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E-Alert: Volume 4, Number 20

Grant/Contract Announcements

Please note: The following funding opportunity is available through the U.S. Department of Labor, not the U.S. Department of Justice. Please contact Melissa Abdullah, (202) 693–3346, if you have questions.

U.S. Department of Labor: Preparing Ex-Offenders for the Workplace Through Beneficiary-Choice Contracting

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is pleased to announce a competition for grants totaling approximately $5 million for faith-based and community organizations and government agencies to address the specific workforce challenges of ex-offenders and produce positive outcomes with a particular focus on employment and reduced recidivism.  Grant funds awarded under this competition will be used to implement a program of services for ex-offenders (ages 18 to 29) under a beneficiary-choice contracting model. The beneficiary choice contracting model involves providing program participants with an independent choice among multiple service providers for specific services. Participants will receive case management services from the grantee, but will choose among contracted specialized service providers for more in-depth services. ETA intends to fund grants for five projects, to serve 225 individuals (age 18 to 29) through the adult criminal justice system, per year, at an average annual grant amount of $1,000,000 per site. Applicants may submit proposals within the range of $800,000 to $1,200,000.

  • Eligibility: Applicants must be either a faith-based or community organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) at the time of application submission, or a government agency (such as a Workforce Investment Board, One-Stop Career Center, corrections agency, State or local government, housing authority). The applicant will be the lead organization that will represent a partnership system that consists of the public workforce system, the local corrections agency and other social services providers (including faith-based and community organizations). At least one of the contracted specialized service providers offered to participants must offer a program that contains no religious content.


  • Informational Webinar: There will be an informational webinar held for this grant competition. Information on the date/time of this webinar and a recording for applicants who cannot attend will be available on http://www.dol.gov/cfbci.


  • Deadline: Applications for this solicitation must be submitted by May 25, 2007.


  • Grant application: www.grants.gov or http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm.

Questions?  Contact Melissa Abdullah, Grants Management Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance, (202) 693–3346.

U.S. Department of Justice: Residential Reentry Center Contracts

The Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks contractors to provide Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services (including care, custody, control, accountability, and treatment) for male and female Federal offenders held under the authority of United States Statutes in the following locations (Click on location for synopsis and point of contact):

To see a list of open grant and contract solicitations, please visit www.grants.gov (grants), www.fedbizopps.gov (contracts), or click here for a list of funding opportunities through the U.S. Department of Justice.

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