National Criminal Justice Initiatives Map

The National Criminal Justice Initiatives map highlights national reentry and other criminal justice initiatives implemented throughout the United States and its territories. The map, though not exhaustive, will seek to provide a place-based catalog of national initiatives and programs designed to reduce the recidivism rates of people returning from prison, jail, and juvenile facilities. The map will be updated periodically as new initiatives are announced.

Click on a state to see a list of its criminal justice initiatives.

Program Categories

Click on a program category to view a list of related programs. Select the View link to see program locations displayed on the map for just the selected category. To learn more about a program category, click on its title.

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Department of Health and Human Services (39 categories)

Access to Recovery III (ATR III) Grant Program (Viewing) (View)

Access to Recovery III (ATR III) Grant Program

Access to Recovery III (ATR III) is a four-year discretionary grant program that provides individuals with vouchers to purchase treatment and recovery support services for substance use disorders at the provider of their choice.

Administering Agency:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://csat.samhsa.gov/
Adult Criminal Justice Treatment Program (FY 2008-2011) (Viewing) (View)

Adult Criminal Justice Treatment Program (FY 2008-2011)

The Adult Criminal Justice Treatment program is designed to address gaps in substance abuse treatment services for adult individuals involved with the criminal justice system by supporting rapid and strategic responses to demands for substance abuse (including alcohol and drug) treatment services in communities with serious, emerging drug problems as well as communities with innovative solutions to unmet needs.

Administering Agency:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://csat.samhsa.gov/
Basic Cognitive and Behavioral Research Grants Related to Antisocial Behavior (Viewing) (View)

Basic Cognitive and Behavioral Research Grants Related to Antisocial Behavior

These projects aim to elucidate the basic cognitive and behavioral mechanism underlying sociopathy with the purpose of understanding the biological pathways to antisocial behavior and ultimately developing more effective preventive and treatment interventions. Participants in these studies are offenders, who are or have been incarcerated, their offspring, or individuals at risk for antisocial behavior and therefore incarceration. These studies are funded through a variety of grant mechanisms, including training grants to support the research careers of promising investigators in this area.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
Behavioral Therapies Development Program (Viewing) (View)

Behavioral Therapies Development Program

These grants are part of a broader research program on the behavioral (and combined behavioral and pharmacological) treatment of drug abuse and addiction and its consequences (i.e., HIV risk reduction). These specific grants are aimed at developing and testing behavioral therapies specifically for individuals who are part of the criminal justice system.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) (Viewing) (View)

Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS)

The Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) is a research cooperative studying organizational processes involved in the successful implementation of high-quality drug abuse treatment services in criminal justice settings. Each Research Center has partnered with at least one criminal justice setting (i.e., prisons, jails, probation/parole offices, reentry drug courts) and the collaborative provides a platform for multi-site treatment services research trials on implementing and sustaining improved drug abuse treatment services across a coordinated continuum of care for offenders with substance use disorders who are returning to the community after detention or incarceration.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
Criminal Justice Prevention Research Portfolio (Viewing) (View)

Criminal Justice Prevention Research Portfolio

The Criminal Justice Prevention Research Portfolio, supports research related to drug abuse and HIV prevention for youth, adults and their families (including intergenerational studies) who are at increased risk for and involved in the criminal justice system, including incarceration and reentry.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project (Viewing) (View)

Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Enhanced services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project evaluates diverse strategies designed to improve employment and other outcomes for several hard-to-employ populations. The evaluation rigorously tests whether the core components of CEO's program produce impacts on employment, recidivism, and other outcomes. The impacts of CEO's program are being assessed using a random assignment research design.

Administering Agency:Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation/ Office of Human Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://aspe.hhs.gov/PIC/
Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Research: Sexual and Reproductive Health Outreach for Young Men of Color: A New Approach (Viewing) (View)

Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Research: Sexual and Reproductive Health Outreach for Young Men of Color: A New Approach

OPA is currently funding a research study to improve sexual and reproductive health service delivery targeting men. This activity was conceived as an approach to develop and refine a model of outreach to promote sexual and reproductive health to young men of color in partnership with workforce programs.

Administering Agency:Assistant Secretary for Health/Office of Population Affairs (OPA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/opa/
Fathers for Life (Viewing) (View)

Fathers for Life

The Fathers for Life funds are used to provide additional support to those eligible children enrolled in Head Start/Early Start; provide parenting support to fathers; improve family well-being; provide extra resources to teachers and related professionals; and develop a statewide plan to address the effects of incarceration and poverty on young children and their families. The Office of Head Start (OHS) funded the Family Support Division (FSD), within the Missouri Department of Social Services, to strengthen low-income families with children whose fathers were incarcerated or under supervision of the probation and parole system.

