The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $89 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128) for YouthBuild.

The purpose of this program is to fund organizations to provide a pre-apprenticeship program model that encompasses education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and post-program placement opportunities to at-risk youth.

YouthBuild is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are high school dropouts that also have other risk factors, including being adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, migrant farmworker youth, and other disadvantaged youth populations.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $89,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
• Award Floor: $700,000

Outcomes

• Education and Employment Rate – Second Quarter After Exit;
• Education and Employment Rate – Fourth Quarter After Exit;
• Median Earnings – Second Quarter After Exit;
• Credential Attainment;
• Measurable Skill Gains; and
• Effectiveness in Serving Employers.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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, the following:
  • 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 career 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 Sec. 166 of WIOA, including federally and other than federally-recognized Tribes, Native American nonprofit organizations, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations;
  • A community development corporation;
  • A state or local youth service conservation corps;
  • 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.

For more information, visit YouthBuild.