Opportunity ID: 305338

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-18-04
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: 85
Assistance Listings: 17.274 — YouthBuild
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: May 18, 2018
Last Updated Date: Aug 30, 2018
Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 18, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 18, 2018. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 18, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 18, 2018. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Archive Date: Oct 18, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $85,000,000
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. These organizations include rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies or organizations may include, but are not limited to:• Community and faith-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit status; • An entity carrying out activities under WIOA, such as a local workforce development board or one-stop center partner program; • Educational institutions, including a local school board, public school district, or community college;• A community action agency; • A State or local housing development agency; • Any Indian and Native American entity eligible for grants under Section 166 of WIOA, including Federally and other than Federally-Recognized Tribes, Native American non-profit organizations, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations; • A community development corporation; • A State or local youth service conservation corps; and• Any other public or private non-profit entity that is eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program and can meet the required elements of the grant.Grantees who received funding from the FY 2017 YouthBuild competition [FOA-ETA-17-03] are funded through December 2020, and these grantees (based on their unique Employer Identification Numbers) are not eligible to participate in this competition. Additionally, only one grant will be awarded to an individual organization. An individual organization must have a unique Employer Identification Number and its program services shall not be administered at the same location as any other YouthBuild grantee.Among eligible applicants listed above, the applicant agency or organization must also maintain a local presence in any identified target communities to be served.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Employment and Training Administration
Description:

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $85 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub.  L. 113-128) for YouthBuild. 

Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities.  In addition to construction skills training, YouthBuild applicants may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries.  This expansion into additional in-demand industries is the Construction Plus component, a priority in this grant competition. 

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,250 participants during the grant period of performance, with approximately 85 projects awarded across the country.  Individual grants will range from $700,000 to $1.1 million and require a 25 percent match from applicants, using sources other than Federal funding.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katie Neupane

Grants Management Specialist

Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

Email:Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
This amendment updates important language in Section IV and V of the FOA and provides links to updated technical guidance. Aug 30, 2018
This amendment modifies the funding opportunity announcement for YouthBuild (FOA-ETA-18-04) to provide additional guidance. See Amendment One for complete details. Aug 30, 2018
Jun 15, 2018

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-18-04
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: 85
Assistance Listings: 17.274 — YouthBuild
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: May 18, 2018
Last Updated Date: Aug 30, 2018
Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 18, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 18, 2018. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 18, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 18, 2018. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Archive Date: Oct 18, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $85,000,000
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. These organizations include rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies or organizations may include, but are not limited to:• Community and faith-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit status; • An entity carrying out activities under WIOA, such as a local workforce development board or one-stop center partner program; • Educational institutions, including a local school board, public school district, or community college;• A community action agency; • A State or local housing development agency; • Any Indian and Native American entity eligible for grants under Section 166 of WIOA, including Federally and other than Federally-Recognized Tribes, Native American non-profit organizations, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations; • A community development corporation; • A State or local youth service conservation corps; and• Any other public or private non-profit entity that is eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program and can meet the required elements of the grant.Grantees who received funding from the FY 2017 YouthBuild competition [FOA-ETA-17-03] are funded through December 2020, and these grantees (based on their unique Employer Identification Numbers) are not eligible to participate in this competition. Additionally, only one grant will be awarded to an individual organization. An individual organization must have a unique Employer Identification Number and its program services shall not be administered at the same location as any other YouthBuild grantee.Among eligible applicants listed above, the applicant agency or organization must also maintain a local presence in any identified target communities to be served.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Employment and Training Administration
Description:

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $85 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub.  L. 113-128) for YouthBuild. 

Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities.  In addition to construction skills training, YouthBuild applicants may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries.  This expansion into additional in-demand industries is the Construction Plus component, a priority in this grant competition. 

