Pathway Home 3 | FOA ETA 22 04

Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 22 04

Pathway Home 3 (FOA ETA 22 04) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) focused on improving employment outcomes for people returning to the community from incarceration. The program is rooted in lessons from the Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) implementation study, which showed the value of starting workforce and reentry services before release and then carrying those services forward after release. The main idea is to prevent the common drop-off that happens when someone leaves a facility and has to wait weeks or months to connect with a workforce program. By removing that gap, the grant aims to help participants move more directly into training and jobs that build real, marketable skills.

The projects funded under Pathway Home 3 are designed to begin services while participants are still incarcerated, using jail- or facility-based American Job Center connections, and to maintain continuity once participants reenter the community. This approach emphasizes a coordinated pathway that starts with pre-release engagement (such as assessment, planning, and early workforce preparation) and continues with post-release enrollment into workforce development and reentry programming that supports entry into skills-based employment. The target population is adults age 18 or older who have been convicted under federal, state, or local law and are currently incarcerated in state correctional facilities or local or county jails. To fit the program model, participants must have a scheduled release date within 20 to 270 days of enrollment, which is intended to give enough time to begin meaningful pre-release services while still ensuring a relatively near-term transition to post-release follow-up.

Funding is provided as a grant, with an award ceiling of $4,000,000 per award and an expectation of about 15 awards. The funding activity category is listed as Education (CFDA 17.270), reflecting the workforce preparation and skills-focused employment goals tied to training, career services, and employment placement supports. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The eligibility list also includes an "Others" category with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement, indicating that ETA may allow additional applicant types under specific conditions.

The opportunity was created on March 4, 2022, with an original closing date of April 19, 2022, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Overall, Pathway Home 3 is aimed at building stronger, earlier, and more seamless workforce connections for incarcerated individuals approaching release, using a model that bridges the pre-release and post-release periods so participants can transition more quickly into structured training and employment pathways rather than starting over after they return home.

• The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Pathway Home 3" 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 04, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2022 Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 1159 pm 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 $4,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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