Administering Agency:Administration for Children and Families/Office of Head Start, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/
Head Start/Early Head Start Incarcerated Parents Outreach Program – Chautauqua Opportunities (Viewing) (View)

Head Start/Early Head Start Incarcerated Parents Outreach Program – Chautauqua Opportunities

Head Start implemented a model for un-served and "High Risk" populations that included families that are homeless, involved with kinship or have a family member that is Incarcerated or involved with Probation. Formal partnerships have been formed with the local Chautauqua County Jail and Chautauqua County Probation Department through this initiative. The overall program has operated since January 2010. AARA expansion funding will support the project for a two year period.

Administering Agency:Administration for Children and Families/Office of Head Start, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/
Head Start/Early Head Start Incarcerated Parents Outreach Program – PEACE, Inc. (Viewing) (View)

Head Start/Early Head Start Incarcerated Parents Outreach Program – PEACE, Inc.

The Jamesville Correctional and Early Head Start Program serves 16 inmates and their children who reside in the community with relatives or in foster care homes. Jamesville is a facility that incarcerates males and females, both of whom are enrolled in Early Head Start program. The program has operated for 11 years with non-federal funds. AARA expansion funding will support the project for a two year period.

Administering Agency:Administration for Children and Families/Office of Head Start, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/
Health Center Program (Viewing) (View)

Health Center Program

The Health Center program provides grant funding to health centers that provide comprehensive, culturally competent quality primary health care services to medically underserved communities and vulnerable populations. These include low-income populations, the uninsured, those with limited English proficiency, farm workers, individuals and families experiencing homelessness, and those living in public housing. To be eligible for grant funding, health centers must meet a range of program requirements, including being community-based and patient-directed.

Administering Agency:Health Resources and Services Administration/ Bureau of Primary Health Care, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/
Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (Viewing) (View)

Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health

The Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health program addresses significant health disparities experienced by Hispanics, American Indians, African-Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and immigrant populations, particularly pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. The project services women and infants residing in high risk communities. Living within these high risk communities are women that have been incarcerated.

Administering Agency:Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://mchb.hrsa.gov/
HIV Prevention and Treatment Grants (Viewing) (View)

HIV Prevention and Treatment Grants

These projects address the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in the context of mental illness in incarcerated populations, their families, and individuals at risk for HIV. The focus is on psychosocial interventions that rapidly impact the health of these people. A variety of grant mechanisms are used to support this research, including also training grants to support research career of investigators interested in this area.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
HIV/AIDS Health Improvement for Reentering Ex-Offenders Initiative (HIRE) (Viewing) (View)

HIV/AIDS Health Improvement for Reentering Ex-Offenders Initiative (HIRE)

The HIRE program seeks to bridge existing healthcare gaps to improve the HIV/AIDS health outcomes of ex-offenders reentering the mainstream population.

Administering Agency:Assistant Secretary for Health/Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/
HIV/AIDS Prevention for Women Sexually Involved with an Incarcerated or Recently Released Incarcerated Heterosexual Partner (Viewing) (View)

HIV/AIDS Prevention for Women Sexually Involved with an Incarcerated or Recently Released Incarcerated Heterosexual Partner

The goal of this program is to develop and sustain comprehensive HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and support services for women sexually involved with an incarcerated or recently released incarcerated heterosexual partner in collaboration with health entities, care providers, social services, correctional facilities, community resource organizations, and criminal justice offices.

Administering Agency:Assistant Secretary for Health / Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.womenshealth.gov/
HIV/AIDS Research Related to Incarcerated Individuals (Viewing) (View)

HIV/AIDS Research Related to Incarcerated Individuals

The Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) currently funds two research centers that have a significant number of projects involving research on HIV/AIDS in incarcerated populations. One of these research centers is Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS Research. The other is the University of North Carolina Center for AIDS Research. It is important to note, however, that neither the CFAR program nor these centers focus exclusively on incarcerated individuals.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Division of AIDS (DAIDS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
Infectious Disease Research Related to Incarcerated Individuals (Viewing) (View)

Infectious Disease Research Related to Incarcerated Individuals

There are 3 projects/awards being funded to conduct research on infectious disease related to incarcerated individuals, with a focus on treatment, prevention, and transmission of Hepatitis C virus, Staphylococcus aureus, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted infections in prisoner populations. These awards are not part of a program or initiative that specifically focuses on incarcerated individuals.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Innovative Approaches to a Healthy Weight and Mental Wellness in Women Demonstration Grants (Viewing) (View)

Innovative Approaches to a Healthy Weight and Mental Wellness in Women Demonstration Grants

The purpose of this program is to support projects which develop, implement, evaluate and disseminate novel approaches that concurrently address the relationship between women's physical health and mental health during the perinatal period. One of the awarded grantees provides mental health services to a women's correctional facility.

