Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners Program (84.255A)
Provides financial assistance for establishing and operating programs designed to reduce recidivism through the development and improvement of life skills necessary for reintegration of adult prisoners into society. "Life Skills" includes self-development, communication skills, job and financial skills development, education, interpersonal and family relationship development, and stress and anger management.
Who May Apply:
- State Correctional Agencies
- State Correctional Education Agencies
- Local Correctional Agencies
- Local Correctional Education Agencies
Program was funded in Fiscal Years 1994 (18 projects), 1997 (13 projects), and 2000 (10 projects). Currently, no new competitions under the Life Skills Program are anticipated.
Vocational Education Cooperative Demonstrations Program (84.199D)
Provides financial assistance for the development of model projects that would demonstrate successful cooperation between the private sector and public agencies in vocational education programs that serve criminal offenders under the supervision of the criminal justice system.
Who May Apply:
Program was funded in Fiscal Years 1992 (11 projects) and 1994 (5 projects). The program will not be funded in Fiscal Year 2001.
Functional Literacy for Incarcerated Adults Program (84.255)
Provides grants to eligible entities that elect to establish a demonstration or system-wide functional literacy program for adult prisoners.
Who May Apply:
- State Correctional agencies
- State Correctional Education Agencies
- Local Correctional Agencies
- Local Correctional Education Agencies
Program was last funded in Fiscal Year 1992 (11 recipients). The program will not be funded in Fiscal Year 2001.
Formula Grant Funding
Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders (84.331A)
Provides grants to the designated State correctional education agencies (SCEA) to establish a postsecondary education or postsecondary vocational training program for eligible incarcerated youth offenders. An eligible youth offender is defined as an individual, age 25 or younger, who is incarcerated in a State prison and is within 5 years of release or parole eligibility.
Who May Apply:
Designated State Correctional Education Agencies (one agency was designated by each governor to apply on behalf of the State).
Program was funded in Fiscal Year 2000 (45 projects). Fiscal Year 2001 funds will be used for continuation grants for the 45 existing projects and for new grants to eligible entities that did not apply for Fiscal Year 2000 funding.
This page last modified—March 17, 2003 (dg).
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