Summary:
Youthbuild
was authorized as the "Hope for Youth," program on October
28, 1992, under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
Purpose:
Youthbuild
provides grants on a competitive basis to non-profit organizations
to assist high-risk youth between the ages of 16-24 to learn housing
construction job skills and to complete their high school education.
Program participants enhance their skills as they construct and/or
rehabilitate affordable housing for very low-, low-income, and homeless persons or families.
Type
of Assistance:
HUD
awards Youthbuild funds as competitive grants.
Eligible
Applicants:
Youthbuild
grants are available to public or private nonprofit agencies, public
housing authorities, State and local governments or any organization
eligible to provide education and employment training under Federal
employment training programs.
Eligible
Participants:
Youthbuild
participants are very low-income high school dropouts between the
ages of 16 and 24. Up to 25 percent of participants may have higher
incomes or a high school education, but must have educational needs
that justify their inclusion in the program.
Eligible
Activities:
Youthbuild
programs offer educational and job training services, leadership
training, counseling and other support activities, as well as on-site
training in housing rehabilitation or construction work (which accounts
for at least half of each participant's time). Specifically, Youthbuild
pays for the costs of:
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ongoing
training, technical assistance, education, job training, counseling,
employment and leadership development services and activities. |
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wages,
benefits and need-based stipends for participants. |
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entrepreneurial
training, drivers' education, internships, programs for those
with learning disabilities. |
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in-house
staff training. |
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the
acquisition, rehabilitation or construction of the housing and
related facilities used in the program. |
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necessary
relocation payments for residents of such housing. |
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administrative
costs, which generally cannot exceed 10 percent of the Youthbuild
grant. |
Application:
After
HUD publishes a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Youthbuild
program, typically once each calendar year, applicants must submit specific information about a proposed
project in their application. They must also certify that the project
is consistent with the Consolidated Plan of the jurisdiction where
each proposed project is found.
Funding
Categories:
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Category 1 Grants
Grants for new applicants
that have not previously received funding under the Youthbuild program since the inception of the
program and that have elected not to apply under Category 2 or 3 Grants. Grants are available for
$400,000 or less for activities not to exceed 30 months. |
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Category 2 Grants
Grants are available for
$700,000 or less for activities not to exceed 30 months. |
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Category 3 Grants
Grants are available for
$400,000 or less to establish programs in underserved and rural areas not to exceed 30 months. |
Funding
Status:
FY
2004, $64.6 million appropriated, 368 applications received, 97
grants awarded.
FY
2003, $60 million appropriated, 415 applications received, 106 grants
awarded.
FY
2002, $60 million appropriated, 365 applications received, implementation
grants only, 116 grants awarded.
FY
2001, $53 million appropriated, 360 applications received, implementation
grants only, 115 grants awarded.
FY
2000, $40 million appropriated, 273 applications received, implementation
grants only, 78 grants awarded.
Technical
Guidance:
Youthbuild
is authorized under subtitle D of Title IV of the National Affordable
Housing Act (the Act), added through Section
164 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Pub.
L. 102-550, 106 STAT. 3723, 42 U.S.C. 12899). Program regulations
are at 24
CFR Part 585. These regulations, program notices, and other
relevant technical information on Youthbuild are available electronically
through HUDCLIPS. The Office of Economic Development in HUD's Office
of Community Planning and Development administers the program. Contact:
Phyllis Williams, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, (202)
708-2035. Hearing impaired users may call the Federal Information
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
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