The Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Strategies (CAREERRS) Program, a Second Chance Act program, is designed to help communities establish education, vocation, and job training programs in their correctional systems that address employment challenges facing incarcerated youth and adults re-entering those communities and the workforce.
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DOJ – Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program (2021)
Applications Due: April 7, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET This program provides civil and criminal legal assistance to low-income individuals, Indian tribes, and tribal justice systems to support the development and enhancement of tribal justice systems and access to those systems…. Read More ›
DOJ – Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (2021)
Applications Due: April 7, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET This program assists tribes with renovation, expansion, and permanent modular projects to address tribal justice system infrastructure needs. Helpful resources The Justice in Government Project at American University has curated research briefs… Read More ›
DOJ – Innovations in Reentry Initiative: Building System Capacity & Testing Strategies to Reduce Recidivism (2021)
Applications Due: April 13, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET This opportunity provides state and local jurisdictions and Indian tribes with the resources to identify assets and gaps in their reentry systems and improve their overall approach to reentry. Helpful resources Presentation… Read More ›
DOJ – Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program (2021)
Applications Due: April 13, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET Through this opportunity, BJA is seeking applications to implement or expand on reentry programs that demonstrate strong partnerships with corrections, parole, probation, and other reentry service providers. This opportunity seeks to allot… Read More ›
DOJ – Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative (2021)
Applications Due: March 16, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET This Pay for Success program is designed to assist state, local, and tribal governments, as well as public housing authorities, to enter into outcomes-based contracts that ties payment for services to reaching… Read More ›
DOJ – Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime (2021)
Applications are due March 16, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET. In collaboration with the Office of Victims of Crime, NIJ is seeking applications in three main areas under this solicitation: 1) research and evaluation of State crime victim compensation programs;… Read More ›
DOJ – Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program Solicitation (2021)
The Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Strategies (CAREERRS) Program, a Second Chance Act program, is designed to help communities establish education, vocation, and job training programs in their correctional systems that address employment challenges facing incarcerated youth and adults re-entering those communities and the workforce.
DOL – Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (2020)
This post includes three Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs: Dislocated Worker Program, Adult Activities Program, and the Youth Activities Program. There is express language for legal services. The 2016 final rule includes language identifying legal aid among the supportive services considered “necessary to enable an individual to participate” in workforce activities.
DOJ – Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking (2020)
OVC is seeking applications for states or tribes to develop, enhance, and This program is designed to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for minor victims of sex trafficking. The objective in providing these services is to achieve increased safety, self-sufficiency, and well-being for minor victims of sex trafficking. There is express language for legal aid.
Civil Legal Aid Federal Funding Resources 