This $1,840,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild) will enable Civic Works, Inc., a Baltimore-based non-profit organization, to provide comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24. The key products and services to be delivered under this 40-month award (February 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028) include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, as well as...
This $2,062,500 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration will fund the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) at La Salle Community Action Association Inc., a non-profit organization located in Harrisonburg, Louisiana. The YouthBuild program provides comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, including education, occupational skills training (particularly in construction), leadership development, and employment...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Bibb County School District doing business as Bibb County Public Schools. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. Funding supports the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274), which provides underserved youth with education and employment skills training to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Program services include post-secondary education opportunities such as...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,875,000 YouthBuild (CFDA 17.274) project grant to the MCS Economic Development Corporation, a non-profit community development organization based in Los Angeles, California. The grant funding will be used to provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24, including education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance. Key program...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant to Ser-Jobs For Progress National, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit community development organization, to fund the YouthBuild program. The YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) provides comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth aged 16-24, including education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance. The grant will support Ser-Jobs...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,637,359.98 Project Grant to Year One, Inc., a non-profit organization, to implement the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The award period is from February 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028. The YouthBuild program provides comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, including education, occupational skills training (particularly in construction), leadership development, and employment...
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...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,875,000.00 provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) supports the Community Development Institute in Chicago, Illinois. The funding will be used to deliver comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, focusing on equipping them with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance. Key services include...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,500,000 YouthBuild (CFDA 17.274) project grant to the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) to operate a workforce development program for opportunity youth in Detroit, Michigan. The program will serve 66 participants between the ages of 16-24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, homeless youth, and other disconnected youth populations. Participants will...
This $1,875,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 YouthBuild program) will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24 in Columbus, Ohio through the Youthbuild Columbus Community School (doing business as Buckeye Community Career Center). The grant will support the delivery of pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, job placement assistance, and other...
APPLICANT NAME: GAPBUSTER, INC.PROJECT TITLE: YOUTHBUILD: BUILD-IT FUTURES FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: $700,000INTENDED USE OF FUNDS (SHORT PARAGRAPH): THE ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING A MULTIFACETED ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES WITHIN THE YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. THE FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE FOLLOWING KEY PURPOSES: CONSTRUCTION TRAINING, IT TRAINING (COMPTIA SECURITY), EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, CERTIFICATION COSTS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, CAREER PATHWAY PLANNING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REPORTING.DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES: THE CONSTRUCTION AND IT YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM BY GAPBUSTER AIMS FOR DIVERSE DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES. DELIVERABLES: PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTION AND COMPTIA SECURITY SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS IN OBTAINING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS ENHANCING LITERACY, OFFERING GED OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN PLANNING THEIR CAREER PATHWAYS. OUTCOMES: ENHANCED LEADERSHIP SKILLS SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY INCREASED EMPLOYABILITY AND PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. WE EXPECT 75% OF PARTICIPANT WILL ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES.COST SHARING OR MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT (25% OF FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED, AS REQUIRED): $175,000TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 50APPLICANT CATEGORY (CHECK ONLY ONE) - CATEGORY B (NEW)MOST RECENT GRANT NUMBER FROM ANY 2017 (FOA-ETA-17-03), 2018 (FOA-ETA-18-04), OR 2019 (FOAETA- 19-04) GRANT CYCLES FOR CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY-FUNDED) APPLICANT: N ACONSTRUCTION PLUS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD(S), IF APPLICABLE: IT-FIELD - COMPTIA SECURITY APPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AS (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): URBANDESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: LOW-INCOME, HIGH-POVERTY, AND HIGH CRIME AREAS OF PRINCE GEORGES AND MONTGOMERY COUNTYTARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA, IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODE(S): 20783, 20902, 20748, 20745, 20785, 20747, AND 20902APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN A TERRITORY THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MATCHING WAIVER AND INTENDS TO WAIVE MATCH, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III.B. MATCHING: NOANY EXPERIENCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 (12 U.S. C. 1701U): NOSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF APPLICABLE): N ABRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND PROPOSED OUTCOMES: THE YOUTHBUILD: BUILD-IT FUTURES PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING INITIATIVE EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AGED 16 TO 24 IN PRINCE GEORGES AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD. IT INTEGRATES CONSTRUCTION AND IT TRAINING, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON COMPTIA SECURITY . PROJECT SCOPE: CONSTRUCTION TRAINING, IT TRAINING (COMPTIA SECURITY ), EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, CERTIFICATION COSTS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CAREER PATHWAY PLANNING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REPORTING.PROPOSED OUTCOMES:1. PARTICIPANTS ACQUIRE PRACTICAL CONSTRUCTION AND IT SKILLS FOR WORKFORCE READINESS. 2. THE PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING REHABILITATION, ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS. 3. IT-FOCUSED PARTICIPANTS ENTER THE IT SECURITY FIELD, SUPPORTING REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT EXPANSION. 4. PARTICIPANTS ENHANCE ENGLISH LITERACY, OBTAIN GEDS, AND ACHIEVE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS. 5. ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE FOSTERS RESPONSIBILITY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.CONTINUED IN ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT