The Board of Trustees of Community College District #508 Inc., doing business as Kennedy-King College, received a $628,131 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program. The grant funds will be used to assist students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and make institutional changes to support students. As the parent organization, the Board of Trustees of Community College District NO....
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant under the YouthBuild program to the Community Development Institute, a minority-owned non-profit organization located in Chicago, Illinois. The grant funding will be used to provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24, with a focus on equipping them with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance. Key...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,523,750 Project Grant through the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) to Metropolitan Family Services, a Chicago-based non-profit organization. This 40-month grant, effective from February 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028, will support comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, as well as academic...
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...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Metropolitan Family Services under the YouthBuild federal grant program (CFDA 17.274). The grant funds will support services from July 2021 through October 2024 to equip underserved youth in Chicago, Illinois with the education and employment skills needed to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, Metropolitan Family Services will provide post-secondary education opportunities,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant to the Youth Conservation Corps, a non-profit organization in Waukegan, Illinois, under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will fund a comprehensive workforce development initiative from February 2025 to May 2028 that provides underserved youth ages 16-24 with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance. Key services include...
This $4,125,000 Project Grant award, effective June 1, 2024, is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration through the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will fund a 40-month initiative by Yblc Inc. (operating as Youthbuild Lake County), a non-profit organization in North Chicago, Illinois, to deliver comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in...
This $4,125,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will fund the Rockford Housing Authority to provide comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth aged 16-24 in Rockford, Illinois. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, with participants often engaging in building or renovating affordable housing. The...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,938,583.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration through the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant was awarded to Youthcare, a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington, to deliver comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth aged 16-24. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, with participants often engaged in building or...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,125,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The funding will support Dudley Economic Empowerment Partners, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, in delivering comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 in Massachusetts. Key program services include pre-apprenticeship training focused on construction skills, as well as...