ETA - Employment and Training Administration

05/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/02/2024 07:25

Department of Labor awards $98M in grants to support training, employment services to young people, increase apprenticeships in high-demand careers

WASHINGTON - The Department of Labor today announced the award of $98 million in grants to 72 organizations in 30 states and Guam to provide training and employment services in an ongoing effort to expand access to apprenticeship opportunities, prepare young workers for quality jobs and strengthen the nation's workforce to meet industry demands.

The department prioritized proposals that align training with local infrastructure projects funded by the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in Americaagenda.

These YouthBuild Programgrants range from $700,000 to $1.5 million each and will support pre-apprenticeships to educate and train young people, ages 16-24, who are neither enrolled in school or now in the labor market, for jobs in construction and other high-demand industries. YouthBuild grants will help deliver education and training to enable participants to build or rehabilitate affordable housing in their communities for people in need.

Today's awards follow the department's Nov. 15, 2023, funding availability announcement.

"The YouthBuild grants we're awarding today will help young people acquire the skills and training needed to access the good-paying jobs created by President Biden's Investing in America agenda," explained Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training José Javier Rodríguez. "These investments make sure youth and young adults can share in the opportunities the administration is creating and make a better future for themselves no matter their background."

Administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration, and supported by the Workforce Innovateion and Opportunity Act, YouthBuild grants support a pre-apprenticeship model that provides disadvantaged young people with occupational skills training, employment services and educational guidance, with an emphasis on green building techniques, including understanding sustainable building materials, solar panel installation and weatherization processes.

YouthBuild participants will divide their time between classroom instruction - where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency degree - and workplace training to prepare for postsecondary occupations. The grants will also enable young people to train for careers in healthcare, information technology, manufacturing and logistics, culinary arts and hospitality.

Learn more about the YouthBuild Program.

The list of YouthBuild grant recipients and funds awarded follows this release.

Recipient

City

State

Amount

Bessemer Housing Authority

Bessemer

AL

$1,500,000

Pickens County Community Action Committee and CDC Inc.

Carrollton

AL

$1,500,000

Eufaula Housing Authority

Eufaula

AL

$1,100,000

Alabama Department of Commerce

Montgomery

AL

$1,500,000

City of Montgomery

Montgomery

AL

$1,500,000

Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc.

Tucson

AZ

$1,467,565

Alliance for Community Empowerment Inc.

Canoga Park

CA

$1,500,000

Conservation Corps of Long Beach

Long Beach

CA

$1,500,000

Coalition for Responsible Community Development

Los Angeles

CA

$1,500,000

Inspire Together

Los Angeles

CA

$1,500,000

Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services

Los Angeles

CA

$1,500,000

The Youth Employment Partnership Inc.

Oakland

CA

$1,500,000

City of Richmond

Richmond

CA

$1,500,000

Rancho Cielo Inc.

Salinas

CA

$1,500,000

Helping Advance and Nurture the Development of Youth Inc.

Fort Lauderdale

FL

$920,000

Lakeland Housing Authority

Lakeland

FL

$1,358,376

Valencia College West Campus

Orlando

FL

$1,500,000

AMIkids Pensacola Inc.

Pensacola

FL

$1,358,376

CDC of Tampa Inc.

Tampa

FL

$1,456,798

Georgia Building Trades Academy Inc.

Atlanta

GA

$1,500,000

Bibb County School District

Macon

GA

$1,500,000

Guam Community College

Mangilao

GU

$1,308,679

Community Council of Idaho Inc.

Caldwell

ID

$1,264,361

Nez Perce Tribe

Lapwai

ID

$1,247,532

Quad County Urban League Inc.

Aurora

IL

$1,499,110

Housing Authority of Champaign County

Champaign

IL

$1,500,000

Lewis and Clark Community College

Godfrey

IL

$1,333,760

Spero Family Services

Mount Vernon

IL

$968,000

YBLC Inc. dba YouthBuild Lake County

North Chicago

IL

$1,500,000

Rockford Housing Authority

Rockford

IL

$1,500,000

Fort Wayne Housing Authority

Fort Wayne

IN

$1,500,000

The Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc.

Indianapolis

IN

$1,379,890

Alliance for Strategic Growth Inc. dba Eastern Indiana Works

Muncie

IN

$1,011,994

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo

IA

$1,500,000

Young Adult Development in Action Inc.

Louisville

KY

$1,358,376

Quad Area Community Action Agency Inc.

Hammond

LA

$1,500,000

Start Corporation Inc.

Houma

LA

$1,432,901

Northshore Technical Community College

Lacombe

LA

$1,334,000

GapBuster Inc.

Silver Spring

MD

$700,000

Old Colony YMCA

Brockton

MA

$1,100,000

Just-A-Start Corp.

Cambridge

MA

$1,030,776

Community Teamwork Inc.

Lowell

MA

$1,500,000

New North Citizens Council

Springfield

MA

$1,500,000

Training Resources of America Inc.

Worcester

MA

$1,167,576

Detroit Housing Commission

Detroit

MI

$1,500,000

SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Progress Inc.

Detroit

MI

$1,500,000

Bethany Christian Services

Grand Rapids

MI

$1,358,376

Bi-County Community Action Programs Inc.

Bemidji

MN

$1,242,000

Meridian Housing Authority Housing Development Corp.

Meridian

MS

$1,500,000

St. Joseph Youth Alliance Inc.

St. Joseph

MO

$1,500,000

Career Training Institute

Helena

MT

$1,500,000

Northern Nevada Literacy Council

Reno

NV

$1,357,079

YouthBuild Newark

Newark

NJ

$1,500,000

Youth Development Inc.

Albuquerque

NM

$1,500,000

Three Rivers Education Foundation

Farmington

NM

$1,358,376

St. Nicks Alliance

Brooklyn

NY

$1,500,000

The Service Collaborative of WNY Inc.

Buffalo

NY

$1,500,000

New York City Housing Authority

New York

NY

$1,380,000

Volunteers of America-Greater New York Inc.

New York

NY

$1,500,000

Towpath Trail High School

Akron

OH

$1,500,000

OhioGuidestone

Berea

OH

$1,472,000

Project Rebuild Inc.

Canton

OH

$1,149,269

LIFT Community Action Agency Inc.

Hugo

OK

$1,219,000

Klamath Works Inc

Klamath Falls

OR

$1,179,011

Portland YouthBuilders

Portland

OR

$1,500,000

CLC Inc.

Fort Worth

TX

$1,250,000

Community Preschools

Houston

TX

$700,000

Walker Montgomery Community Development Corp.

New Waverly

TX

$1,307,697

New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Area Consortium

Radford

VA

$1,500,000

YouthCare

Seattle

WA

$1,432,212

Randolph County Housing Authority

Elkins

WV

$1,265,000

Operation Fresh Start

Madison

WI

$982,060

Total Awarded

$98,450,150