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,250 participants during the grant period of performance, with approximately 85 projects awarded across the country.  Individual grants will range from $700,000 to $1.1 million and require a 25 percent match from applicants, using sources other than Federal funding.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katie Neupane

Grants Management Specialist

Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

Email:Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-18-04
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: 85
Assistance Listings: 17.274 — YouthBuild
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Aug 30, 2018
Last Updated Date: Jun 15, 2018
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 18, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 18, 2018. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Archive Date: Oct 18, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $85,000,000
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. These organizations include rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies or organizations may include, but are not limited to:• Community and faith-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit status; • An entity carrying out activities under WIOA, such as a local workforce development board or one-stop center partner program; • Educational institutions, including a local school board, public school district, or community college;• A community action agency; • A State or local housing development agency; • Any Indian and Native American entity eligible for grants under Section 166 of WIOA, including Federally and other than Federally-Recognized Tribes, Native American non-profit organizations, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations; • A community development corporation; • A State or local youth service conservation corps; and• Any other public or private non-profit entity that is eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program and can meet the required elements of the grant.Grantees who received funding from the FY 2017 YouthBuild competition [FOA-ETA-17-03] are funded through December 2020, and these grantees (based on their unique Employer Identification Numbers) are not eligible to participate in this competition. Additionally, only one grant will be awarded to an individual organization. An individual organization must have a unique Employer Identification Number and its program services shall not be administered at the same location as any other YouthBuild grantee.Among eligible applicants listed above, the applicant agency or organization must also maintain a local presence in any identified target communities to be served.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Employment and Training Administration
Description:

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $85 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub.  L. 113-128) for YouthBuild. 

Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities.  In addition to construction skills training, YouthBuild applicants may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries.  This expansion into additional in-demand industries is the Construction Plus component, a priority in this grant competition. 

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,250 participants during the grant period of performance, with approximately 85 projects awarded across the country.  Individual grants will range from $700,000 to $1.1 million and require a 25 percent match from applicants, using sources other than Federal funding.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katie Neupane

Grants Management Specialist

Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

Email:Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-18-04
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: 85
Assistance Listings: 17.274 — YouthBuild
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 15, 2018
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 18, 2018 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 18, 2018. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Archive Date: Oct 18, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $85,000,000
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. These organizations include rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies or organizations may include, but are not limited to:
• Community and faith-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit status;
• An entity carrying out activities under WIOA, such as a local workforce development board or one-stop center partner program;
• Educational institutions, including a local school board, public school district, or community college;
• A community action agency;
• A State or local housing development agency;
• Any Indian and Native American entity eligible for grants under Section 166 of WIOA, including Federally and other than Federally-Recognized Tribes, Native American non-profit organizations, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations;
• A community development corporation;
• A State or local youth service conservation corps; and
• Any other public or private non-profit entity that is eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program and can meet the required elements of the grant.

Grantees who received funding from the FY 2017 YouthBuild competition [FOA-ETA-17-03] are funded through December 2020, and these grantees (based on their unique Employer Identification Numbers) are not eligible to participate in this competition.
Additionally, only one grant will be awarded to an individual organization. An individual organization must have a unique Employer Identification Number and its program services shall not be administered at the same location as any other YouthBuild grantee.
Among eligible applicants listed above, the applicant agency or organization must also maintain a local presence in any identified target communities to be served.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Employment and Training Administration
Description:

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $85 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub.  L. 113-128) for YouthBuild. 

Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities.  In addition to construction skills training, YouthBuild applicants may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries.  This expansion into additional in-demand industries is the Construction Plus component, a priority in this grant competition. 

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,250 participants during the grant period of performance, with approximately 85 projects awarded across the country.  Individual grants will range from $700,000 to $1.1 million and require a 25 percent match from applicants, using sources other than Federal funding.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katie Neupane

Grants Management Specialist

Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

Email:Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

Folder 305338 Full Announcement-FOA-ETA-18-04 -> FOA-ETA-18-04.pdf

Folder 305338 Other Supporting Documents-FOA-ETA-18-04 – Amendment One -> YouthBuild FOA-ETA-18-04 Amendment One.pdf

Folder 305338 Other Supporting Documents-FOA-ETA-18-04 – Amendment One -> FOA-ETA-18-04 Amendment Two.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Katie Neupane
Grants Management Specialist
Neupane.Katie.E@dol.gov

Email: Neupane.Katie.E@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-18-04 YouthBuild PKG00242326 May 18, 2018 Sep 18, 2018 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

305338 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

305338 SF424A-1.0.pdf

305338 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

305338 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

305338 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

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