Description: The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program seeks to increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders who come into contact with the justice system. BJA is… Read More ›
Express Language for Legal Aid
DOJ – Second Chance Act – Juveniles with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders (2014)
Description: The Second Chance Act of 2007 provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of incarcerated adults and juveniles who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and are returning to their communities. The FY 2013 Second… Read More ›
DOJ – Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking (2014)
Description: This FY 2013 program will fund Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force sites that take a comprehensive approach to combating all forms of trafficking—sex trafficking and labor trafficking of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens (male and female, adults and minors)…. Read More ›
HHS – Model Approaches Phase II Systems Expansion Grants – Legal System Delivery Systems (2014)
Description: With this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems – Phase II – Systems Expansion Grants (Model Approaches-Phase II-SEGs), the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is making available two (2) SEGs to support state leadership… Read More ›
HHS – HIV/AIDS Initiative for Minority Men (2014)
Description: The mission of the OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs to eliminate health disparities. The OMH serves as the focal point in the HHS for… Read More ›
HHS – Native Americans and Caregiver Support Program (2014)
Description: The ACL/AoA is responsible for administering Title VI of the Older Americans Act (OAA). Through this title, grants are awarded to Indian tribal organizations representing federally recognized Tribes and public or nonprofit private organizations that have the capacity to provide… Read More ›
DOL – Homeless Female Veterans’ and Veterans with Families Reintegration Program (2014)
Description: Successful applicants will design a program that addresses the multitude of challenges associated with homeless female veterans and veterans with families and is responsive to their employment and supportive service needs within the local community. These grants are intended to… Read More ›
DOL – Serving Juvenile Offenders in High-Poverty, High-Crime Communities (2014)
Description: These funds provide intermediary grants to operate multi-site projects serving juvenile offenders and in-school youth at-risk of offending, ages 14 and above, in high-poverty, high-crime communities. The grant’s purpose is to improve the long-term labor market prospects of these… Read More ›
HHS – Pension Counseling and Information Program (2014)
Description: The goal of the Pension Counseling & Information Program is to help individuals understand and exercise their pension rights. AoA funds a national Pension Assistance Resource Center to provide support to the pension counseling projects, State and Area Agencies… Read More ›
HHS – Legal Assistance – Title III-B of the Older Americans Act (2014)
Description: Legal assistance provided under Title III-B is part of the essential core of the Administration on Aging’s (AoA) legal assistance and elder rights programs. The Title III-B legal services network can provide important assistance for older persons in accessing… Read More ›
Civil Legal Aid Federal Funding Resources 