Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Grant funding: 5 networking steps for correctional leaders

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  Nurtured connections in grant funding organizations are advocates for public safety

• How to not win a corrections grant

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  Here are four of the most common mistakes in public safety grant writing and how to avoid making them

• Ore. county receives $2M grant to reduce racial disparities in jail

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  The county intends to use the money to create a 21-bed shelter and day treatment center primarily for African American women

• $2M grant program to bolster Tenn. courthouse security

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  In June, an inmate shot and injured two deputies at the Coffee County Courthouse before shooting and killing himself

• Grant-funded computer coding aims to lower Calif. recidivism rates

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  Expansion of CALPIA’s computer coding program aims to lower recidivism rates by providing rehabilitation and job opportunities to female inmates

• Pa. prison receives grant to fund re-entry program for addicts

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  Officials say that targeting people while they are in prison increases the chances they continue treatment when they are released

• 5 grant writing tips for corrections administrators

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  Quality writing, demonstrated need and staying within the financial parameters are critical in determining whether or not you win an award