Job Corps Experimental Projects and Technical Assistance

 

The goal is to determine whether two-year, public community colleges; accredited, public two- and four-year historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs); and accredited tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCUs) can provide quality job training and placement to Job Corps eligible students that is less costly and has better employment outcomes than the traditional Job Corps model.

Active 17.287 Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2021 Grantees include colleges and universities, including HBCUs that will provide services to 2,080 Job Corps eligible youth. To date, the program has served over 400 participants.
Fiscal Year 2022 In Fiscal Year 2022, 28 Job Corps National Scholars Program grantees provided training, education, and placement services to 1,852 Job Corps eligible youth, utilizing funding made available through three demonstration and technical assistance projects. Participants of the program received career technical training, academic assistance, supportive services, increased access to apprenticeship programs, and job placement assistance. Out of the 1,852 participants served, 1,567 were low-income individuals, 131 were homeless or runaway youth, 45 were current or former foster care youth, 463 were English Language Learners, and 119 were single parents or expecting parents. Public Law 113-PUBLIC LAW 113–128 (JULY 22, 2014)
Job Corps was created in 1964 during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, and was a part of Johnson's War on Poverty initiative that sought to expand economic and social opportunities for Americans. One of the oldest social programs in the federal government today, Job Corps is a product of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Eligible grant applicants are accredited, two-year, public community colleges; accredited, public, two- and four-year historically black colleges and universities or HBCUs, and accredited, two- and four-year tribally controlled colleges and universities or TCUs with at least one certification training program that can be completed in 12 months or less. Applicants must offer a job training certificate program that does not exceed 12 months in duration. The beneficiaries of the Job Corps Scholars Program are: o Young adults between the ages of 16 and 24, o Low income, o 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 o 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. Each applicant state whether it is a public community college, historically black college or university, or a tribally controlled college or university. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Refer to FOA Refer to FOA April 8, 2019 to June 15, 2019 From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. The grant funds cannot be used to train staff, pay bonuses, pay salaries of staff other than the authorized career and employment counselors for Job Corps scholars, or purchase new training program equipment. Performance Reports: Grantees are to report of the required six WIOA measures, as well as specific measures established by Job Corps related to performance. Grantees must submit a quarterly progress report within 45 days after the end of each calendar year quarter. The report must include quarterly information on grant activities, performance goals, and milestones. The last quarterly progress report will serve as the grant’s Final Performance Report. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Refer to the FOA. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Michelle Mills
200 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20210 USA
mills.michelle.v@dol.gov
Phone: 202-693-3998 16-0181-0-1-504 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$14,000,000.00; FY 23 est $1,000,000.00; FY 24 est $20,000,000.00; FY 21$2,000,000.00; FY 20$31,000,000.00; FY 19$17,000,000.00; FY 18$0.00; - The purpose of this state-operated Job Corps Demonstration Project with Job ChalleNGe Project is to determine whether the Louisiana JobCorps Program is an effective model for serving at-risk youth and a more cost effective model for implementing services as compared to the U.S. Department of Labor's traditional Job Corps program model. USDOL is funding this demonstration project to test strategies used by the State of Louisiana to improve the workforce outcomes of Job Corps eligible youth. Awarded $30.7 million to 26 public colleges and universities. Not applicable. Not applicable.