Job Corps Experimental Projects and Technical Assistance

Objective

The goal of the demonstration project is to focus on creating IT-based training opportunities for Job Corps-eligible students that lead to placement in good paying IT careers.

Who Can Apply

• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Small Business Person
• Unrestricted by Entity Type
• School District
• Nonprofit Organization
• For-Profit Organization

• Private or public educational institutions; • National or community-based nonprofit organizations; • Organizations functioning as workforce intermediaries, such as workforce development boards, labor- management organizations, and community-based organizations; • Indian and Native American entities eligible for grants under Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), including Federally and other than Federally Recognized Tribes, Native American non- profit organizations, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations; • State or local youth service conservation corps; • For-profit organizations and; • Any other public or private non-profit organization that is eligible to provide education or employment training under a federal program and can meet the requirements articulated in this Announcement.

Who Benefits

The beneficiaries of the Job Corps Scholars Program are: • Young adults between the ages of 16 and 24, • Low income, • A U.S. citizen, a legal U.S. resident, or are a resident of a U.S. territory and/or are authorized to work in the United States, and • Has at least one of the characteristics that are barriers to education and employment: o higher than average deficiencies in basic skills as defined in WIOA section 3, o school dropout rates, o homelessness, o foster care rates, o parenthood, or o need for additional education, career and technical education or training, or workforce preparation skills to be able to obtain and retain employment that leads to self-sufficiency.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

bacon.ronetia.i@dol.gov
202-693-7346