Administering Agency:Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://mchb.hrsa.gov/
Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery (Viewing) (View)

Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery

The Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery program supports the local implementation and State/Tribe-wide expansion of trauma-integrated jail diversion programs to address the needs of individuals with mental illness such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma related disorders involved in the justice system.

Administering Agency:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.samhsa.gov/about/cmhs.aspx

Jail-based Integration of HIV/STI/Hepatitis Screening, Hepatitis B Vaccination, and Linkage to Care and Treatment (FY 2010) (Viewing) (View)

Jail-based Integration of HIV/STI/Hepatitis Screening, Hepatitis B Vaccination, and Linkage to Care and Treatment (FY 2010)

The Jail-based Integration of HIV/STI/Hepatitis Screening, Hepatitis B Vaccination, and Linkage to Care and Treatment project funds the development and evaluation of a universal voluntary opt-out HIV rapid testing program integrated into the clinical services provided to all inmates undergoing an intake medical evaluation. STI urine-based screening and Hepatitis B vaccination will complement the HIV screening component, and will be provided to all inmates who screen preliminary positive for HIV.

Administering Agency:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/
Medications Development for Incarcerated Individuals and Parolees (Viewing) (View)

Medications Development for Incarcerated Individuals and Parolees

These projects are testing treatments for opiate addiction and its medical consequences within criminal justice settings. There are currently two medications available for opiate addiction, methadone and buprenorphine. However, these have not been widely adopted by criminal justice systems. Research to demonstrate their effectiveness within criminal justice populations as well as the development and testing of additional medications for both drug abuse as well as its medical consequences (e.g., HIV, Hepatits C) is necessary to encourage the implementation of these treatments within the criminal justice system.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
Mental Health Services and Interventions Grants (Viewing) (View)

Mental Health Services and Interventions Grants

Within the NIMH Division of Services and Interventions Research, seventeen active grants support research related to improving available services and interventions for incarcerated populations and their families. These are investigator-initiated studies. Topics of these research grants include treatment, prevention and services intervention development across juvenile and adult correctional systems, community reentry programs, and the ethics of conducting research within jails and prisons.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program (Viewing) (View)

Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program

The Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program awards grants to faith-based and community organizations, federally recognized tribes, and state and local government entities to provide young people with safe and trusting relationships; healthy messages about life and social behavior; appropriate guidance from a positive adult role model; and opportunities for increased participation in education, civic service, and community activities.

Administering Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fbci/progs/fbci_mcp.html
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program-State Program Outreach to Incarcerated Females (Viewing) (View)

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program-State Program Outreach to Incarcerated Females

This is a grantee-generated outreach activity. Within a larger grant to states to fund the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP), two states – Pennsylvania and South Dakota – have devoted a portion of their grant to outreach activities and/or screenings to women who are currently in a state prison, on pre-release status, or who are state parolees in community corrections centers.

Administering Agency:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm
Offender Reentry Program (Viewing) (View)

Offender Reentry Program

The SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment’s Offender Reentry Program is intended to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced juvenile and adult offenders returning to the community from incarceration for criminal/juvenile offenses.

Administering Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/ti_09_005.aspx
Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS & STD among Incarcerated African-American Males (Prevention Research Center: Morehouse School of Medicine) (Viewing) (View)

Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS & STD among Incarcerated African-American Males (Prevention Research Center: Morehouse School of Medicine)

Data from an assessment of HIV knowledge and risk behaviors among inmates with a history of drug abuse are being used to create an intervention for the inmate population to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV infections associated with drug use and unsafe sexual behavior.

