Closed · FOA-ETA-17-03 · CFDA 17.274 · Discretionary
YouthBuild
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $700K-$1.1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 9, 2017
- Close date
- 80
- Expected awards
The verdict
YouthBuild is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $700,000 -- $1,100,000 across 80 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- $700K-$1.1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 80
- expected awards
- 17.274
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
YouthBuild is closed (last close May 9, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed May 9, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$80,000,000
Expected Awards
80
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
YouthBuild is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, homeless youth, and other disconnected youth populations. The YouthBuild program simultaneously addresses several core issues important to low-income communities: affordable housing, education, employment, leadership development, and energy efficiency. The YouthBuild model balances project-based academic learning and occupational skills training to prepare disadvantaged youth for career placement. The academic component assists youth who are often significantly behind in basic skill development in obtaining a high school diploma or state high school equivalency credential. The occupational skills training component prepares at-risk youth to gain placement into career pathways and/or further education or training, and also supports the goal of increasing affordable housing within communities by teaching youth construction skills learned by building or significantly renovating homes for sale or rent to low-income families or transitional housing for homeless families or individuals. Additionally, grantees that have been previously funded by the Department may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries in addition to construction skills training. This expansion into additional in-demand industries is the “Construction Plus” component. Under WIOA, DOL is emphasizing YouthBuild programs’ role as required partners of the One-Stop Career Centers. All YouthBuild programs must adhere to the requirements of being a One-Stop partner. Partnering with One-Stop Career Centers provides an opportunity for YouthBuild grantees to increase the number of eligible applicants, have greater access to local employers, and develop the ability to directly access information regarding changes to local workforce needs and respond with program changes accordingly.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ETA-17-03
Grants.gov marks YouthBuild with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Michael Lessmeier Grants Management Specialist lessmeier.michael.j@dol.gov
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What to do next
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