Operational Guidance | OG 06-2025: Pathway Home 6 Grant

The purpose of this policy is to announce that the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS), will serve as the lead agency for the Pathway Home 6 Grant initiative. The DWS will provide oversight, financial management, reporting, monitoring, and technical assistance to all subgrantees. The purpose of the grant is to deliver comprehensive wraparound services to individuals incarcerated in State facilities who are between 20 and 270 days from release. The initiative will actively focus on both pre-release and post-release support, with special emphasis on the critical first 72 hours after release.

The goals of the initiative are to: 

• Improve work readiness at the time of release,
• Increase placement into sustainable wage employment, and
• Reduce recidivism through a structured, two-stage program approach.