Adult Reentry Grant Program.
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Overview
This bill creates the Adult Reentry Grant Program to support formerly incarcerated individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. It aims to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes by providing funding to community-based organizations for rental assistance, property rehabilitation, and reentry services. The program will be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, starting in 2026, and will prioritize evidence-based approaches like Housing First. The bill also establishes a process for assessing individuals’ risk of homelessness prior to their release from prison and requires ongoing program evaluation.
Key provisions
- Transfers administration of the Adult Reentry Grant Program to the Department of Housing and Community Development.
- Requires the department to issue grants to geographically diverse regional administrators for permanent supportive housing and reentry services.
- Establishes eligibility requirements for individuals scheduled for release from or formerly incarcerated in state prison.
- Requires program funds to be used for rental subsidies, operating subsidies, incentives for landlords, and voluntary services.
- Mandates the department to establish benchmarks to track program outcomes.
- Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to assess individuals’ risk of homelessness prior to release.
- Establishes a process for referrals of eligible individuals to the program.
- Requires the department to distribute program funds through contracts with awarded regional administrators.
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