Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 17 02
The Reentry Projects (RP) grant opportunity (FOA ETA 17-02) is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under CFDA 17.270 (Employment, Labor and Training). It is designed to fund community-based efforts that help people with justice involvement successfully return to their communities and reduce the likelihood of reoffending, with a strong emphasis on improving employment and education outcomes as part of broader, coordinated reentry support.
Funded projects are expected to be built from interventions that are evidence-based, evidence-informed, or grounded in promising practices. Rather than prescribing a single required model, the FOA allows organizations to develop customized reentry strategies that fit local conditions, needs, and available partners. The work must take place in high-poverty, high-crime communities, reflecting an intent to concentrate resources where barriers to successful reentry and public-safety risks tend to be greatest.
The target participants fall into one of two groups. First, projects may serve young adults ages 18 to 24 who have been involved in either the juvenile justice system or the adult justice system. Second, projects may serve adults age 25 or older who were incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system and have been released from prison or jail within the last 180 days. This timing requirement highlights an early reentry window when people often face urgent needs related to work, housing, health, and stability.
The overall purpose is to help communities plan and implement comprehensive reentry programs that address the full range of challenges people face after incarceration. The FOA frames this as both a reintegration and a community-safety strategy: supporting individuals to become productive, responsible, and law-abiding community members. To get there, projects should connect participants to pro-social opportunities, especially employment and/or education, and should be structured to support long-term job retention rather than short-term placements alone. Beyond workforce outcomes, the FOA emphasizes stabilizing key life factors that strongly influence reentry success, including sustaining stable housing and addressing substance use disorders and mental health needs when applicable. A central expectation is partnership: grantees should coordinate with local programs and service providers so participants can access treatment, supportive services, and other resources that a single organization typically cannot provide on its own.
In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling is listed as $4,500,000, with an anticipated 28 awards. The opportunity was originally posted on March 21, 2017, and the application deadline was April 27, 2017 (with applications due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the FOA, indicating that applicants needed to consult the full announcement for the specific eligible entity types and any additional requirements.
In practical terms, this grant opportunity is aimed at helping local organizations and their partners assemble a coordinated reentry pipeline that blends workforce development with stabilizing supports, tailored to justice-involved young adults or recently released adults, and implemented in communities experiencing concentrated poverty and crime.Apply for FOA ETA 17 02
- The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Reentry Projects (RP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.270.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 21, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 2017 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is April 27, 2017. Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 28 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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