This $1,875,000.00 Project Grant awarded on February 1, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild) will provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. The grant recipient, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, Inc., will equip these "opportunity youth" with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment...
This $1,875,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild) will enable the Land-0F-Sky Regional Council, a U.S. local government and council of governments entity, to provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 in western North Carolina. The grant will fund a 40-month program from February 2025 to May 2028 that delivers pre-apprenticeship training in construction, healthcare,...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,562,500 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to Clc, Inc. (doing business as Community Learning Center) under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The funding will be used to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with the education, job skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Program services include post-secondary education, apprenticeship...
This $2,301,532 WIOA Youth Activities Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.259), provides funding to the Maine Department of Labor to deliver comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. The program aims to help participants acquire educational and occupational skills, training, and support needed to achieve academic and employment success. Services delivered through...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,364,720 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant (CFDA 17.280) to Community Concepts, Incorporated, a non-profit organization based in South Paris, Maine. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, including those in...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,875,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant was awarded to the New York Center for Interpersonal Development, Inc. (NYCID), a non-profit organization, for the period of February 2025 to May 2028. The YouthBuild program is a comprehensive workforce development initiative that provides pre-apprenticeship services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild) provides $3,675,000.00 to PLA University, Inc., a non-profit organization, to deliver a comprehensive workforce development program for underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. The program will equip participants with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance, including a focus on...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,667,840, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274), will enable Lewis & Clark Community College to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 in Alton, Illinois. The funding will support pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, to help participants achieve economic self-sufficiency through the attainment...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,437,500 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274), will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24 in Massachusetts. The grant recipient, North Shore Community Development Coalition, Inc., will provide education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance to participants, focusing on in-demand industries...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,125,000.00 was made by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant supports a comprehensive workforce development initiative delivered by The Workplace Inc., a non-profit organization based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The program will provide pre-apprenticeship services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. Key services include...
APPLICANT NAME: LEARNINGWORKSPROJECT TITLE: LEARNINGWORKS YOUTHBUILDFUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,380,000COST SHARING MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT: 345,000 (25 OF FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED)TOTAL OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 60TOTAL COST PER PARTICIPANT: 23,000APPLICANT CATEGORY: CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY FUNDED)TYPE OF APPLICATION: URBANTARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA: GREATER PORTLAND, MAINE PORTLAND (04101, 04102, 04103, 04108) WESTBROOK (04092) SOUTH PORTLAND (04106), MAINEGRANT NUMBER, FY 2017 GRANT CYCLE YB-31070-17-60-A-23GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN TERRITORY ELIGIBLE FOR MATCHING WAIVER NOCONSTRUCTION PLUS APPLICANT YESOCCUPATIONAL FIELD: CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES INTENDED USE OF FUNDS: THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT LEARNINGWORKS ONGOING YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED BELOW. DOL FUNDING WILL SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS, JOB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, STUDENT STIPENDS, AND OTHER NECESSARY PROGRAM COSTS.PROJECT SUMMARY, DELIVERABLES, AND OUTCOMES: LEARNINGWORKS YOUTHBUILD (LWYB) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL SERVE 60 YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24 WHO ARE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS, ADJUDICATED, AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, DISABLED, HOMELESS, OR OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED. LWYB ADDRESSES CORE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES: AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THE PROGRAMS TWO-YEAR TRAINING CYCLES BALANCE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING WITH OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING TO PREPARE DISADVANTAGED YOUTH FOR CAREER PLACEMENT. ITS RIGOROUS ACADEMIC COMPONENT ASSISTS YOUTH IN OBTAINING THEIR HISET (HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA EQUIVALENT) WHILE RECEIVING TRAINING THAT SUPPORTS PLACEMENT INTO CAREER PATHWAYS AND OR FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING. LWYB SUPPORTS THE GOAL OF INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY TEACHING YOUTH CONSTRUCTION SKILLS AS THEY RENOVATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR RENT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. LWYB ALSO OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE OCCUPATIONAL TRACK USING THE CONSTRUCTION PLUS MODEL IN TWO INTEGRATED HIGH-DEMAND EMPLOYMENT FIELDS: CULINARY ARTS HOSPITALITY SERVICES. LWYB STUDENTS, UPON SUCCESSFUL TRAINING, WILL RECEIVE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED U.S. DOL-APPROVED CERTIFICATIONS. ALL LWYB STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT AND HAVE THE OPTION TO RECEIVE SUPPORT IN PURSUING FURTHER POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. CONSTRUCTION WORK SITES FEATURE THE SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION OF TWO VACANT APARTMENT UNITS IN PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITYS LOW-INCOME PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, WHERE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ON-SITE TRAINING USING THE NCCER CURRICULUM. ACQUIRED CONSTRUCTION SKILLS INCLUDE: WORK SITE EVALUATION AND PREPARATION BLUEPRINT READING MASONRY FRAMING SHEATHING ROOFING SIDING, WINDOW, AND DOOR INSTALLATION DRYWALL BATHROOM INSTALLATION CABINETRY CARPET, AND FLOORING INSTALLATION PAINTING ROUGH AND FINISH CARPENTRY WEATHERIZATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POWER AND HAND TOOL USE AND JOB SAFETY.SEC. 3 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 EXPERIENCE: LEARNINGWORKS HAS PROVIDED HOUSING AND NON-HOUSING SECTION 3-ELIGIBLE SERVICES TO PUBLIC HOUSING FACILITIES SINCE 1994.PRIORITY CONSIDERATION SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS: IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND REVISION ENERGY, LWYB STUDENTS RECEIVE INSTRUCTION AND HANDS-ON TRAINING IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING PRACTICES AND USE OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS AND ENERGY SOURCES INCLUDING SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION, WATER CONSERVATION AND WEATHERIZATION TECHNIQUES.SUBRECIPIENT: WE WILL CONTRACT WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS TO FULFILL THE JOB DEVELOPER ROLE.