Announcement for 11/17/08
U.S. Department of Labor Announces $17.3 Million Available for Young Offender Grants
The U.S. Department of Justice, Employment and Training Administration, announces the availability of $17.3 million for Young Offender Grants. The goal of the planning grants is to allow selected localities to develop comprehensive blueprints for serving both juvenile and young adult offenders returning from correctional facilities.
The grants will be awarded through a competitive process for three categories of projects:
- Young Offender Planning Grants to be awarded to local governments;
- Juvenile Offender Implementation Grants to be awarded to state/local government partnerships;
- One Juvenile Offender Reentry Grant to be awarded to an organization with experience conducting demonstrations in multiple cities.
For more information, see the grant solicitation in the U.S. Federal Register: Download (PDF)