WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $90.4 million in YouthBuild grants to prepare young adults not enrolled in school or participating in the labor market for jobs in construction and other in-demand industries through apprenticeship and other career pathways, especially jobs that support clean energy technologies.
Following its Nov. 23, 2021 announcement of available funding, the department awarded 68 grants – ranging from $700,000 to $1.5 million – to organizations in 28 states and Puerto Rico to deliver job training and employment services. Participants will engage in classroom learning that will prepare them for work-based learning opportunities building and rehabilitating affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their communities.
Participants will split their time between workplace training and the classroom, where they will earn a high school diploma or equivalent degree to prepare for postsecondary opportunities.
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the latest YouthBuild grants complement the Biden-Harris administration’s workforce priorities to advance equitable career pathway opportunities, quality jobs and climate sustainability by supporting programs that provide construction skills focused on green building techniques, including understanding sustainable building materials, solar panel installation, weatherization processes and the use of Energy Star appliances. These announcements will also further the President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative that commits to delivering at least 40 percent of the benefits from federal climate and clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities.
For the first time, the YouthBuild funding opportunity announcement included criteria that awarded bonus points for applicants that demonstrated their ability to provide training in green construction techniques, training the next generation of workers for resilience and clean energy careers of the future.
YouthBuild programs also train young people for employment in healthcare, information technology, manufacturing and logistics, culinary arts and hospitality.
Learn more about the YouthBuild program.
The list of YouthBuild grant recipients follows this release.
Recipient
City
State
Amount
Bessemer Housing Authority
Bessemer
AL
$1,500,000
Housing Authority of Birmingham District
Birmingham
AL
$1,500,000
Cornerstone Revitalization Foundation Inc.
Birmingham
AL
$1,259,237
Huntsville Housing Authority
Huntsville
AL
$1,500,000
Alliance for Community Empowerment
Canoga Park
CA
$1,332,000
EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services Inc.
Compton
CA
$1,500,000
Coalition for Responsible Community Development
Los Angeles
CA
$1,500,000
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
$1,425,519
City of Richmond
Richmond
CA
$1,199,000
Year One Inc.
Denver
CO
$1,114,987
Wilmington Housing Authority
Wilmington
DE
$1,500,000
Lakeland Housing Authority
Lakeland
FL
$1,500,000
Gang Alternative Inc.
Little Haiti/Miami
FL
$1,500,000
AMIkids Space Coast Inc.
Melbourne
FL
$1,500,000
Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board Inc.
Ocala
FL
$844,712
AMIkids Panama City Marine Institute Inc.
Panama City
FL
$1,500,000
Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Atlanta
GA
$1,500,000
Georgia Building Trades Academy Inc.
Atlanta
GA
$1,152,000
Quad County Urban League Inc.
Aurora
IL
$1,146,713
Housing Authority of Champaign County
Champaign
IL
$1,500,000
Community Development Institute
Chicago
IL
$1,062,000
Spero Family Services
Mount Vernon
IL
$864,000
YBLC Inc. (YouthBuild Lake County)
North Chicago
IL
$1,350,000
Youth Conservation Corps
Waukegan
IL
$1,500,000
Fort Wayne Housing Authority
Fort Wayne
IN
$1,500,000
Alliance for Strategic Growth Inc.
Muncie
IN
$791,276
Young Adult Development in Action Inc. (YouthBuild Louisville)
Louisville
KY
$1,500,000
Quad Area Community Action Inc.
Hammond
LA
$1,296,000
Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport
Shreveport
LA
$1,500,000
Old Colony Young Men’s Christian Association Inc.
Brockton
MA
$1,100,000
Community Teamwork Inc.
Lowell
MA
$1,500,000
Detroit Employment Solutions Corp.
Detroit
MI
$1,500,000
Detroit Housing Commission
Detroit
MI
$1,500,000
SER Metro-Detroit
Detroit
MI
$1,458,000
Bethany Christian Services
Grand Rapids
MI
$1,399,999
Bi-County Community Action Programs Inc.
Bemidji
MN
$972,000
St. Joseph Youth Alliance
St. Joseph
MO
$1,350,000
Bridging Families to Communities and Beyond
St. Louis
MO
$1,098,000
West Jackson Community Development Corp.
Jackson
MS
$1,500,000
Meridian Housing Authority
Meridian
MS
$1,500,000
Career Training Institute
Helena
MT
$1,260,000
Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth
Elizabeth
NJ
$1,500,000
St. Nicks Alliance
Brooklyn
NY
$1,500,000
The Service Collaborative of Western New York Inc.
Buffalo
NY
$1,500,000
Queens Community House Inc.
Jamaica
NY
$1,259,199
Ulster YouthBuild
Kingston
NY
$1,069,258
The Crenulated Company Ltd. (New Settlement Apartments)
New York
NY
$1,500,000
Nubian Directions II Inc.
Poughkeepsie
NY
$1,100,000
Urban League of Rochester
Rochester
NY
$1,100,000
Towpath Trail High School
Akron
OH
$1,500,000
OhioGuidestone
Berea
OH
$1,152,000
Easter Seals TriState
Cincinnati
OH
$1,261,405
LIFT Community Action Agency Inc.
Hugo
OK
$953,964
Portland YouthBuilders
Portland
OR
$1,500,000
Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School
Philadelphia
PA
$1,500,000
Crispus Attucks Association of York, Pennsylvania
York
PA
$1,100,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico
San Juan
PR
$1,499,282
South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3
Barnwell
SC
$1,500,000
AMIkids Beaufort Inc.
Seabrook
SC
$1,500,000
South Memphis Renewal Community Development Corp.
Memphis
TN
$1,500,000
CLC Inc.
Fort Worth
TX
$1,250,000
Motivation, Education and Training Inc.
New Caney
TX
$1,199,000
Walker Montgomery Community Development Corp.
New Waverly
TX
$1,080,000
100 Black Men of San Antonio Inc.
San Antonio
TX
$1,500,000
Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101
Spokane
WA
$1,348,720
Community Action Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties
Beloit
WI
$1,425,520
Operation Fresh Start
Madison
WI
$891,029
Randolph County Housing Authority
Elkins
WV
$1,198,500
Total Awarded
$90,363,320