Pathway Home 4

Background
The Pathway Home Grant Program builds on the findings of the Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) implementation study. The LEAP pilots provided pre-release services through jail-based American Job Centers and linked participants to post-release services. These projects are designed to eliminate the time gap between release from prison and enrollment into a workforce development reentry program leading to skills-based employment, to improve individuals' transition back into their communities, and to reduce recidivism.

Grant Details
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) provides the opportunity for private or public non-profit organizations, including women’s, minority, community, and faith-based organizations; public institutions of higher education, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Alaska and Hawaii Native-Serving Institutions; nonprofit post-secondary education institutions with or without 501(c)(3) status; union, labor, or labor-management organizations; non-profit industry organizations; state and local governments; and Indian or Native American entities eligible for grants under Section 166 of WIOA to provide reentry programming to eligible, incarcerated individuals prior to release from state correctional facilities or county or local jails and to continue comprehensive services after release.
Pre-release services will assist incarcerated individuals in men’s and women’s facilities who enter the program within 20 to 270 days from their scheduled release date to prepare for returning to their communities. Post-release activities must include skill-building services, including either registered apprenticeships or other occupational training in in-demand industries that lead to industry-recognized credentials.

Eligibility Requirements
The following organizations are eligible to apply: Private or public non-profit organizations, including women’s, minority, community, and faith-based organizations; public institutions of higher education; nonprofit post-secondary education institutions with or without 501(c)(3) status; state or local governments; state and local workforce boards; any Indian or Native American entity eligible for grants under Section 166 of WIOA; unions, labor, or labor management organizations; non-profit industry organizations. Applicants must partner with the state correctional facility or local or county jail for the project in order to have access to participants during their incarceration.

Period of Performance
The period of performance is 42 months with an anticipated start date of 07/01/2023. These grants will have a 3- to 6-month planning period, a 24- to 27-month period of employment and training services, and 12 months of follow-up services.

Grant Value
ETA plans to award approximately 15 grants ranging from approximately $1 million up to $4 million each. The total value of the grant is approximately $48 million.