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Workforce Pathways for Youth

Employment and Training Administration · Department of Labor

At a glance

Workforce Pathways for Youth is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor). The application deadline was April 25, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $2.5M, with about 5 awards expected and $10M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.280 (WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Mar 8, 2022Posted
  2. Apr 25, 2022Application deadline
Posted
Mar 8, 2022
Close date
Apr 25, 2022
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$2,500,000
Est. total funding
$10,000,000
Expected awards
5
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See Funding Opportunity Announcement for specific eligibility requirements.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Workforce Pathways for Youth demonstration grants support national out-of-school time (OST) organizations that serve  historically underserved and marginalized youth ages 14 to 21.  These grants will place an emphasis on age-appropriate workforce readiness programming to expand job training and workforce pathways for youth, including soft skill development, career exploration, job readiness and certification, summer jobs, year-round job opportunities, and apprenticeships.  Funding will also support partnerships between workforce boards and youth serving organizations.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 17.280

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$32.6M
FY25$23.4M
FY26$30.1M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.280. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 17.280

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 157 grant awards had funding actions under WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants, with 78 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY$8M
  2. STATE OF CONNECTICUT LABOR DEPT$8M
  3. STATE OF IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR$8M
  4. LABOR, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF$8M
  5. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF$7.33M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Employment and Training Administration
forman.linda@dol.gov
202-693-3346

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Workforce Pathways for Youth”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Workforce Pathways for Youth”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $2.5m, total estimated program funding is $10,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 5 awards.

How do I apply for “Workforce Pathways for Youth”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOA-ETA-22-07), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.