Project Grant SCA52524GR0018

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,076,467 WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Youth Activities Formula Grant to the State of Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development's Administrative Services Division. The purpose of this 4-year grant, with an initial award date of April 1, 2025, is to provide comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. Key services to be...

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,444,195 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities formula grant (CFDA 17.259) to the State of Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development on April 1, 2024. This grant will fund comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment across Alaska. The program aims to help participants acquire educational and occupational skills,...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) (CFDA 14.276), awarded a $2,000,000 project grant to the Alaska Coalition On Housing & Homelessness, a non-profit organization based in Juneau, Alaska. This grant, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027, aims to support the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness in Alaska. The...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $498,972 Project Grant to Youth Advocates of Sitka, Inc. to establish a demonstration program supporting at-risk and vulnerable youth transitioning out of foster care in Alaska. The goal is to promote positive youth outcomes and public safety for this population. Through this grant, Youth Advocates of Sitka will provide stable housing, comprehensive trauma-informed services, and life skills...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $525,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Institute of the North to support the FY 2025 Arctic Indigenous Exchange Program (AIEP). This grant, authorized under CFDA 19.415 - Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges, will fund cultural, educational, and professional exchange initiatives between the United States and various international partners with a focus on the Arctic region. The award...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731), will fund the Native Village of Tetlin's "Empowering Tetlin Youth" initiative. The project aims to increase parental communication and overall attendance rates at Tetlin School in Tok, Alaska through an afterschool program, transportation services using a new four-wheel drive van, and a welcoming youth center. It will also...

The Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The grant aims to address critical issues facing tribal youth in the region, such as suicide, truancy, substance use, and involvement in the juvenile justice system. Through the "Cultivating Change Implementation Grant", the funding will enable the tribe to enhance their...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,697,970 YouthBuild program grant (CFDA 17.274) to Young Adult Development In Actn Inc. (dba YouthBuild Louisville), a non-profit organization in Louisville, Kentucky. The grant, effective June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, including education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance....

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to the Maniilaq Association, a non-profit Alaska Native Corporation, to address youth delinquency in the Northwest Arctic region of Alaska. The funding will support a Tribal Youth Coordinator who will manage all of Maniilaq Association's tribal youth programs, host youth talking circles focused on delinquency prevention in local villages, and coordinate...

The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Galena Village (doing business as Louden Tribal Council), a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government, a $489,251 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The 5-year grant, effective from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028, will fund a comprehensive youth services initiative to address substance abuse challenges and mental health issues impacting 167 Alaska Native youth in the Galena...