News Release
US Department of Labor awards $99.3M in grants to support training, job services to prepare young people to succeed in high-demand careers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its award of $99.3 million in grants to 71 organizations in 31 states to provide training and employment services in its continuing effort to expand access to Registered Apprenticeships, prepare young workers for quality jobs and equip them with industry skills.
These YouthBuild Program grants will support pre-apprenticeships to educate and train young people from 16 to 24 and neither enrolled in school or now in the labor market for construction jobs and employment in 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 July 18, 2024, funding availability announcement.
“YouthBuild grants are investments in young people who want to pursue education and receive hands-on training, while providing service to neighbors in need,” explained Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training José Javier Rodríguez. “The awards we announced today will help ensure that young people, regardless of their background, benefit from the opportunities created by the Biden-Harris administration.”
The department made proposals that align training with local infrastructure projects funded by the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda a priority.
Overseen by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, and supported by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, YouthBuild grants promote a pre-apprenticeship model that provides disadvantaged young people with educational guidance, occupational skills training and significant supportive services through participation and in the 12-month follow-up period. The supportive services may include transportation assistance, childcare, healthcare referrals and the provision of work attire and personal protective equipment.
YouthBuild participants will divide their time between classroom instruction – where they earn a high school diploma or equivalency degree – and workplace training to prepare for careers in healthcare, information technology, manufacturing and logistics, culinary arts and hospitality.
Learn more about the YouthBuild Program.
The department awarded YouthBuild grants to the following recipients:
| Recipient | City | State | Amount |
| Housing Authority of Birmingham District | Birmingham | AL | $1,500,000 |
| Chicanos Por La Causa Inc. | Phoenix | AZ | $1,500,000 |
| CPLC New Mexico Inc. | Phoenix | AZ | $1,320,000 |
| Community Services Office | Hot Springs | AR | $1,325,712 |
| EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services Inc. | Compton | CA | $1,500,000 |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps | Los Angeles | CA | $1,500,000 |
| MCS Economic Development Corp. | Los Angeles | CA | $1,500,000 |
| Rising Stars Business Academy | Moreno Valley | CA | $1,035,000 |
| Riverside County Office of Education | Riverside | CA | $1,311,000 |
| San Joaquin County Office of Education | Stockton | CA | $1,288,000 |
| Year One Inc. | Denver | CO | $1,309,888 |
| The WorkPlace | Bridgeport | CT | $1,500,000 |
| Junior Achievement of South Florida | Coconut Creek | FL | $1,380,000 |
| Florida Institute for Workforce Innovation Inc. | Gainesville | FL | $1,426,000 |
| Valencia Osceola Campus | Kissimmee | FL | $1,500,000 |
| Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board Inc. | Ocala | FL | $1,058,208 |
| 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. | Atlanta | GA | $1,441,780 |
| Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone Inc. | Cordele | GA | $1,499,661 |
| Community Development Institute | Chicago | IL | $1,500,000 |
| Kennedy-King College | Chicago | IL | $1,492,128 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago | IL | $1,219,000 |
| Homework Hangout Club Inc. | Decatur | IL | $1,500,000 |
| Youth Conservation Corps Inc. | Waukegan | IL | $1,500,000 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Evansville | Evansville | IN | $1,500,000 |
| PLA University Inc. | Indianapolis | IN | $1,320,000 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana | Valparaiso | IN | $1,320,000 |
| Great Oaks High School and Career Center | Des Moines | IA | $1,500,000 |
| Lasalle Community Action Agency | Sicily Island | LA | $750,000 |
| Civic Works Inc. | Baltimore | MD | $1,472,000 |
| People Acting in Community Endeavors Inc. | New Bedford | MA | $1,150,024 |
| Dudley Economic Empowerment Partners Inc. | Roxbury | MA | $1,500,000 |
| North Shore Community Development Coalition | Salem | MA | $1,150,000 |
| Charles Stewart Mott Community College | Flint | MI | $1,498,221 |
| Change Inc. | Saint Paul | MN | $1,500,000 |
| West Jackson Community Development Corp. | Jackson | MS | $1,500,000 |
| Gateway Community Development Corp. | Yazoo City | MS | $1,500,000 |
| Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri | Cape Girardeau | MO | $1,489,470 |
| Job Point | Columbia | MO | $1,500,000 |
| Workforce Investment Board of the Southwest Region Inc. | Joplin | MO | $1,217,063 |
| Bridging Families to Communities and Beyond | Saint Louis | MO | $1,397,724 |
| Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corp. | Sikeston | MO | $910,825 |
| CPLC Nevada | Las Vegas | NV | $1,500,000 |
| Hopeloft | Bridgeton | NJ | $912,663 |
| Isles Inc. | Trenton | NJ | $1,150,000 |
| United Way of Long Island | Deer Park | NY | $1,410,083 |
| Kingston Workforce Employment Skills Training Inc. | Kingston | NY | $1,258,672 |
| Wayne County Action Program Inc. | Lyons | NY | $1,500,000 |
| New Settlement Apartments | New York | NY | $1,500,000 |
| Two Bridges Neighborhood Council Inc. | New York | NY | $1,500,000 |
| Nubian Directions II Inc. | Poughkeepsie | NY | $1,380,000 |
| Social Enterprise and Training Center Inc. | Schenectady | NY | $1,500,000 |
| New York Center for Interpersonal Development Inc. | Staten Island | NY | $1,500,000 |
| Land of Sky Regional Council | Asheville | NC | $1,500,000 |
| River City Community Development Corp. | Elizabeth City | NC | $1,288,000 |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | NC | $1,499,982 |
| Easter Seals TriState | Cincinnati | OH | $1,500,000 |
| YouthBuild Columbus Community School | Columbus | OH | $1,500,000 |
| County Corp | Dayton | OH | $1,500,000 |
| Community Development Support Association Inc. | Enid | OK | $1,377,735 |
| Heart of Oregon Corps Inc. | Bend | OR | $1,500,000 |
| Auberle | McKeesport | PA | $1,499,992 |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | Knoxville | TN | $1,500,000 |
| American YouthWorks | Austin | TX | $1,499,998 |
| Housing Authority of City of Houston | Houston | TX | $1,500,000 |
| SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc. | Houston | TX | $1,500,000 |
| SER Jobs for Progress National Inc. | Irving | TX | $1,500,000 |
| Motivation, Education and Training Inc. | New Caney | TX | $1,375,000 |
| 100 Black Men of San Antonio Inc. | San Antonio | TX | $1,500,000 |
| Board of Education of Ogden City | Ogden | UT | $1,320,000 |
| Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101 | Spokane | WA | $1,497,437 |
| Employ Milwaukee Inc. | Milwaukee | WI | $1,500,000 |
| Total | $99,251,266 |
