Project Grant SLE20020GR0025

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 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (doing business as BSRC Weatherization), a non-profit community development corporation in Brooklyn, New York. The grant was awarded under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), which aims to fund projects specified by Congress. The grant funds a 24-month project to provide technology career skills...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Amikids Baton Rouge Inc. under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) for the period of July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. Funds will support the delivery of education and employment skills training to underserved youth in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Specifically, Amikids Baton Rouge Inc. will equip youth with post-secondary education opportunities including apprenticeships, as well as training...

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 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 Helping Advance And Nurture The Development Of Youth, Inc. (HANDY) was awarded a $920,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant funds the HANDY YouthBuild program, which provides pre-apprenticeship services to 40 youth, offering construction skills training aligned with industry-recognized NCCER credentials and additional certification training in IT fields such as CompTIA A+ and...

This $1,875,000 Project Grant, awarded on June 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274), will fund Quad-Area Community Action Agency Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 in Louisiana. The services include pre-apprenticeship training, occupational skills development, education, leadership programs, and employment assistance, with a...

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...

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $700,000 YouthBuild Project Grant to Gapbuster, Inc. to deliver a comprehensive workforce development program for underserved youth aged 16-24 in Maryland. The program will provide hands-on construction training, CompTIA Security IT training, educational support, industry-recognized certifications, leadership development, and career pathway planning. The project aims to enhance participants' employability, civic...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $1,500,000 YouthBuild program grant to Inspire Together, a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization in South Los Angeles, California. The 39-month project will provide 66 at-risk youth with robust education, occupational skills training, and employment services. Key activities include: Providing basic skills education, construction skills training, and leadership development through partner...