with lived experience of incarceration and/or community violence are able to build relationships with participants based upon shared experiences and be nonjudgmental. These staff can model trust, commitment, stability, and a life after successful reentry. Thus, staff with lived experience of incarceration and/or community violence are encouraged.
Funding Information
Foundation expect availability of approximately $48,000,000 to fund approximately 15 grants. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $4,000,000. Awards made under this Announcement are subject to the availability of federal funds. In the event that additional funds become available, they reserve the right to use such funds to select additional grantees from applications submitted in response to this Announcement.
Period of Performance
- The period of performance is 42 months with an anticipated start date of 07/01/2023. This performance period includes all necessary implementation and start-up activities.
- These grants will have a 3- to 6-month planning period, a 24- to 27-month period of employment and training services, and 12 months of follow-up services.
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
