Samantha Stowers
202.693.3432
stowers.samantha@dol.gov

The Reentry Projects Program (Short Title: RP-3) provides grants for evidence-based, evidence-informed interventions, and promising practices shown to achieve successful employment outcomes for justice-involved individuals released from prison or jail or who are currently under supervision. Projects must serve high-crime, high-poverty communities, and a balance of rural and urban projects will be funded.

The initiative intends to protect community safety by ensuring that justice-involved individuals:

• Become productive, responsible, and law-abiding members of society
• Receive positive opportunities to engage in pro-social activities, such as employment and/or education
• Maintain long-term employment
• Sustain a stable residence
• Successfully address their substance abuse issues and mental health needs

Applicants may apply for:

• Intermediary projects
• Non-intermediary projects that propose to serve adults ages 25 or older
• Non-intermediary projects that propose to serve young adults between the ages of 18 to 24

Eligible applicants are:

• IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• State and local governments
• Indian and Native American entities that are eligible for for grants under Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
  • Federally-recognized tribes
  • Tribal organizations
  • Alaska Native-controlled organizations
  • Native Hawaiian-controlled organizations
  • Indian-controlled organizations serving Indian and Native Americans
  • State-recognized tribal organizations
  • A consortia of any entities listed above

For non-intermediary projects:

• Award ceiling: $1,500,000
• Project period: 39 months
• Estimated number of awards: 20 for adult projects and 14 for young adult projects

For intermediary projects:

• Award ceiling: $4,500,000
• Project period: 39 months
• Estimated number of awards: 1 for adult projects and 6 for young adult projects

Applicants must not propose to exceed an $8,000 cost-per-participant (CPP), which includes administrative, planning, and follow-up costs.

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab. Applicants may submit a separate application under each funding opportunity.

• Reentry Projects (RP-3) - Adults, Funding Opportunity FOA-ETA-19-01-A
• Reentry Projects (RP-3) - Young Adults, Funding Opportunity FOA-ETA-19-01-YA

Applications may also be submitted by mail to:

The U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration, Office of Grants Management
Attention: Melissa Abdullah, Grant Officer
Reference FOA-ETA-19-01
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N4716
Washington, DC 20210