The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Youthdevelopment Corporation, Memphis under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant funds will support services from July 2021 through October 2024 to equip underserved youth in Memphis, Tennessee with the education and employment skills needed for economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, Youthdevelopment Corporation will provide post-secondary education opportunities, including...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Youthbuild Preparatory Academy under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant funds will support services from July 2021 through October 2024 to equip underserved youth with education and employment skills to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, the Academy will provide post-secondary education opportunities, including apprenticeship training, to prepare at-risk youth for...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.1 million Project Grant to Nubian Directions II Inc. under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) to provide workforce development services to underserved youth in Poughkeepsie, NY from May 2, 2022 through September 1, 2025. Funds will support post-secondary education opportunities including apprenticeships, as well as employment skills training, to equip youth participants with the qualifications needed to achieve...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,125,000 YouthBuild (CFDA 17.274) project grant to the Alabama Department of Commerce. The grant will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, including pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, academic credentials, technical skills development, and employment assistance. The program aims to help participants achieve economic self-sufficiency by...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Fundacion Calleja, a non-profit organization in El Salvador. The 5-year "Youth in Progress" activity aims to address root causes of irregular migration by training 6,750 people in employment readiness, providing psychosocial support, placing 5,000 vulnerable youth in employment, and awarding 1,800...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Knoxville Leadership Foundation under the YouthBuild federal grant program (CFDA 17.274) from July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. Funds will support the Foundation's provision of education and employment skills training to underserved youth in Knoxville, Tennessee. Specifically, the Foundation will equip youth with post-secondary education opportunities including apprenticeships, to...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a cooperative agreement through its USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program to Creative Associates International Inc. for $7,980,618 to implement the ALLIANZA JOVEN HONDURAS - YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE project in San Pedro Sula, Honduras from January 1, 2012 through April 30, 2017. The project aimed to provide Honduran youth with skills training, job placement assistance, and...
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's Employment and Training Administration awarded Cornerstone Revitalization Foundation Inc. a $1,259,237 Project Grant under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) on May 2, 2022. The grant will fund services through September 1, 2025 to equip underserved youth in Birmingham, AL with the education, training and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, Cornerstone Revitalization Foundation will provide post-secondary education...
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...