Administering Agency:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/Division of Adult and Community Health
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/
Prevention and Support Services for Women Incarcerated or Newly Released Living with or at Risk for HIV/AIDS/STDs Program (Viewing) (View)

Prevention and Support Services for Women Incarcerated or Newly Released Living with or at Risk for HIV/AIDS/STDs Program

The primary purpose of this HIV/AIDS program is to increase health related support services available for HIV infected incarcerated and newly released women. The program provides funding to targeted community-based organizations to enhance their prevention and support activities to eligible women living with or at high risk for HIV infection.

Administering Agency:Assistant Secretary for Health / Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.womenshealth.gov/
Projects in Support of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) (Viewing) (View)

Projects in Support of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI)

Projects in Support of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative provides funding support to child support enforcement agencies in PRI states to provide services meeting the pre- and/or post-release needs of their targeted clientele, including: providing information about child support obligations and case management to address offenders' arrearage and monthly payments; establishing court-ordered paternity; conducting conflict resolution and co-parent education; finding employment.

Administering Agency:Administration for Children and Families/Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/
Research to Provide Alcohol Treatment to Released Prisoners (Viewing) (View)

Research to Provide Alcohol Treatment to Released Prisoners

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) currently has a small investment in research involving incarcerated individuals reentering society. One study using telemedicine technology focuses on access to alcohol services for rural offenders reentering the community. Another study is recruiting HIV positive prisoners who are being released to assess the effectiveness of a pharmacotherapy for alcohol dependence both on drinking behavior and on adherence to HIV treatment.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated Fathers and their Partners (FY 2006-2010) (Viewing) (View)

Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated Fathers and their Partners (FY 2006-2010)

The Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated Fathers and their Partners fund programs with the primary purpose of promoting and strengthening marriage among fathers who are currently or very recently under criminal justice supervision in addition to offering other authorized activity areas that improve parenting and promote economic stability.

Administering Agency:Administration for Children and Families/Office of Family Assistance (OFA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (Viewing) (View)

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program provides healthcare and support services to individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS, filling-in the gaps in care and treatment for the underinsured and uninsured. The Program addresses the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on the poorest and most disenfranchised Americans, and helps to remedy the overwhelming strain on local health and social service resources by promoting the creation of more affordable and responsive HIV/AIDS care options.

Administering Agency:Health Resources and Services Administration/HIV/AIDS Bureau/Division of Science and Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://hab.hrsa.gov/aboutus.htm
Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System (Viewing) (View)

Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System

Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System is an initiative intended for funding in FY 2011 to empirically test the 'seek, test, and treat' paradigm in criminal justice populations. Researchers will develop, implement, and test strategies to increase HIV testing and the provision of HAART to HIV seropositive individuals involved with the criminal justice system, with particular focus on continuity of HAART during and after community reentry following incarceration.

Administering Agency:National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program Grants: Enhancing Linkages to Primary Care and Services in Jail Settings Demonstration Models (FY 2007-FY 2010) (Viewing) (View)

Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program Grants: Enhancing Linkages to Primary Care and Services in Jail Settings Demonstration Models (FY 2007-FY 2010)

This initiative funds 10 demonstration sites to design, implement and evaluate innovative methods for linking persons living with HIV/AIDS who are in jail settings or have been recently released from local jail facilities to primary medical care and ancillary services. Interventions include flexible and suitable case management strategies that promote durable linkages and follow up as the person moves between jail and the community. The study design assesses the effectiveness of the selected model(s) in identifying HIV positive persons in jail settings and providing linkages to HIV primary care services upon release and integrating services for releases within the community's HIV continuum of care.

Administering Agency:Health Resources and Services Administration/HIV/AIDS Bureau/Division of Science and Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://hab.hrsa.gov/aboutus.htm
Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons (Viewing) (View)

Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons

Funding for Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons serves to conduct a medical study in South Carolina prisons that will: 1) provide prevalence rates of Traumatic Brain Industry (TBI), substance abuse, and violence among representative samples of male and female prisoners; 2) quantify the association between history of TBI, substance abuse, and violence and estimate the impact of this association on community integration and recidivism, and 3) investigate the feasibility of conducting routine screening for TBI in prisons using a new screening tool.

Administering Agency:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Division of Injury Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/
Targeted Capacity for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (TCE/HIV) (Viewing) (View)

Targeted Capacity for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (TCE/HIV)

The TCE/HIV program implements the Congressional directive for the National Minority AIDS Initiative to enhance the quality of services and expand the service capacity of substance abuse treatment programs with a history of providing services to high risk communities of color that are severely impacted by substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.

