WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its award of $99.3 million in grants to 71 organizations in 31 states to provide training and employment services in its continuing effort to expand access to Registered Apprenticeships, prepare young workers for quality jobs and equip them with industry skills.These YouthBuild Program grants will support pre-apprenticeships to educate and train young people from 16 to 24 and neither enrolled in school or now in the labor market for construction jobs and employment in 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 July 18, 2024, funding availability announcement.“YouthBuild grants are investments in young people who want to pursue education and receive hands-on training, while providing service to neighbors in need,” explained Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training José Javier Rodríguez. “The awards we announced today will help ensure that young people, regardless of their background, benefit from the opportunities created by the Biden-Harris administration.” The department made proposals that align training with local infrastructure projects funded by the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda a priority. Overseen by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, and supported by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, YouthBuild grants promote a pre-apprenticeship model that provides disadvantaged young people with educational guidance, occupational skills training and significant supportive services through participation and in the 12-month follow-up period. The supportive services may include transportation assistance, childcare, healthcare referrals and the provision of work attire and personal protective equipment.YouthBuild participants will divide their time between classroom instruction – where they earn a high school diploma or equivalency degree – and workplace training to prepare for careers in healthcare, information technology, manufacturing and logistics, culinary arts and hospitality. Learn more about the YouthBuild Program. The department awarded YouthBuild grants to the following recipients:RecipientCityStateAmountHousing Authority of Birmingham DistrictBirminghamAL$1,500,000Chicanos Por La Causa Inc.PhoenixAZ$1,500,000CPLC New Mexico Inc.PhoenixAZ$1,320,000Community Services OfficeHot SpringsAR$1,325,712EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services Inc.ComptonCA$1,500,000Los Angeles Conservation CorpsLos AngelesCA$1,500,000MCS Economic Development Corp.Los AngelesCA$1,500,000Rising Stars Business AcademyMoreno ValleyCA$1,035,000Riverside County Office of EducationRiversideCA$1,311,000San Joaquin County Office of EducationStocktonCA$1,288,000Year One Inc.DenverCO$1,309,888The WorkPlaceBridgeportCT$1,500,000Junior Achievement of South FloridaCoconut CreekFL$1,380,000Florida Institute for Workforce Innovation Inc.GainesvilleFL$1,426,000Valencia Osceola CampusKissimmeeFL$1,500,000Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board Inc.OcalaFL$1,058,208100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc.AtlantaGA$1,441,780Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone Inc. CordeleGA$1,499,661Community Development InstituteChicagoIL$1,500,000Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoIL$1,492,128Metropolitan Family ServicesChicagoIL$1,219,000Homework Hangout Club Inc.DecaturIL$1,500,000Youth Conservation Corps Inc.WaukeganIL$1,500,000Housing Authority of the City of EvansvilleEvansvilleIN$1,500,000PLA University Inc.IndianapolisIN$1,320,000United Way of Northwest IndianaValparaisoIN$1,320,000Great Oaks High School and Career CenterDes MoinesIA$1,500,000Lasalle Community Action AgencySicily IslandLA$750,000Civic Works Inc.BaltimoreMD$1,472,000People Acting in Community Endeavors Inc.New BedfordMA$1,150,024Dudley Economic Empowerment Partners Inc.RoxburyMA$1,500,000North Shore Community Development CoalitionSalemMA$1,150,000Charles Stewart Mott Community CollegeFlintMI$1,498,221Change Inc.Saint PaulMN$1,500,000West Jackson Community Development Corp.JacksonMS$1,500,000Gateway Community Development Corp.Yazoo CityMS$1,500,000Community Partnership of Southeast MissouriCape GirardeauMO$1,489,470Job PointColumbiaMO$1,500,000Workforce Investment Board of the Southwest Region Inc.JoplinMO$1,217,063Bridging Families to Communities and BeyondSaint LouisMO$1,397,724Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corp.SikestonMO$910,825CPLC NevadaLas VegasNV$1,500,000HopeloftBridgetonNJ$912,663Isles Inc.TrentonNJ$1,150,000United Way of Long IslandDeer ParkNY$1,410,083Kingston Workforce Employment Skills Training Inc.KingstonNY$1,258,672Wayne County Action Program Inc.LyonsNY$1,500,000New Settlement ApartmentsNew YorkNY$1,500,000Two Bridges Neighborhood Council Inc.New YorkNY$1,500,000Nubian Directions II Inc.PoughkeepsieNY$1,380,000Social Enterprise and Training Center Inc.SchenectadyNY$1,500,000New York Center for Interpersonal Development Inc.Staten IslandNY$1,500,000Land of Sky Regional CouncilAshevilleNC$1,500,000River City Community Development Corp.Elizabeth CityNC$1,288,000Central Carolina Community CollegeSanfordNC$1,499,982Easter Seals TriStateCincinnatiOH$1,500,000YouthBuild Columbus Community SchoolColumbusOH$1,500,000County CorpDaytonOH$1,500,000Community Development Support Association Inc.EnidOK$1,377,735Heart of Oregon Corps Inc.BendOR$1,500,000AuberleMcKeesportPA$1,499,992Knoxville Leadership FoundationKnoxvilleTN$1,500,000American YouthWorksAustinTX$1,499,998Housing Authority of City of HoustonHoustonTX$1,500,000SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc.HoustonTX$1,500,000SER Jobs for Progress National Inc.IrvingTX$1,500,000Motivation, Education and Training Inc.New CaneyTX$1,375,000100 Black Men of San Antonio Inc.San AntonioTX$1,500,000Board of Education of Ogden CityOgdenUT$1,320,000Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101SpokaneWA$1,497,437Employ Milwaukee Inc.MilwaukeeWI$1,500,000Total  $99,251,266