Intermediary Organizations Serving Juvenile Offenders in High-Poverty, High-Crime Communities
Grant: Intermediary Organizations Serving Juvenile Offenders in High-Poverty, High-Crime Communities
Agency: U.S. Department of Labor
Division: Employment and Training Administration
Deadline: The deadline was April 15, 2013.
Description: The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is seeking multi-site, multi-state projects that improve the long-term labor market prospects for juvenile offenders in high-poverty, high-crime communities. In addition to juvenile offenders, projects may also serve up to 10 percent of in-school youth at risk of offending in high risk communities. Projects should include a combination of seven key project components. Those enrolled in the program may not participate in all seven, but the opportunities must be made available. These seven components include:
- Workforce development - activities designed to support the development of career goals and an understanding of career pathway options.
- Education and training - activities designed to help both younger and older youth obtain their high school diplomas or state equivalent.
- Case management services.
- Mentoring - providing evidence-based models of one-on-one mentoring, group mentoring and/or service-based mentoring.
- Restorative justice - community service projects that allow returning offenders to give back to their neighborhood.
- Community-wide violence reduction components.
- Post-program support and follow-up.
Those organizations awarded through this program, will not carry out the services listed above. Instead, each organization awarded by DOL must select a minimum of three high-poverty, high-crime communities in at least two states to carry out the project activities. More details on the process of sub-granting, including competition requirements, is found in the program notice.
Partnerships are a critical component of this application. Local sub-grantees are required to collaborate with a variety of state and local agencies and organizations, including community-based organizations, to provide supportive services to participants. A full list of required partnerships is available in the program notice.
Fit for Public Broadcasting: This program is a fit for stations involved in education and workforce development. Stations are best suited as partners and should monitor competitions of possible sub-grantees for opportunities locally. Multiple local and state partnerships are a necessary component of all proposed projects. With a focus on workforce development and education and training, acceptable partners may include those providing services and instruction that assist participants with attaining a high school diploma or state equivalent. This is an area where many stations are already active. Those involved with American Graduation and/or GED prep will find a natural fit here.
Eligibility: Any nonprofit organization with the capacity to implement multi-site and multi-state projects may apply. Note, applicants awarded a grant from the DOL are not allowed to provide program services to participants. Program services must be provided by sub-grantees.
Anticipated Funding: ETA has $20 million available under this competition and expects to fund four grants of approximately $5 million each. These grantees are then expected to host competitions to select a minimum of three sub-grantees to carry out program activities.
How to Apply: Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov. Online submission requires registration, a process that usually takes three to five business days but can take as long as four weeks. Be sure to visit Grants.gov and begin registering well in advance of the grant deadline.
Resources:
Program notice
U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration website
