DOL To Provide Grants to Prisoner Re-entry Initiatives

The U.S. Department of Labor is making available nearly $20 million in grants for its Prisoner Re-entry Initiative. Nonprofit, faith-based, and community-based organizations are eligible to apply for the grants, which have a ceiling of $660,000. Programs should be focused on readjusting former inmates to commmunity life and helping them gain employment to reduce future crime and incarceration.

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The deadline for applications is July 13. For more information on application and eligibility, call Kevin Brumback at 202-693-3381.