E-ALERT: Volume 4, Number 4

TASK FORCE FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

CONFERENCE AND GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Road to Reentry:
2007 Defendant / Offender Workforce Development Conference

Charlotte, North Carolina
Hilton Charlotte Center City
March 5-7, 2007

This national conference is hosted by the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office, Western District of North Carolina, in partnership with the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services / Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Institute of Corrections, US Probation Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, and the National Career Development Association (NCDA).

Over 500 participants from across the United States and other countries are expected to attend this conference to learn about "hands-on" practices and tools to implement offender workforce development initiatives and network with others who are implementing best practices and partnerships. For information about the conference, please visit the conference website at

http://www.ncwp.uscourts.gov/owdconf/ The web page has a direct link to NCDA for registration. Please register for the conference prior to January 31, 2007, to receive the early registration rate of $275. When calling the Hilton at (704) 377-1500, please state that you will be attending the 2007 Defendant /Offender Workforce Development Conference and request the special room rate for the conference of $97.50! The conference code is FBO.

The website includes the procedure for purchase orders. An agency can issue one purchase order for all registrants. However, each attendee will need to register individually and register using the same purchase order number.

Questions? Contact Janie Propst at (828) 267-3511 or Debbie Fackrell at (704) 350-7678.

Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is seeking applicants for its Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program. The Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program (Legal Assistance Program) is designed to strengthen civil and criminal legal assistance for victims of sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence, and dating violence through innovative, collaborative programs. These programs provide victims with representation and legal advocacy in family, immigration, administrative agency, or housing matters, protection or stay-away order proceedings, and other similar matters. The Legal Assistance Program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance in order to provide effective aid to victims who are seeking relief in legal matters arising as a consequence of abuse or violence.

Deadlines:
Letters of intent to apply should be submitted by January 10, 2007
All Applicants should register online with Grants.gov by January 10, 2007.
All applications are due by 8:00 p.m. E.T. on January 24, 2007.

For more information about the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program, please contact:

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
800 K Street, N.W., Suite 920
Washington, D.C. 20530
Phone: 202-307-6026
Fax: 202-307-3911
TTY: 202-307-2277
Website:www.usdoj.gov/ovw/

To see a list of open grant and contract solicitations, please visit www.grants.gov (grants), www.fedbizopps.gov (contracts), or click here.

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Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
US Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Telephone: (202) 514-2987
E-Mail: FBCI@usdoj.gov
Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/fbci
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