Community Reentry Reinvestment Grant Program

Overview

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Tennessee Office of Reentry (TOOR) exists to assist justice involved individuals overcome barriers to employment, increase successful reentry, and reduce recidivism. TOOR seeks to accomplish these goals through several different strategies, one of which is the Community Reentry Reinvestment Grant (CRRG).

This competitive grant seeks to involve for-profit, nonprofit, local government, and other organizations to provide a combination of personal support, training opportunities, and work experience to justice involved individuals that will lead to permanent employment.

This cost reimbursement grant will provide funding for eligible entities to address specific regional labor market demand by partnering with a community of practice  to identify, upskill, and support a pipeline of justice involved individuals into a local industry with an employer partner that is committed to second or fair chance hiring and/or on-the-job training of the program participant.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • State agency, department, and/or its entity to achieve its goals and objectives, or a nongovernmental organization, including but not limited to: for profit, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations.
  • Show a demonstrated effectiveness or successful history in workforce development with populations who have significant barriers to employment.
  • Can collaborate on creating a pathway to permanent employment for justice involved persons.
  • Can serve as a registered vendor with the state of Tennessee.
  • Responsible for identifying and coordinating the program training, certification and/or upskilling, etc., that all program participants seek to accomplish.

Important Dates

Funding Announcement Release Date: May 8, 2024

Application Submission Deadline: June 5, 2024

Application Review Period: June 6, 2024 - June 20, 2024

Notification of Awards: Week of June 24, 2024

Contract and Performance Period: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

Community Reentry Reinvestment Grant  Application Process

  • Applicants are required to submit all proposals electronically, via reentry@tn.gov on June 5, 2024, no later than 4:30 p.m. (CDT).
  • The proposal must include a narrative of the proposal, letters of support from all partner entities, a detailed budget (see Additional Fiscal Requirements section in Funding Announcement), evidence of past effectiveness of service to JII, and a signed request letter from their CEO, Executive Director, or the equivalent.
  • Awards will be made at TOOR's discretion.

Evaluation Criteria

Consult the CRRG Scoring Rubric here.

The deadline has passed to apply for the Community Reentry Reinvestment Grant for 2024.

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