Closed · FOA-ETA-21-04 · CFDA 17.274 · Discretionary
YouthBuild
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $700K-$1.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 9, 2021
- Close date
- 75
- Expected awards
The verdict
YouthBuild is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $700,000 -- $1,500,000 across 75 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $700K-$1.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 75
- expected awards
- 17.274
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - YouthBuild - is cataloged under number FOA-ETA-21-04 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.274, posted by Employment and Training Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 11, 2020 and last updated on January 4, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $700,000 -- $1,500,000. The agency has projected $89.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 75 awards. If the agency funds the expected 75 awards from the $89.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.2 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 9, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$700,000 -- $1,500,000
Close Date
February 9, 2021
The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is February 9, 2021. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Posted
December 11, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$89,000,000
Expected Awards
75
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $89 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128) for YouthBuild. Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. In addition to construction skills training, YouthBuild applicants may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries. This expansion into additional in-demand industries is the Construction Plus component, a priority in this grant competition. The YouthBuild model balances project-based academic learning and occupational skills training to prepare at-risk 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 for apprenticeship and other career pathways and/or further education or training. It 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.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Aiyana Pucci Grants Management Specialist Pucci.Aiyana@dol.gov
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