Nonprofit Funding Opportunities

Announcement Type:  Initial

Funding Opportunity Number:  SGA-DFA-PY-12-02

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:  17.274

Key Dates: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is March 19, 2013.  Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

Addresses: Mailed applications must be addressed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Grants Management, Attention:  Steve Rietzke, Grant Officer, Reference SGA-DFA-PY-12-02, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210.  For complete application and submission information, including online application instructions, please refer to Section IV.

Summary:

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $75 million in grant funds authorized by the YouthBuild provisions of the Workforce Investment Act [29 USC 2918a].  The final amount available depends on the amount of funds appropriated for YouthBuild in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.

YouthBuild grants will be awarded through a competitive process.  Under this solicitation, DOL will award grants 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 to their communities.  Based on our estimate of FY 2013 funding, DOL hopes to serve approximately 5,200 participants during the grant period of performance, with projects operating in approximately 75 communities across the country. 

For more info: http://1.usa.gov/WSVNcx