WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $49.4 million in grants to 17 organizations in 15 states to provide training, employment and supportive services to adults reentering the workforce following incarceration in a local jail or state correctional facility.
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the Pathway Home grants aim to close the gap between an adult’s release from incarceration and enrollment into a reentry program leading to employment. The grants will support efforts by local organizations to connect incarcerated people with providers of training and skills needed to obtain post-release jobs and comprehensive case management services to help them retain employment. Eligible adults are those whose release is scheduled within 20 to 270 days from the time they enroll with local organizations.
Authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, reentry grants fund projects that serve adults convicted under federal, state or local law in support of the Biden-Harris administration’s strategy to lower recidivism rates and decrease crime. The Pathway Home 4 grants allow participants to maintain the same caseworker pre- and post-release and supports Registered Apprenticeships or other occupational training that leads to industry-recognized credentials in high-demand industries, as determined by local area need.
The department has awarded Pathway Home 4 grants to the following recipients:
Recipient
City
State
Amount
Alabama Department of Commerce
Montgomery
AL
$1,500,000
Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$3,480,492
Ambassadors for Christ Youth Ministries Inc
Pine Bluff
AR
$4,000,000
PATH
Los Angeles
CA
$1,499,999
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale
FL
$1,499,999
Gang Alternative Inc.
North Miami
FL
$2,499,999
Safer Foundation
Chicago
IL
$849,999
Keys2Work Inc.
Indianapolis
IN
$4,000,000
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc.
Louisville
KY
$3,995,264
City of New Orleans-Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development
New Orleans
LA
$1,218,757
Goodwill Industries International Inc.
Rockville
MD
$4,000,000
Detroit Employment Solutions Corp.
Detroit
MI
$4,000,000
Mott Community College
Flint
MI
$2,999,892
EMERGE Community Development
Minneapolis
MN
$2,975,000
Connections to Success Inc
St. Charles
MO
$2,999,998
Oregon Workforce Partnership
Salem
OR
$3,918,676
North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
Stevens Point
WI
$4,000,000
Total Awarded
$49,438,075
