Closed · FOA-ETA-26-38 · CFDA 17.274 · Discretionary

YouthBuild 2025

Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1M-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 2, 2026
Close date
57
Expected awards

The verdict

YouthBuild 2025 is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $1,000,000 -- $2,000,000 across 57 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.

$1M-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
57
expected awards
17.274
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on March 2, 2026. CFDA 17.274 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $1,000,000 -- $2,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 2, 2026

Posted Dec 23 Closes Mar 2

Est. Total Funding

$98,000,000

Expected Awards

57

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to eligible public or private non-profit organizations or Tribal entities to provide pre-apprenticeship occupational skills training, education, and job placement services to opportunity youth. YouthBuild prepares participants for quality jobs in various industry sectors, and includes wrap-around supportive services such as assistance in transportation, childcare, and housing. YouthBuild programs must offer participants construction training and hands-on experiences building affordable housing for their community. Programs may also include a Construction Plus component, providing vocational training in additional high-demand industries. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to YB_FOA-ETA-26-38@dol.gov. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

Wide-open applicant board · 12 Grants.gov doors

YouthBuild 2025 prints 12 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +8 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Inside Employment and Training Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
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.

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Agency Contact

Khanh Tran YB_FOA-ETA-26-38@dol.gov

What to do next

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants