This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program provides $21,289,092 to implement the Afghanistan Integrated Youth Activity (AIYA) in Afghanistan. The purpose of this 5-year award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is to deliver a range of international development and humanitarian assistance services focused on supporting youth in...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,733,939 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities Formula Grant to the Iowa Workforce Development agency. The purpose of this grant is to provide comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. The funding will support a range of activities, including tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences, occupational skills training, leadership...
This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.531 - Technical Assistance and Workforce Development) will fund the Introducing Youth to American Infrastructure, Inc. (IYAI) Sustainable Mobility Career Awareness and Innovation Challenge Program. The key deliverable is a virtual innovation challenge planning guide and toolkit that will be developed in 2025 based on an assessment of IYAI's 2023-2024 pilot virtual...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) awarded a $49,301,027 formula grant to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to provide workforce development services for low-income and at-risk youth aged 14-24. The grant aims to help participants acquire educational and occupational skills, training, and support to achieve academic and employment success. Through sub-awards to local workforce...
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $51,532,517 Formula Grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. The grant aims to provide comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment, helping them acquire the educational, occupational, and supportive services needed to achieve...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $9,655,000 cooperative agreement for the Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. Through this 5-year award, which commenced on June 22, 2023, USAID aims to increase the meaningful participation of Bangladeshi youth within their communities and in the economy. The prime awardee, Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE), is a...
The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $142,880 project grant to Jovenes Articulando Territorios AC under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program. The grant funds a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program in Chiapas, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. The program aims to encourage indigenous Tseltal and Tsotsil young people to stay in school, start businesses based on local resources and culture, and build local leadership skills. It promotes...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS HHS) to provide a mentoring program called "Youth Averted from Delinquency (YAD)" to 90 juvenile justice system-engaged youth ages 10-17 in Kerr County, Texas over three years. The YAD program aims to improve outcomes for this population through evidence-based group mentoring,...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $4,551,053 formula grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the State of Kansas Department of Commerce. The grant provides resources to the local workforce development areas in Kansas to deliver comprehensive youth services focused on assisting both out-of-school and in-school youth, ages 14-24, with barriers to employment. Key services include tutoring,...
The $250,000 five-year federal Project Grant award (Grant ID 90YZ0067) was provided by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550). The funding supports the United Action For Youth (UAY), a non-profit organization in Iowa, in operating a maternity group home and delivering comprehensive services to runaway and homeless youth aged 16-22 in Southeast Iowa. Key services provided through this grant include safe...