Advances Biden-Harris administration efforts to expand apprenticeships, strengthen workforce
WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced the award of $98 million in grants to 72 organizations in 30 states and Guam to provide training and employment services in an ongoing effort to expand access to apprenticeship opportunities, prepare young workers for quality jobs and strengthen the nation’s workforce to meet industry demands.
The department prioritized proposals that align training with local infrastructure projects funded by the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda.
These YouthBuild Program grants range from $700,000 to $1.5 million each and will support pre-apprenticeships to educate and train young people, ages 16-24, who are neither enrolled in school or now in the labor market, for jobs in construction and 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 Nov. 15, 2023, funding availability announcement.
“The YouthBuild grants we’re awarding today will help young people acquire the skills and training needed to access the good-paying jobs created by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda,” explained Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training José Javier Rodríguez. “These investments make sure youth and young adults can share in the opportunities the administration is creating and make a better future for themselves no matter their background.”
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, and supported by the Workforce Innovateion and Opportunity Act, YouthBuild grants support a pre-apprenticeship model that provides disadvantaged young people with occupational skills training, employment services and educational guidance, with an emphasis on green building techniques, including understanding sustainable building materials, solar panel installation and weatherization processes.
YouthBuild participants will divide their time between classroom instruction – where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency degree – and workplace training to prepare for postsecondary occupations. The grants will also enable young people to train for careers in healthcare, information technology, manufacturing and logistics, culinary arts and hospitality.
Learn more about the YouthBuild Program.
The list of YouthBuild grant recipients and funds awarded follows this release.
|
Recipient |
City |
State |
Amount |
|
Bessemer Housing Authority |
Bessemer |
AL |
$1,500,000 |
|
Pickens County Community Action Committee and CDC Inc. |
Carrollton |
AL |
$1,500,000 |
|
Eufaula Housing Authority |
Eufaula |
AL |
$1,100,000 |
|
Alabama Department of Commerce |
Montgomery |
AL |
$1,500,000 |
|
City of Montgomery |
Montgomery |
AL |
$1,500,000 |
|
Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. |
Tucson |
AZ |
$1,467,565 |
|
Alliance for Community Empowerment Inc. |
Canoga Park |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Conservation Corps of Long Beach |
Long Beach |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Coalition for Responsible Community Development |
Los Angeles |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Inspire Together |
Los Angeles |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services |
Los Angeles |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
The Youth Employment Partnership Inc. |
Oakland |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
City of Richmond |
Richmond |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Rancho Cielo Inc. |
Salinas |
CA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Helping Advance and Nurture the Development of Youth Inc. |
Fort Lauderdale |
FL |
$920,000 |
|
Lakeland Housing Authority |
Lakeland |
FL |
$1,358,376 |
|
Valencia College West Campus |
Orlando |
FL |
$1,500,000 |
|
AMIkids Pensacola Inc. |
Pensacola |
FL |
$1,358,376 |
|
CDC of Tampa Inc. |
Tampa |
FL |
$1,456,798 |
|
Georgia Building Trades Academy Inc. |
Atlanta |
GA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Bibb County School District |
Macon |
GA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Guam Community College |
Mangilao |
GU |
$1,308,679 |
|
Community Council of Idaho Inc. |
Caldwell |
ID |
$1,264,361 |
|
Nez Perce Tribe |
Lapwai |
ID |
$1,247,532 |
|
Quad County Urban League Inc. |
Aurora |
IL |
$1,499,110 |
|
Housing Authority of Champaign County |
Champaign |
IL |
$1,500,000 |
|
Lewis and Clark Community College |
Godfrey |
IL |
$1,333,760 |
|
Spero Family Services |
Mount Vernon |
IL |
$968,000 |
|
YBLC Inc. dba YouthBuild Lake County |
North Chicago |
IL |
$1,500,000 |
|
Rockford Housing Authority |
Rockford |
IL |
$1,500,000 |
|
Fort Wayne Housing Authority |
Fort Wayne |
IN |
$1,500,000 |
|
The Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc. |
Indianapolis |
IN |
$1,379,890 |
|
Alliance for Strategic Growth Inc. dba Eastern Indiana Works |
Muncie |
IN |
$1,011,994 |
|
Hawkeye Community College |
Waterloo |
IA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Young Adult Development in Action Inc. |
Louisville |
KY |
$1,358,376 |
|
Quad Area Community Action Agency Inc. |
Hammond |
LA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Start Corporation Inc. |
Houma |
LA |
$1,432,901 |
|
Northshore Technical Community College |
Lacombe |
LA |
$1,334,000 |
|
GapBuster Inc. |
Silver Spring |
MD |
$700,000 |
|
Old Colony YMCA |
Brockton |
MA |
$1,100,000 |
|
Just-A-Start Corp. |
Cambridge |
MA |
$1,030,776 |
|
Community Teamwork Inc. |
Lowell |
MA |
$1,500,000 |
|
New North Citizens Council |
Springfield |
MA |
$1,500,000 |
|
Training Resources of America Inc. |
Worcester |
MA |
$1,167,576 |
|
Detroit Housing Commission |
Detroit |
MI |
$1,500,000 |
|
SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Progress Inc. |
Detroit |
MI |
$1,500,000 |
|
Bethany Christian Services |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
$1,358,376 |
|
Bi-County Community Action Programs Inc. |
Bemidji |
MN |
$1,242,000 |
|
Meridian Housing Authority Housing Development Corp. |
Meridian |
MS |
$1,500,000 |
|
St. Joseph Youth Alliance Inc. |
St. Joseph |
MO |
$1,500,000 |
|
Career Training Institute |
Helena |
MT |
$1,500,000 |
|
Northern Nevada Literacy Council |
Reno |
NV |
$1,357,079 |
|
YouthBuild Newark |
Newark |
NJ |
$1,500,000 |
|
Youth Development Inc. |
Albuquerque |
NM |
$1,500,000 |
|
Three Rivers Education Foundation |
Farmington |
NM |
$1,358,376 |
|
St. Nicks Alliance |
Brooklyn |
NY |
$1,500,000 |
|
The Service Collaborative of WNY Inc. |
Buffalo |
NY |
$1,500,000 |
|
New York City Housing Authority |
New York |
NY |
$1,380,000 |
|
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Inc. |
New York |
NY |
$1,500,000 |
|
Towpath Trail High School |
Akron |
OH |
$1,500,000 |
|
OhioGuidestone |
Berea |
OH |
$1,472,000 |
|
Project Rebuild Inc. |
Canton |
OH |
$1,149,269 |
|
LIFT Community Action Agency Inc. |
Hugo |
OK |
$1,219,000 |
|
Klamath Works Inc |
Klamath Falls |
OR |
$1,179,011 |
|
Portland YouthBuilders |
Portland |
OR |
$1,500,000 |
|
CLC Inc. |
Fort Worth |
TX |
$1,250,000 |
|
Community Preschools |
Houston |
TX |
$700,000 |
|
Walker Montgomery Community Development Corp. |
New Waverly |
TX |
$1,307,697 |
|
New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Area Consortium |
Radford |
VA |
$1,500,000 |
|
YouthCare |
Seattle |
WA |
$1,432,212 |
|
Randolph County Housing Authority |
Elkins |
WV |
$1,265,000 |
|
Operation Fresh Start |
Madison |
WI |
$982,060 |
|
Total Awarded |
|
|
$98,450,150 |
