§ 17532. Responsible reintegration of offenders
(a)
Eligible offenders
(b)
Authority to make grants
The Secretary of Labor may make grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing mentoring, job training and job placement services, and other comprehensive transitional services to assist eligible offenders in obtaining and retaining employment.
(c)
Use of funds
(1)
In general
A grant awarded under this section may be used for—
(A)
mentoring eligible offenders, including the provision of support, guidance, and assistance in the community and the workplace to address the challenges faced by such offenders;
(B)
providing job training and job placement services to eligible offenders, including work readiness activities, job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, occupational skills training, on-the-job training, work experience, and post-placement support, in coordination with the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section
2801 of title
29) that provide services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system established under section
2864
(c) of title
29, businesses, and educational institutions; and
(2)
Limitations
(A)
Certain services excluded
A grant under this section may not be used to provide substance abuse treatment services, mental health treatment services, or housing services, except that such a grant may be used to coordinate with other programs and entities to arrange for such programs and entities to provide substance abuse treatment services, mental health treatment services, or housing services to eligible offenders.
(d)
Application
(1)
In general
(A)
Application required
A nonprofit organization desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary of Labor may require.
(B)
Contents
At a minimum, an application for a grant under this section shall include—
(i)
the identification of the eligible area that is to be served and a description of the need for support in such area;
(ii)
a description of the mentoring, job training and job placement, and other services to be provided;
(iii)
a description of partnerships that have been established with the criminal justice system (including coordination with demonstration projects carried out under section
3797w of this title, as amended by this Act, where applicable), the local workforce investment boards established under section
2832 of title
29),[1] and housing authorities that will be used to assist in carrying out grant activities under this section; and
(e)
Performance outcomes
(f)
Reports
Each nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section shall maintain such records and submit such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Secretary of Labor may require regarding the activities carried out under this section.
(g)
Technical assistance
The Secretary of Labor may reserve not more than 4 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section to provide technical assistance and for management information systems to assist grantees under this section.
(h)
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
[1] So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should not appear.