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By Christian Association for Prison Aftercare
The December 2009 the Council of State Governments’ National Reentry Resource Center Newsletter provided some very helpful prisoner reentry funding information that we wanted to pass along to you. Please see the funding news and opportunities below that have been republished with the permission and encouragement of the Council of State Governments.
Funding Appropriations
Congress Approves Over $222 Million for Prisoner Reentry Programs
On Sunday, December 13, 2009, the Senate approved an appropriations bill for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2010 that provides $114 million for prisoner reentry, including $100 million for Second Chance Act grant programs and $14 million for reentry initiatives in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The House of Representatives passed the bill (H.R. 3288) on Thursday, December 10, 2009. The bill provides:
$37 million for reentry demonstration projects under Sec. 101 of the Second Chance Act
$15 million for mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations under Sec. 211
$10 million for reentry courts under Sec. 111
$7.5 million for family-based, substance abuse treatment under Sec. 113
$2.5 million for grants to evaluate and improve education in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities under Sec. 114
$5 million for technology careers training demonstration grants under Sec. 115
$13 million for reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration under Sec. 201
$10 million for reentry research under Sec. 245
The House of Representatives also approved an appropriations bill for the Department of Labor that provides $108,493,000 for ex-offender activities under the Second Chance Act and the Workforce Investment Act, including $15 million for transitional jobs for ex-offenders.
National Reentry Resource Center Launches Website
Earlier this fall, the National Reentry Resource Center's (NRRC) website launched, providing the field with a first-of-its-kind, one-stop clearinghouse for reentry-related resources. The site provides users-regardless of their familiarity with reentry issues-with information they can tailor to their specific needs. Whether a community-based service provider is looking for the latest research on risk-based assessments, a state legislator is looking for innovative ways to improve reentry outcomes, or a person is looking for employment services for a loved one recently released from prison or jail, the NRRC website offers quick and easy access to relevant materials for various users. The website was designed to provide an array of resources for diverse needs, and all of the information on the site is accessible in just one or two clicks.
Announcements & Events
Jan 25 Children 2010: Leading a New Era
January 25-27, 2010, in Washington, DC, the Child Welfare League of America will hold its annual conference, Children 2010: Leading a New Era. Child welfare professionals will offer sessions on a variety of topics, including foster care, adoption, juvenile justice, crime prevention, early intervention, and mental health. The conference also provides interactive workshops and technology demonstrations to educate the child welfare community.
Feb 23 National Fatherhood and Families Conference
Fathers & Families Coalition of America announces its 11th Annual National Fatherhood and Families Conference in Los Angeles, CA. This respected national conference on fatherhood and family issues is coming to Southern California for the first time. Parents, families, social service professionals, community representatives and leaders from all over the country are expected to attend the conference at the Westin LAX Hotel in Los Angeles February, 23-26, 2010.
Funding Opportunities
Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need - Local Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration According to the solicitation for this program:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010 for grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need-Local Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care. This program is designed to foster the development and utilization of local recovery-oriented systems of care to address gaps in treatment capacity by supporting person-centered and self-directed approaches for substance abuse (including alcohol and drug) treatment and recovery services in communities with serious drug problems. The purpose of this program is to expand the community's ability to provide integrated and comprehensive community-based responses to a targeted, well-documented substance abuse treatment capacity program and/or improve the quality and intensity of services. This program serves to develop local recovery-oriented systems of care that will expand and/or enhance substance abuse services and promote recovery.
Applications are due by January 14, 2010.
Offender Reentry Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration According to the solicitation for this program:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010 grants for the Offender Reentry Program. The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced juvenile and adult offenders returning to the community from incarceration for criminal/juvenile offenses. Applicants are expected to form stakeholder partnerships that will plan, develop and provide a transition from incarceration to community-based substance abuse treatment and related reentry services for the populations of focus. Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For example, state and local governments, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, public or private universities and colleges, and community- and faith-based organizations may apply.
Applications are due by February 2, 2010. NOTE: The application due date for this program has been extended from the original due date of January 19, 2009.
Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration According to the solicitation for this program:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts (short title: SAMHSA Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts). The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment services in "problem solving" courts which use the juvenile drug court model in order to provide alcohol and drug treatment, recovery support services supporting substance abuse treatment, screening, assessment, case management, and program coordination to juvenile defendants/offenders. Priority for the use of the funding should be given to addressing gaps in the existing continuum of treatment. Eligibility is restricted to existing individual Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts or their Tribal/State or local governmental proxies who may apply on their behalf. Grantees from the FY 2009 cohort for the Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Juvenile Drug Courts program are not eligible to apply.
Applications are due by February 23, 2010.
Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System, National Institutes of Health According to the solicitation for this program:
This initiative solicits R01 applications to empirically seek, test, and treat paradigm in criminal justice populations. The seek, test, and treat model involves reaching out to high risk, hard to reach groups who have not been recently tested (seek), engaging them in HIV testing (test), and initiating, monitoring, and maintaining HAART for those testing positive (treat). Researchers are encouraged to develop, implement, and test strategies to increase HIV testing and the provision of HAART to HIV seropositive individuals involved with the criminal justice system, with particular focus on continuity of HAART during and after community re-entry following incarceration. Key outcome measures include linkage to care (e.g., seen at care center post-release) and viral suppression (e.g., proportion with undetectable viral load six months or more after initiation of ART). Applications responsive to this FOA may propose intervention research at the individual, organizational, or system level that leads to effective approaches for expanding access to HIV testing and HAART treatment in the criminal justice system and in community organizations working with criminal justice systems and populations.
Applications are due by April 1, 2010.
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