Please note: The following funding opportunity is available through the U.S. Department of Labor, not the U.S. Department of Justice. Please use the contact provided in the announcement if you have questions.
The U.S. Department of Labors Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has announced a grant competition of approximately $20 million for Youthful Offender Grants in the areas of Registered Apprenticeship, Alternative Education, and Project Expansion Grants.
Description: These grants will be awarded through a competitive process for three categories of projects: (1) Registered Apprenticeship (to increase the placement of young adults being released from the criminal justice system in registered apprenticeship); (2) Alternative Educational Pathways (to increase the educational achievement and attainment of youth in the juvenile justice system); and (3) Project Expansion (to replicate effective programs for serving juvenile offenders). Applicants can apply for grants in more than one of these categories, but separate applications must be submitted for each category. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Funding for the three categories of awards is expected to be as follows: Registered apprenticeship, four grants at $1 million each; Alternative Educational Pathways, six grants at $1 million�each; and Expansion, five grants at $2 million each. Applicants are required to submit budgets within this financial range.
Deadline: The closing date for receipt of applications is May 31, 2007. A Prospective Applicant Webinar will be held for this grant competition. The date and access information for this Prospective Applicant Webinar will be posted on ETA's Web site at www.doleta.gov/youth_services. The May 2nd Federal Register�provides full background, application preparation and submission instructions, Federal review criteria, and additional resources.
Contact information: B. Jai Johnson, Grants Management Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance: (202) 693-3296.
To see a list of open grant and contract solicitations, please visit www.grants.gov (grants), www.fedbizopps.gov (contracts), or click here for a list of funding opportunities through the U.S. Department of Justice.
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US Department of Justice
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