YouthBuild grants are awarded to organizations to oversee the provision of education, occupational skills training, and employment services to disadvantaged youth in their communities while performing meaningful work and service in those same communities. The past several cycles of YouthBuild funding have offered 70 to 75 grant awards to organizations serving a total of approximately 5,000 participants.

Eligible applicants for these grants are public or private non-profit agencies or organizations including rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies include, but are not limited to: – Faith-based and community organizations; – An entity carrying out activities under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), such as a local workforce investment board or American Job Center (formerly known as One-Stop Career Center); – An educational institution, including a local school board, public school district, or community college; – A community action agency; – A state or local housing development agency; – An Indian tribe or other agency primarily serving American Indians; – A community development corporation; – A state or local youth service conservation corps; or – Any other public or private non-profit entity that is eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program. Grantees who received funding from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 YouthBuild competition [SGA/DFA PY 12-02] are funded through November 2016 and these grantees (based on their unique Employer Identification Numbers) are not eligible to participate in this competition.