India, March 2 -- The US Department of Labor has announced about $81 million in grant funding to help people returning to their communities after incarceration. The money will be provided through the Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships, and Training (RESTART) initiative. These grants are meant to help formerly incarcerated individuals get job training, gain work experience and find jobs in skilled trades and other in-demand fields.

"Through our RESTART Program, the Labor Department is offering Americans with a criminal background an opportunity to learn in-demand skills and find mortgage-paying jobs", said US Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

"The Trump Administration remains co...