Administering Agency:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://csat.samhsa.gov/
The Linkage to Life Program (L2L): Rebuilding Broken Bridges for Minority Families Impacted by HIV/AIDS (Viewing) (View)

The Linkage to Life Program (L2L): Rebuilding Broken Bridges for Minority Families Impacted by HIV/AIDS

The L2L Program intends to: (1) demonstrate the effectiveness of a family-centered, integrated health and social service network approach to reducing HIV/AIDS incidence and improving health outcomes among high-risk minority populations in transition from domestic violence, incarceration, and substance abuse treatment; (2) address the health and social barriers that may contribute to HIV/AIDS incidence among high-risk racial and ethnic minorities; and (3) assist in the prevention of generational cycles of behavior that increases risk of future HIV infection among dependent youth.

Administering Agency:Assistant Secretary for Health/Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/
Traumatic Brain Injury-State Implementation Grant Program – Texas TBI Juvenile Justice Screening Pilot Study (Viewing) (View)

Traumatic Brain Injury-State Implementation Grant Program – Texas TBI Juvenile Justice Screening Pilot Study

The goal of this program is to expand and strengthen statewide, multi-agency collaboratives in Texas to screen, identify and coordinate services for those individuals within the juvenile justice system found to have Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs). Grantee will provide training for appropriate juvenile justice personnel to administer TBI and pre-neuropsychological screenings to about 3,000 youth per year. Those diagnosed with TBI and their families will be referred to person and family-centered educational, medical, behavioral, social, economic and vocational supports and services.

Administering Agency:Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://mchb.hrsa.gov/
Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) (FY 2010-2011) (Viewing) (View)

Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) (FY 2010-2011)

WISEWOMAN provides heart disease screening and intervention services for low-income woman who participate in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) a cancer screening program for underinsured and uninsured women. The South Dakota Department of Health is a WISEWOMAN grantee who provides screening to women at the Women's Prison in Pierre, South Dakota.

Administering Agency:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/Division for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm

Department of Justice (11 categories)

Defending Childhood Initiative (Viewing) (View)

Defending Childhood Initiative

Defending Childhood is an initiative of Attorney General Eric Holder that strives to harness resources from across the Department of Justice to prevent children's exposure to violence, mitigate the negative impact of children's exposure to violence when it does occur, and develop knowledge and spread awareness about children's exposure to violence.

Administering Agency: Office of the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.justice.gov/ag/defendingchildhood/
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2008 (Viewing) (View)

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2008

The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) is designed to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems and to improve access to effective treatment for people with mental illnesses involved with the criminal justice system.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2009 (Viewing) (View)

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2009

The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) is designed to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems and to improve access to effective treatment for people with mental illnesses involved with the criminal justice system.

Administering Agency:Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2010 (Viewing) (View)

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2010

The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) is designed to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems and to improve access to effective treatment for people with mental illnesses involved with the criminal justice system.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY2011 (Viewing) (View)

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY2011

The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) is designed to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems and to improve access to effective treatment for people with mental illnesses involved with the criminal justice system.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html
National Parole Resource Center Learning Sites (Viewing) (View)

National Parole Resource Center Learning Sites

The National Parole Resource Center (NPRC) Learning Sites initiative is designed to support participating sites as they strengthen their decision making and supervision practices, and to generate lessons and insights that will be shared widely with other jurisdictions through the NPRC website and continuing training and technical assistance.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.nationalparoleresourcecenter.org/

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program – FY 2009 (Viewing) (View)

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program – FY 2009

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Formula Grant Program assists states and units of local government in developing and implementing residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/rsat.html
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program – FY 2010 (Viewing) (View)

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program – FY 2010

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Formula Grant Program assists states and units of local government in developing and implementing residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/rsat.html
Second Chance Act Program – FY 2009 (Viewing) (View)

Second Chance Act Program – FY 2009

The Second Change Act (SCA) authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services that can help reduce recidivism.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/SecondChance.html
Second Chance Act Program – FY 2010 (Viewing) (View)

Second Chance Act Program – FY 2010

The Second Change Act (SCA) authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services that can help reduce recidivism.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/SecondChance.html
Second Chance Act Program – FY 2011 (Viewing) (View)

Second Chance Act Program – FY 2011

Description: The Second Change Act (SCA) authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services that can help reduce recidivism.

Administering Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/SecondChance.html

Transition from Jail to Community Initiative – FY 2008 (Viewing) (View)

Transition from Jail to Community Initiative – FY 2008

The Transition from Jail to Community Initiative is designed to advance coordinated and collaborative relationships between jails and local communities to address reentry, leading to enhanced public safety, reduced recidivism, and improved individual reintegration outcomes.

