YouthBuild

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or Department), announces the availability of approximately $76 million in grant funds authorized by the YouthBuild provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128). It is the Department’s intention to align this Announcement with pending WIOA regulations.Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) (formerly known as a Solicitation for Grant Applications), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to organizations to oversee the provision of education, occupational skills...

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;• 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/pzGrantees who received funding from the FY 2014 YouthBuild competition [SGA/DFA PY 13-04] are funded through December 2017 and these grantees (based on their unique Employer Identification Numbers) are not eligible to participate in this competition.

Kia Mason Grants Management Specialist mason.kia@dol.gov