Pivot Inc

FERTILIZER PRODUCTION EXPANSION PROGRAM 2.0

WHEN A WOMAN IS RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION IN MARYLAND, SHE OFTEN LEAVES WITH NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES ON HER BACK AND A FEW DOLLARS. IN BALTIMORE CITY, INMATES ARE RELEASED AT ALL HOURS, STEPPING INTO EAST BALTIMORE OFTEN AT 2AM. MARYLAND LEADS THE NATION IN RACIAL DISPARITIES IN OUR PRISON POPULATION. ACCORDING TO THE PRISON POLICY INSTITUTE, MORE THAN 70% OF MARYLAND’S PRISON POPULATION IS BLACK, COMPARED TO 31% OF THE STATE POPULATION, A RATE THAT FAR SURPASSES THE NEXT CLOSEST STATES. RE-OFFENSE RATES IN BALTIMORE CITY ARE CITED AT 73% OR MORE.  THE PIVOT WOMEN’S REENTRY & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE DESPERATELY NEEDED SERVICES TO WOMEN RETURNING FROM INCARCERATION IN BALTIMORE. PIVOT’S 8-WEEK PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE ONLY OF ITS KIND IN MARYLAND FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON THE REENTRY AND EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF BLACK WOMEN. THE CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF 70+ HOURS OF GROUP LEARNING AND 20+ HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT, PERSONAL SUCCESS COACHING AND CAREER COUNSELING. PIVOT BEGINS INDIVIDUALIZED REENTRY CAREER PLANNING PRE-RELEASE AND CONTINUES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT. PIVOT HAS MORE THAN 60 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CORRECTIONS, PAROLE AND PROBATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHER REENTRY PROVIDERS, NONPROFITS, EMPLOYERS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROVIDERS TO ASSIST WITH EVERY POSSIBLE NEED UPON REENTRY. PIVOT WILL PARTNER WITH PREPARE FOR THIS PROJECT, A PAROLE PREPARATION NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES PRE-RELEASE SERVICES AND REENTRY PLANNING AS PART OF THE PAROLE PROCESS.  PIVOT WILL SERVE 180 WOMEN DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, MAINTAINING THE ORGANIZATION’S DEMONSTRATED EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT RATE OF 70% AND REOFFENSE RATE OF LESS THAN 5%. PIVOT WILL LEVERAGE ITS EXISTING EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUE TO TRACK EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE AN ACTION PLAN, A FINAL PROJECT REPORT, A RESEARCH REPORT AND A SCIENTIFIC PAPER PUBLISHED BY PIVOT’S PROGRAM EVALUATION PARTNER.  GOALS: 1. PROVIDE CAREER TRAINING TO WOMEN WHILE INCARCERATED AND UPON RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. OBJECTIVES: 1. EXPAND JOB READINESS ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLANS, AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN THAT RESULT IN IMPROVED JOB READINESS, EMPLOYMENT ATTAINMENT AND RETENTION. 2. ARTICULATE AND IMPLEMENT A ROBUST VISION FOR REENTRY EMPLOYMENT WITH TRANSITIONAL SUPPORTS AND A FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT. PIVOT SEEKS PRIORITY CONSIDERATION UNDER 1(A) AND 1(B), DETAILED ON PAGES 12 AND 15 OF THE NARRATIVE. PIVOT IS A CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION SERVING BLACK WOMEN, THEREFORE NO ADDITIONAL SUBAWARDEE IS PROPOSED. PIVOT’S CATEGORY 2 PRIORITY CONSIDERATION RESPONSE IS DETAILED ON NARRATIVE PAGES 4 AND 5.

PIVOT PRODUCES PROPOSED PROJECT, ARIZONA PLANNED PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS EXPANSION, OR APPLE, WILL UTILIZE THE SUCCESSFUL SOUTHERN ARIZONA F2I MODEL TO INCREASE LOCAL FOODS SALES TO MARICOPA COUNTY-BASED INSTITUTIONS. THE PROVEN F2I MODEL TO BE REPLICATED USES A VALUE CHAIN APPROACH TO COORDINATE FARMERS CROP PLANNING WITH INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASING DEMAND. APPLE WILL 1) PROVIDE INPERSON TRAINING ON CROP PLANNING, FOOD SAFETY, AND VALUEADDED PRODUCTS FOR 15 SMALL FARMERS 2) PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OF PRODUCE FROM FARMS TO MARKETS AND 3) EXPAND AND CREATE CONNECTIONS TO INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS INCLUDING HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, AND FOOD BANKS, AND IMPLEMENT PURCHASING COMMITMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE ONFARM FOOD WASTE BY 20 EXPAND AND CREATE 10 INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS, INCREASING ACCESS TO LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE BY 30 , AND INCREASE SALES BY 30 FOR A TOTAL OF 35 SMALL FARMERS IN SIX COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA.

OKLAHOMA CITY BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

OKLAHOMA CITY BASIC CENTER PROGRAM - THE BASIC CENTER PROGRAM (BCP) (CY) PROVIDES TEMPORARY SHELTER AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO YOUTH WHO HAVE LEFT HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, HAVE BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE HOME, OR OTHER HOMELESS YOUTH WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE END UP IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR IN THE CHILD WELFARE, MENTAL HEALTH, OR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS. BCPS WORK TO ESTABLISH OR STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BCPS PROVIDE YOUTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WITH EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING, COUNSELING AND REFERRALS FOR HEALTH CARE. BCPS CAN PROVIDE UP TO 21 DAYS OF SHELTER FOR YOUTH AND SEEK TO REUNITE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, OR TO LOCATE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS.

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

SBIR PHASE I: DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL NITROGEN FERTILIZERS BASED ON THE ENDOPHYTIC MICROBIOME

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

TO SUPPORT THE CREATION A SITE-SPECIFIC MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE PIECE.

ADOLESCENT LITERACY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION COLLABORATIVE (ALPIC)