Administering Agency: National Institute of Corrections
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://nicic.gov/JailTransition
Transition from Jail to Community Initiative – FY 2009 (Viewing) (View)

Transition from Jail to Community Initiative – FY 2009

The Transition from Jail to Community Initiative is designed to advance coordinated and collaborative relationships between jails and local communities to address reentry, leading to enhanced public safety, reduced recidivism, and improved individual reintegration outcomes.

Administering Agency: National Institute of Corrections
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://nicic.gov/JailTransition
Transition from Prison to Community Initiative – Round 1 Sites (Viewing) (View)

Transition from Prison to Community Initiative – Round 1 Sites

The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative model encourages strategic system changes to reduce recidivism and future victimization, to enhance public safety, and to improve the lives of communities, victims, and offenders.

Administering Agency: National Institute of Corrections
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://nicic.gov/TPCModel

Transition from Prison to Community Initiative – Round 2 Sites (Viewing) (View)

Transition from Prison to Community Initiative – Round 2 Sites

The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative model encourages strategic system changes to reduce recidivism and future victimization, to enhance public safety, and to improve the lives of communities, victims, and offenders.

Administering Agency: National Institute of Corrections
To learn more about this program, please visit: http://nicic.gov/TPCModel

Audiences

National Criminal Justice Initiatives Map

Program Categories

Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Individuals

Access to Recovery III (ATR III) Grant Program

Adult Criminal Justice Treatment Program (FY 2008-2011)

Basic Cognitive and Behavioral Research Grants Related to Antisocial Behavior

Behavioral Therapies Development Program

Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS)

Criminal Justice Prevention Research Portfolio

Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project

Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Research: Sexual and Reproductive Health Outreach for Young Men of Color: A New Approach

Fathers for Life

Head Start/Early Head Start Incarcerated Parents Outreach Program – Chautauqua Opportunities

Head Start/Early Head Start Incarcerated Parents Outreach Program – PEACE, Inc.

Health Center Program

Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health

HIV Prevention and Treatment Grants

HIV/AIDS Health Improvement for Reentering Ex-Offenders Initiative (HIRE)

HIV/AIDS Prevention for Women Sexually Involved with an Incarcerated or Recently Released Incarcerated Heterosexual Partner

HIV/AIDS Research Related to Incarcerated Individuals

Infectious Disease Research Related to Incarcerated Individuals

Innovative Approaches to a Healthy Weight and Mental Wellness in Women Demonstration Grants

Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery

Jail-based Integration of HIV/STI/Hepatitis Screening, Hepatitis B Vaccination, and Linkage to Care and Treatment (FY 2010)

Medications Development for Incarcerated Individuals and Parolees

Mental Health Services and Interventions Grants

Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program-State Program Outreach to Incarcerated Females

Offender Reentry Program

Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS & STD among Incarcerated African-American Males (Prevention Research Center: Morehouse School of Medicine)

Prevention and Support Services for Women Incarcerated or Newly Released Living with or at Risk for HIV/AIDS/STDs Program

Projects in Support of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI)

Research to Provide Alcohol Treatment to Released Prisoners

Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated Fathers and their Partners (FY 2006-2010)

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

Seek, Test, and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice System

Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program Grants: Enhancing Linkages to Primary Care and Services in Jail Settings Demonstration Models (FY 2007-FY 2010)

Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons

Targeted Capacity for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (TCE/HIV)

The Linkage to Life Program (L2L): Rebuilding Broken Bridges for Minority Families Impacted by HIV/AIDS

Traumatic Brain Injury-State Implementation Grant Program – Texas TBI Juvenile Justice Screening Pilot Study

Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) (FY 2010-2011)

Defending Childhood Initiative

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2008

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2009

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY 2010

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program – FY2011

National Parole Resource Center Learning Sites

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program – FY 2009

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program – FY 2010

Second Chance Act Program – FY 2009

Second Chance Act Program – FY 2010

Second Chance Act Program – FY 2011

Reintegration of Ex-Offenders

Young Offenders Grant Program

Justice Reinvestment at the Local Level

Justice Reinvestment Initiative

Transition from Jail to Community Initiative – FY 2008

Transition from Jail to Community Initiative – FY 2009

Transition from Prison to Community Initiative – Round 1 Sites

Transition from Prison to Community Initiative – Round 2 Sites