The Department of Labor is offering the YouthBuild grant to provide alternative education and vocational training to disadvantaged youth aged 16-24. This grant focuses on addressing issues such as affordable housing, education, employment, leadership development, and energy efficiency. The program includes project-based academic learning, occupational skills training, and construction experience to prepare youth for career placement. Grantees may expand into additional in-demand industries through the ‘Construction Plus’ component. All YouthBuild programs must partner with One-Stop Career Centers to enhance access to local employers and align with workforce needs. Applications must adhere to One-Stop partner requirements and strive to empower youth for future success.
Opportunity ID: 283907
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ETA-16-10 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | YouthBuild |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 80 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.274 — YouthBuild |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 17, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2016 We must receive applications no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2016 We must receive applications no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 05, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $80,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $700,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants for these grants are public or private non-profit agencies or organizations including rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies or organizations include, but are not limited to: • a community-based organization; • a faith-based organization; • an entity carrying out activities under the WIOA, such as a local workforce development board; • a community action agency; • a state or local housing development agency; • an Indian tribe or other agency primarily serving Native Americans (including those living on reservations), Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives; • a community development corporation; • a state or local youth service or conservation corps; • any other entity eligible to provide education or employment training under a federal program; or • an entity in an area designated as a Promise Zone or member of a Promise Zone collaboration, if applicable. For more information on about Promise Zones go to http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comm_planning/economicdevelopment/programs/pz Grantees who received funding from the FY 2015 YouthBuild competition are funded through January 2019, and these grantees (based on their unique Employer Identification Numbers) are not eligible to participate in this competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description: | YouthBuild is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, homeless youth, and other disconnected youth populations. The YouthBuild program simultaneously addresses several core issues important to low-income communities: affordable housing, education, employment, leadership development, and energy efficiency. The YouthBuild model balances project-based academic learning and occupational skills training to prepare disadvantaged youth for career placement. The academic component assists youth who are often significantly behind in basic skill development to obtain a high school diploma or state high school equivalency credential. The occupational skills training component prepares at-risk youth to gain placement into career pathways and/or further education or training, and also supports the goal of increasing affordable housing within communities by teaching youth construction skills learned by building or significantly renovating homes for sale or rent to low-income families or transitional housing for homeless families or individuals. Additionally, grantees that have been previously funded by the Department may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries in addition to construction skills training. This expansion into additional in-demand industries is the “Construction Plus” component. Additionally, through WIOA, YouthBuild programs are now required partners of the One-Stop Career Centers. All YouthBuild programs must adhere to the requirements of being a One-Stop partner. Partnering with One-Stop Career Centers provides an opportunity for YouthBuild grantees to increase the number of eligible applicants, have greater access to local employers, and develop the ability to directly access information regarding changes to local workforce needs and respond with program changes accordingly. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kia Mason
Grants Management Specialists Email:mason.kia@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 283907 Full Announcement-FOA-ETA-16-10 -> FOA-ETA-16-10.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Kia Mason Grants Management Specialists Email: mason.kia@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.274 | FOA-ETA-16-10 | YouthBuild | PKG00223543 | May 17, 2016 | Jul 06, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
283907 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
283907 Other-1.1.pdf
283907 Project-1.1.pdf
283907 Budget-1.1.pdf
283907 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
283907 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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