State and Local Formula Youth
Grants
The Workforce Investment Act formula-funded youth program serves eligible
low-income youth, ages 14-21, who have barriers to employment. Service
strategies prepare youth for employment and/or postsecondary education
through strong linkages between academic and occupational learning.
COMPETITIVE GRANTS:
Youth Opportunity Grants (YOG's)
The YOG's are designed to increase the high school graduation rate,
college enrollment rate, and employment rate of youth living in high-poverty
communities. The program targets youth, 14-21, who live in federally
designated empowerment zones and enterprise communities. DOL/ETA awarded
36 youth opportunity grants to urban, rural, and Native American communities. No
new funding opportunities available.
Young Offender: Demonstration Grant Project
The Young Offender grants are designed to get youth at-risk of criminal
involvement, youth offenders, and gang members between 14 and 24 into
long-term employment at wage levels that prevent future dependency
and break the cycle of crime and juvenile delinquency. Services include
alternative sentencing for first-time offenders, gang prevention activities,
and after-care services for youth returning home from correctional
facilities. 29 Communities across the nation are operating youth offender
projects.
Going
Home: Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative.
The Reentry Initiative is a comprehensive effort that addresses both
juvenile and adult populations, ages 14-35, of serious, high-risk
offenders. It provides funding to state and local governmental agencies
to develop, implement, enhance, and evaluate reentry strategies that
will ensure the safety of the community and the reduction of serious,
violent crime.
Youth Development
Practitioner Apprenticeship (YDPA) Initiative
The YDPA Initiative targets professionals who work or will work in
youth programs delivering services to young people as front-line staff.
YDPA provides an occupational title of Youth Development Practitioner
for youth workers and identifies competencies for the profession,
on-the-job-training and related instruction. The Office of Youth Services and the
Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services
jointly manage the program. No new funding opportunities available.
