Department of Labor Contract Awards

AWARD PURPOSE TO REDUCE HIGH RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME AND POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND OTHER SUPPORTS FOR JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVED YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 18-24 LIVING ON WHITE EARTH RESERVATION. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE WORKFORCE/EMPOWERMENT TRAINING AND CLASSROOM EDUCATION SESSIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 8 WEEKS TWICE PER YEAR. FORTY YOUTH WILL ATTEND THESE SESSIONS EACH YEAR FOR 3 YEARS. THE PROJECT WILL BE MARKETED THROUGH PRINT MEDIA, NEWSPAPER ADS AND RADIO TO

MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE - WHITE EARTH BAND · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$671,514

AWARD PURPOSE TO HELP FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUNG ADULTS GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE TO BECOME PERMANENTLY EMPLOYED IN ORDER TO REDUCE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND PREVENT RECIDIVISM. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED OUR PROGRAM IS AN 18-MONTH MODEL WHERE FORMERLY INCARCERATED PARTICIPANTS BEGIN TO HEAL AND WORK ON THEMSELVES. EVERY PROGRAM PARTICIPANT IS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER AND A NAVIGATOR TO CREATE A CUSTOMIZED SERVICE PLAN THAT INCLUDES ALL THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDING EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MENT

HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN WORKFORCE AND OST PROGRAMS AND TO EXPAND JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED YMCA OF THE USA (Y-USA) WILL IMPLEMENT A WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR YOUTH PROJECT (WPYP) WITH MEMBER YMCA ASSOCIATIONS TO REACH 1,350 YOUTH AGED 14-21 WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. YOUTH TODAY ARE BEING UNJUSTLY IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, LOW ENROLLMENT RATES IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIO

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$2,348,686

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, IS TO HELP YOUNG ADULTS INCREASE THEIR CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS, DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND AVOID VIOLENCE, AND HELP THEM IDENTIFY CAREER INTERESTS AND ATTAIN RELEVANT SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED RECYCLEFORCE WILL ACCEPT REFERRALS – FELLOWS – FROM INDIANAPOLIS GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY'S PEACEMAKER PROGRAM AS WELL AS REFERRALS THAT MEET ALL GO PARTICIPANT REFERRAL CRITERIA FROM KEYS2WORK, A C

WORKFORCE INC · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF BOOST GO IS TO PREPARE YOUNG ADULTS FOR EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING, PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, MENTORSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WITH DELIVERY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INTERVENTIONS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BOOST GO WILL SUPPORT JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUNG ADULTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION BY 1. HELPING YOUNG ADULTS TO INCREASE THEIR CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND AVOID VIOLENCE. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED IN PART

SIOUXLAND HUMAN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$1,999,992

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED SERJOBS WILL PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE, INTEGRATED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES PREVENTATIVE MEASURES PROVEN TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING FOR 200 JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, DESIGNED BY EVIDENCE-BASED RE

SER-JOBS FOR PROGRESS OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST INC · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$1,874,985

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED FHI 360'S INTERMEDIARY ROLE WILL SUPPORT THOUGHT LEADERSHIP THROUGH DOCUMENTING STRATEGIES AND OFFERING PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AND A TOOLKIT OF BEST PRACTICES. WE WILL ALSO BOLSTER THE LOCAL VIOLENC

FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN WORKFORCE AND OST PROGRAMS AND TO EXPAND JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED 1) STEM EXPLORE, 2) STEM READY, 3) STEM WORKS, AND 4) STEM CONNECTS. IN LEVEL 1, KEY STEM EXPLORE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL CAREER INTEREST ASSESSMENTS, CAREER COUNSELING, EMPLOYER GUEST SPEAKER SERIES, AND EMPLOYER FIELD TRIPS, AND A PARTICIPANT SUMMATIVE PROJECT. STEM READY AND STEM WORKS FOCUS O

OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$2,372,220

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE OICA GO PROJECT WILL EMPLOY AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND CAREER PATHWAY TRAINING DELIVERY MODEL TO PROVIDE 350 PARTICIPANTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE SERVICES TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER GOALS. THE P

OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE URBAN LEAGUE OF ROCHESTER'S GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE HOLISTIC, TRAUMA INFORMED PERSON-CENTERED PROGRAMMING TO JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUNG ADULTS TO HELP THEM ATTAIN CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LEADING THE

URBAN LEAGUE OF ROCHESTER, N.Y., INC. · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE TO PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, 18 TO 24 YEARS, FOR THE WORLD OF WORK WITH PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED TRAINING IN IN-DEMAND INDUSTRIES SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, AND HEALTH, AND PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS ARE OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED TRAINING, PAID WORK EXPE

GARFIELD JUBILEE ASSOCIATION INC · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$1,562,500

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY & EXECUTE SOLUTIONS TO DIMINISH CRIMINOGENIC RISK FACTORS, INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR 160 YOUTH AGES 18-24 BY PROVIDING CAREER PATHWAY TRAINING THAT RESULTS IN THEM EARNING INDUSTRY-RECOG

GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC. · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE LCCL WILL IMPLEMENT A MULTI-PRONG STRATEGY THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS' NEEDS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE 1) EVIDENCED-BASED NEEDS ASSESSMENT, 2) INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEA

THE LATINO COALITION FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN WORKFORCE AND OST PROGRAMS AND TO EXPAND JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THIS PROJECT PROPOSES AN EXPANSION OF URBAN ALLIANCE'S (UA) HIGH IMPACT PROGRAMMING FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. FUNDING WILL ALLOW UA TO EXPAND PROGRAMS WITHIN EXISTING GEOGRAPHIC SITES, CREATE NEW CAREER PATHWAYS, AND SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF OUR PROGRAMS TO A NEW LOCAL AFFILIATE LOCAT

URBAN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$1,290,131

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH PLACEMENT INTO PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, AND ON A PATH TO MORE EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEIR PEERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE GO MIDWEST NETWORK WILL PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A NETWORK OF SUPPORTS, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB DEVELOPMENT, CAREER EXPLORATION AND GUIDANCE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WORK EXPE

MIDWEST URBAN STRATEGIES INC · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN WORKFORCE AND OST PROGRAMS AND TO EXPAND JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED STARS AT WORK IS A THREE-PRONG APPROACH TO HELPING STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND ENTER PROMISING CAREERS. CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMMING SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION, INTRODUCING DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO JOBS WHICH THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE CONSIDER. CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMS ALSO BRING STUDENTS INTO CONTACT W

AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$2,362,012

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN WORKFORCE AND OST PROGRAMS AND TO EXPAND JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THROUGH THE CAMP COUNSELOR CAREER CATALYST TRAINING PROGRAM (C4), GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA (GSUSA) WILL USE EMPLOYMENT AT SUMMER GIRL SCOUT RESIDENTIAL (SLEEP-AWAY) CAMPS TO DELIVER SCALED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED GROUP

GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

$1,302,865

AWARD PURPOSE TDP'S GOALS AND STATED PURPOSE ARE TO: HELP YOUNG ADULTS TO INCREASE THEIR CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND AVOID VIOLENCE; INTRODUCE AND PREPARE YOUTH FOR THE WORLD OF WORK, HELP YOUTH IDENTIFY CAREER INTERESTS, ATTAIN RELEVANT SKILLS AND GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE; AND, TO PROVIDE INCOME TO YOUTH, TO START THEM ON THE PATH OF EARNING LIVING WAGES AND OBTAINING HIGH QUALITY JOBS AND CAREERS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED TDP WILL IMPLEMENT THE ACER GROWTH OPPORTU

THE DANNON PROJECT · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide

AWARD PURPOSE STRIVE GAINING REAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORKFORCE (GROW) - STRIVE GROW WILL IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR 414 YOUNG ADULTS BY PROVIDING THE FOUNDATIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING, MENTORING, EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR RETURN TO EDUCATION. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED STRIVE GROW IS AN INNOVATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE YOUNG ADULT REENTRY PROGRAM THAT WILL IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR 414 YOUTH BY PROVIDING—IN PARTNE

STRIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC. · NAICS: N/A · Nationwide