23A60PE000003
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
APPLICANT NAME: Connections to Success
PROJECT TITLE AND PURPOSE: Show Me Success provides reentry services (both pre- and post-release) that support participants' abilities to gain skills in high-need industries, living wage employment, and support services that prevent further incarceration.
INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: Individuals within 20 to 270 days of release from our seven partnering correctional centers to high-poverty communities in the Kansas City (MO) urban metro area, the St. Louis St. Charles urban metro areas, and rural Columbia Boone County, Missouri.
TOTAL REQUEST: $2,999,998.48
NUMBER TO BE SERVED: 300 men and women
COST PER PARTICIPANT: $9,999.99
MANDATORY PARTNER: Missouri Department of Corrections (MO DOC) including the Division of Probation and Parole
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 236. Jefferson City, Missouri 65102.
PARTNERING CORRECTIONAL CENTERS PARTICIPATING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF MO DOC ARE SHOWN BELOW:
- State Institution - Algoa Correctional Center
- Bowling Green Correctional Center
- Chillicothe Correctional Center
- Farmington Correctional Center
- Missouri Eastern Correctional Ctr
- Western Missouri Correctional Ctr
- Tipton Correctional Center
- Western Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center
This proposal seeks support from the Department of Labor's ETA Pathway Home 4 for Show Me Success, a program serving 300 individuals over three years at seven Missouri correctional centers with pre-release career assessments, job readiness (personal and professional development training), the development of individualized development plans (IDPs), case management, connections to needed services, and enrollment in skills training programs with ongoing support and case management from Life Transformation Coaches (LTCs), Peer Support Specialists (PSS), and Job Developers Education Specialists (JDESS).
Individualized services from LTCs, PSS, and JDESS are provided both pre- and post-release and include training in high-need industries, employment with good jobs employers, and other services to meet basic needs and behavioral health needs when individuals return to high-poverty communities in the St. Louis St. Charles, Kansas City (MO), and Columbia Boone County metro areas.
Planning activities with our correctional, workforce development, and community service partners, as well as for hiring and training new staff, will occur during the first 90 days, followed by 27 months of pre- and post-release services, and 12 months of follow-up support and data collection.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND INTERNAL GOALS:
- Second Qtr Employment Rate: More than 55% of participants attain unsubsidized employment during the second quarter following program exit. (70%)
- Fourth Qtr Employment Rate: More than 45% of participants are employed in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter at program exit. (65%)
- Participants' median earnings will be $7,200 or more. (0)
- Credential Attainment: More than 60% of those who enroll in an education or training program (excluding those in on-the-job training and customized training) will attain recognized postsecondary credentials (tied to in-demand jobs) within one year after program exit. (70%)
- Measurable Skills Gains: 65% or more of those who, during a program year, are in a training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment, achieve measurable skill gains. (65%)
- Effectiveness in Serving Employers: Employed participants are effective in serving their employers as indicated by their retention with the same employer and/or repeat business customers who hire additional CTS participants after their initial hire. (65% or more)
- Recidivism: The recidivism rate of CTS program participants who are convicted of a new criminal offense committed within 12 months of their release from incarceration will be lower than Missouri's current recidivism rate of 43.9%. (20% or less)
PROJECT TITLE AND PURPOSE: Show Me Success provides reentry services (both pre- and post-release) that support participants' abilities to gain skills in high-need industries, living wage employment, and support services that prevent further incarceration.
INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: Individuals within 20 to 270 days of release from our seven partnering correctional centers to high-poverty communities in the Kansas City (MO) urban metro area, the St. Louis St. Charles urban metro areas, and rural Columbia Boone County, Missouri.
TOTAL REQUEST: $2,999,998.48
NUMBER TO BE SERVED: 300 men and women
COST PER PARTICIPANT: $9,999.99
MANDATORY PARTNER: Missouri Department of Corrections (MO DOC) including the Division of Probation and Parole
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 236. Jefferson City, Missouri 65102.
PARTNERING CORRECTIONAL CENTERS PARTICIPATING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF MO DOC ARE SHOWN BELOW:
- State Institution - Algoa Correctional Center
- Bowling Green Correctional Center
- Chillicothe Correctional Center
- Farmington Correctional Center
- Missouri Eastern Correctional Ctr
- Western Missouri Correctional Ctr
- Tipton Correctional Center
- Western Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center
This proposal seeks support from the Department of Labor's ETA Pathway Home 4 for Show Me Success, a program serving 300 individuals over three years at seven Missouri correctional centers with pre-release career assessments, job readiness (personal and professional development training), the development of individualized development plans (IDPs), case management, connections to needed services, and enrollment in skills training programs with ongoing support and case management from Life Transformation Coaches (LTCs), Peer Support Specialists (PSS), and Job Developers Education Specialists (JDESS).
Individualized services from LTCs, PSS, and JDESS are provided both pre- and post-release and include training in high-need industries, employment with good jobs employers, and other services to meet basic needs and behavioral health needs when individuals return to high-poverty communities in the St. Louis St. Charles, Kansas City (MO), and Columbia Boone County metro areas.
Planning activities with our correctional, workforce development, and community service partners, as well as for hiring and training new staff, will occur during the first 90 days, followed by 27 months of pre- and post-release services, and 12 months of follow-up support and data collection.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND INTERNAL GOALS:
- Second Qtr Employment Rate: More than 55% of participants attain unsubsidized employment during the second quarter following program exit. (70%)
- Fourth Qtr Employment Rate: More than 45% of participants are employed in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter at program exit. (65%)
- Participants' median earnings will be $7,200 or more. (0)
- Credential Attainment: More than 60% of those who enroll in an education or training program (excluding those in on-the-job training and customized training) will attain recognized postsecondary credentials (tied to in-demand jobs) within one year after program exit. (70%)
- Measurable Skills Gains: 65% or more of those who, during a program year, are in a training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment, achieve measurable skill gains. (65%)
- Effectiveness in Serving Employers: Employed participants are effective in serving their employers as indicated by their retention with the same employer and/or repeat business customers who hire additional CTS participants after their initial hire. (65% or more)
- Recidivism: The recidivism rate of CTS program participants who are convicted of a new criminal offense committed within 12 months of their release from incarceration will be lower than Missouri's current recidivism rate of 43.9%. (20% or less)
Awardee
Funding Goals
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MORE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF THE U.S. LABOR MARKET BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, OR LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Missouri
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Connections To Success was awarded
Project Grant 23A60PE000003
worth $2,999,998
from the Office of Workforce Investment in July 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Missouri United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 17.270 Reentry Employment Opportunities.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Pathway Home 4.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/25/25
Period of Performance
7/1/23
Start Date
12/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$3.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 23A60PE000003
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
23A60PE000003
SAI Number
1630:1630:PE:23A60PE000003:1:1
Award ID URI
SAIEXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
1630GM DOL (ETA) GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
1630WS OFFICE OF WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
Awardee UEI
Y5NKP3A28HY1
Awardee CAGE
4R1A1
Performance District
MO-90
Senators
Joshua Hawley
Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training and Employment Service, Employment and Training Administration, Labor (016-0174) | Training and employment | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $2,999,998 | 100% |
Modified: 8/25/25