[Reentry-ed] potential collaborative funding opportunity to build collective impact

[Susan Sturm]

It looks like there is emerging a small group that might be interested in 
exploring this RFP (or its successor).  Does someone want to pull together 
a conversation, either in person or over the phone?  I would be happy to 
participate and help make connections/facilitate if that would be helpful.


Susan Sturm
George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility
Director, Center for Institutional and Social Change
www.changecenter.org
ssturm at law.columbia.edu



From:   Michael Carey <mcarey at collegeinitiative.org>
To:     Susan Sturm <ssturm at law.columbia.edu>
Cc:     reentry-ed at lists.literacytent.org
Date:   02/20/2012 07:14 PM
Subject:        Re: [Reentry-ed] potential collaborative funding 
opportunity to build collective impact



Thanks Susan. I certainly think this is something we should explore as a 
network.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Susan Sturm <ssturm at law.columbia.edu> 
wrote:
Dear NYREN members, 
Many of you have probably seen the RFP, described below, from the US DOL 
for educational interventions connected to reentry.  I looked at RFP, and 
it seemed to me that it might provide an opportunity for at least some of 
the NYREN organizations to collaborate in a concrete effort to build 
collective impact, and in the process to increase funding to members of 
the network.  I realize that this particular grant opportunity may be too 
soon (proposals are due on March 13 for the Reentry of Ex-Offenders Adult 
Generation and on April 17 for the "Serving Young Adult Ex-Offenders 
through Training and Service-Learning.")  It may also  be that some NYREN 
organizations are already planning to apply for this grant.  I didn't want 
to miss the opportunity to explore possibilities for collaboration among 
organizations that might enhance collective impact and, in the process, 
perhaps increase the scope and service alignment of any particular 
proposal and thus the competitiveness of any proposals from NYREN members. 
 If the Center can be helpful in facilitating those systems linkages, we 
would be happy to do so.  Even if this particular opportunity isn't one we 
are ready to pursue, I didn't want to miss the chance to begin to explore 
how funding opportunities might enhance the sustainability and support for 
NYREN orgs and the systemic impact of the network itself. 

See the announcement below for more details. 

All best, 
Susan 

  Serving Young Adult Ex-Offenders through Training and Service-Learning 
adult Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Adult Generation 5 
US Department of Labor announces availability of funds to help young adult 
former offenders get on right track through training and service learning
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability 
of approximately $30 million in grants through its Training and Service 
Learning program for projects to help young adult ex-offenders gain 
valuable jobs skills while giving back to their communities through 
service. 
"We are a country that believes in second chances," said Secretary of 
Labor Hilda L. Solis. "The grant competition announced today will fund 
programs that give young people the chance to get their lives back on 
track by serving their communities and learning new skills." 
Awarded through a competitive process, the grants will provide 
participants with meaningful community service projects and service 
learning opportunities, educational intervention to help them earn high 
school diplomas and industry recognized credentials, a career development 
component that seeks to place each participant in a job that also teaches 
skills, and post-program support and follow-up. 
The department expects to award a minimum of 20 grants. Any nonprofit 
organization, unit of state or local government, and Indian or Native 
American entity eligible for grants under the Workforce Investment Act's 
Section 166 may apply. 
Full eligibility information is included in a solicitation for grant 
applications published in today's Federal Register that can be viewed 
online at http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm. Information about 
other Department of Labor employment and training programs also is 
available at http://www.doleta.gov. 
Susan Sturm
George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility
Director, Center for Institutional and Social Change
www.changecenter.org
ssturm at law.columbia.edu 

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