Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $100,000)
The Congressionally Recommended Awards Program, authorized by the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), helps improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and/or assist victims of crime (other than compensation). Funds should be used for the projects recommended by Congress, in the amounts specified in the joint explanatory statement incorporated by reference into Pub. L. 111-117, and generally consistent with one or more of the following statutory purposes: improving the functioning of the criminal justice system, preventing or combating juvenile delinquency, or assisting victims of crime (other than compensation). Each of these purposes is framed using language drawn, respectively, from the former Byrne discretionary statute, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, the Victims of Crime Act, and the Violence Against Women Act. This project is authorized and funded through a line item in the FY 2010 Congressional Budget and by the joint explanatory statement that is incorporated by reference into the FY2010 Department of Justice Appropriations Act.
The Program for Offenders, Inc will use this $100,000 grant for its Family Reunification reentry project. The goal of the project is to provide residential alternatives to incarceration, drug and alcohol treatment, and support services to male and female offenders in Allegheny County. The congressionally-mandated grant funds will be used to support 4 salaried positions, and for office space and related expenses, transportation, and consultant contracts. The Director of Supportive Services will have daily oversight of the project and fiscal responsibility will be contracted to a local accounting firm.
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