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Georgetown Pivot Program is a program from Georgetown University that funds professional development training, career coaching, and potential startup funding for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking to build careers and become community leaders. Launched in 2018 in partnership with the D. C.
Department of Employment Services, the program provides a weekly stipend, business training, and hands-on work experience over a full year of coursework; 91% of graduates find employment within three months. Applicants must have been incarcerated within the past five years, be age 25 or older, hold a high school diploma or GED, and be able to attend full-time classes in Washington, D. C.
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Pivot Program | Georgetown University Launched in 2018, the Georgetown Pivot Program is a professional development program for career-oriented individuals who have previously been incarcerated. Through rigorous classroom training and hands-on work experience, Pivot Fellows discover potential vocational paths and develop the skills needed to succeed in both the workplace and as leaders in their communities.
The Pivot Program, designed in partnership with the D. C. Department of Employment Services, also works closely with employer partners and the business community to advance hiring practices that are more inclusive of people with past convictions.
92 Graduates in 7 Cohorts 91% Employed within 3 months The Case for Second Chance Hiring The underlying mission of the Pivot Program is to create greater access to economic opportunity for all individuals with a past criminal record — an estimated 80 million people.
By removing unnecessary barriers to hiring and better preparing justice-involved job seekers for a rapidly evolving employment landscape, employers can tap into an often-overlooked source of talent — and create more vibrant, prosperous communities. The Pivot Program has partnered with the Second Chance Business Coalition to advocate on behalf of returning citizens for more job opportunities.
On April 9, 2026, Georgetown University is hosting the fourth annual Second Chance Forum: Creating Opportunities for People, Employers and Communities. Please join us! The 15-week internship experience is an integral part of the Pivot Program curriculum.
As interns, Pivot Fellows work with their hosts for a total of 32 hours (four days) per week and are coached throughout by the Pivot leadership team. Pivot Fellow Celeste Santifer Reflects on Growth, Resilience, and Community Pivot Program Introduces New Introduction to AI Class for the 8th Cohort Georgetown Pivot Program Welcomes Cohort 8 Fellows Georgetown Pivot Program Celebrates 12 Graduates, Presents Inaugural Award https://www.
youtube. com/watch?
v=T093yt9kka8 Pivot Fellow Celeste Santifer Reflects on Growth, Resilience, and Community Pivot Graduate Monte Pollard Named to Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program Pivot Alum Launches WeFit Wednesdays Pivot Program Alum Raashed Hall Reflects on Opportunities After Graduation The 2024 PJI Annual Report highlights the accomplishments of Pivot’s sixth cohort, including their coursework, internships, pitch competition, and graduation.
The report also spotlights Pivot graduates’ entrepreneurial and career successes after completing the program. Applications for the next Pivot Program cohort will open in July 2026. If you’d like to be notified when the application becomes available, please share your contact details here .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Formerly incarcerated within the past five years, age 25 or over, have a high school diploma or GED, and be able to attend full-time classes for a year in the Washington, D. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Weekly stipend, potential startup funding, and business training Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.