The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is offering approximately $75 million in competitive YouthBuild grant funds to organizations nationwide. Authorized by the Workforce Investment Act, this grant program aims to empower disadvantaged youth by providing comprehensive education, essential occupational skills training, and vital employment services. A core component of the program involves participants actively engaging in meaningful work and service within their communities, fostering both personal development and civic contribution. Through these grants, DOL anticipates supporting approximately 5,210 participants via projects operating in about 75 communities across the country, enabling them to acquire valuable skills, secure employment, and make positive societal contributions.
Opportunity ID: 150353
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SGA-DFA-PY-11-06 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | YouthBuild Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.274 — Youthbuild |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 07, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2012 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 8, 2012. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2012 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 8, 2012. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $75,000,000 |
| 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.
Because grantees who received funding from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 – 2011 YouthBuild competition [SGA/DFA PY 10-02] have funding through 2014, these grantees (including any affiliates or members or affiliates of a grantee’s leadership team) are not eligible to participate in this competition. The Department plans to hold annual YouthBuild competitions, and those who received awards in FY 2010 or FY 2011 through the combined competition will be eligible to participate in the FY 2013 competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description: | The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $75 million in grant funds authorized by the YouthBuild provisions of the Workforce Investment Act [29 USC 2918a]. YouthBuild grants will be awarded through a competitive process. Under this solicitation, DOL will award grants to organizations to oversee the provision of education, occupational skills training, and employment services to disadvantaged youth in their communities while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. Based on FY 2012 funding, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,210 participants during the grant period of performance, with projects operating in approximately 75 communities across the country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | DOLETA Find Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kia Mason
Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-2606 Email:mason.kia@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| This amendment to the SGA announces a Prospective Applicant webinar, offers clarification in Section III on eligible participants and corrects references to the page limitation in Section V, revises the Section V evaluation criteria in several places in the Statement of Need to require applicants to describe the cities and towns in which participants will be served instead of counties. Related changes are made to the instructions for using Edweek and US Census American Fact Finder data to obtain unemployment, poverty and graduation rate data for the cities and towns to be served. See the full amendment on http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm for more details. | Apr 10, 2012 | |
| Apr 10, 2012 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SGA-DFA-PY-11-06 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | YouthBuild Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.274 — Youthbuild |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 07, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2012 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 8, 2012. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2012 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 8, 2012. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $75,000,000 |
| 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.
Because grantees who received funding from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 – 2011 YouthBuild competition [SGA/DFA PY 10-02] have funding through 2014, these grantees (including any affiliates or members or affiliates of a grantee’s leadership team) are not eligible to participate in this competition. The Department plans to hold annual YouthBuild competitions, and those who received awards in FY 2010 or FY 2011 through the combined competition will be eligible to participate in the FY 2013 competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description: | The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $75 million in grant funds authorized by the YouthBuild provisions of the Workforce Investment Act [29 USC 2918a]. YouthBuild grants will be awarded through a competitive process. Under this solicitation, DOL will award grants to organizations to oversee the provision of education, occupational skills training, and employment services to disadvantaged youth in their communities while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. Based on FY 2012 funding, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,210 participants during the grant period of performance, with projects operating in approximately 75 communities across the country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | DOLETA Find Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kia Mason
Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-2606 Email:mason.kia@dol.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SGA-DFA-PY-11-06 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | YouthBuild Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.274 — Youthbuild |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 08, 2012 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 8, 2012. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $75,000,000 |
| 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.
Because grantees who received funding from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 – 2011 YouthBuild competition [SGA/DFA PY 10-02] have funding through 2014, these grantees (including any affiliates or members or affiliates of a grantee’s leadership team) are not eligible to participate in this competition. The Department plans to hold annual YouthBuild competitions, and those who received awards in FY 2010 or FY 2011 through the combined competition will be eligible to participate in the FY 2013 competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description: | The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $75 million in grant funds authorized by the YouthBuild provisions of the Workforce Investment Act [29 USC 2918a]. YouthBuild grants will be awarded through a competitive process. Under this solicitation, DOL will award grants to organizations to oversee the provision of education, occupational skills training, and employment services to disadvantaged youth in their communities while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. Based on FY 2012 funding, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,210 participants during the grant period of performance, with projects operating in approximately 75 communities across the country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | DOLETA Find Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kia Mason
Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-2606 Email:mason.kia@dol.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 150353 Full Announcement-1 -> youthbuild_sga_dfa_py_11_06.pdf
Folder 150353 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment One 1 -> youthbuild_amendment one.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Kia Mason Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-2606 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 | PKG00103150 | Mar 07, 2012 | May 08, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
150353 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
150353 Other-1.1.pdf
150353 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
150353 Project-1.1.pdf
150353 Budget-1.1.pdf
150353 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
150353 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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