YouthBuild
Agency: Employment and Training Administration
Assistance Listings
- 17.274 -- YouthBuild
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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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.
DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,250 participants during the grant period of performance, with approximately 70 projects awarded across the country. Individual grants will range from $700,000 to $1.5 million and require a 25 percent match from applicants, using sources other than Federal funding.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible applicants for these grants are private non-profit or public 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.
Grantor contact information
Description
Stephanie Pena
Grants Management Specialist
Pena.stephanie.l@dol.gov
Pena.stephanie.l@dol.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FOA-ETA-19-04.pdf | FOA-ETA-19-04 | Jun 6, 2019 05:39 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: September 5, 2019
Award
$85,000,000
Program Funding
70
Expected awards
$700,000
Award Minimum
$1,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FOA-ETA-19-04
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Employment labor and training
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
June 6, 2019
Archive date:
September 5, 2019
