Towering Your Success provides grant writing and grant management services for the federally funded YouthBuild grant administered by the United States Department of Labor.
Funding Amount: $1,500,000.00
Background
YouthBuild is a community-based pre-apprenticeship program that provides job training and educational opportunities for at-risk youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school.Youth learn vocational skills in construction, as well as in other in-demand industries that include health care, information technology, and hospitality. Youth also provide community service through the required construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own neighborhoods. Youth split their time between the vocational training work site and the classroom, where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency degree, learn to be community leaders, and prepare for postsecondary training opportunities, including college, apprenticeships, and employment. YouthBuild includes significant support systems, such as a mentoring, follow-up education, employment, and personal counseling services; and participation in community service and civic engagement.
The Division of Youth Services within the Employment and Training Administration's Office of Workforce Investment at the U.S. Department of Labor administers the YouthBuild program. Each year, more than 6,000 youth participate in approximately 210 YouthBuild programs in more than 40 states.
The Department has administered the YouthBuild program since 2006. Program participants learn construction skills while constructing or rehabilitating affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own neighborhoods, as well as other occupational skills for in-demand industries that also require real-world work experience components. Young people split their time between the occupational skills training site and the classroom, where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency degree and prepare for postsecondary opportunities.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants for these grants are public or private non-profit agencies. These organizations include rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies or organizations may include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Community and faith-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit status;
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An entity carrying out activities under WIOA, such as a local workforce development
board or one-stop career center partner program;
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Educational institutions, including a local school board, public school district, or
community college;
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A community action agency;
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A state or local housing development agency;
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Any Indian and Native American entity eligible for grants under Sec. 166 of WIOA, including federally and other than federally-recognized Tribes, Native American non- profit organizations, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations;
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A community development corporation;
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A state or local youth service conservation corps; and
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Any other public or private non-profit entity that is eligible to provide education or
employment training under a federal program and can meet the required elements of the grant.
Source 1: https://www.dol.gov
Source 2: https://www.dol.gov/news