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Here are two recent federal grant opportunities:
YouthBuild 2025
- Funder: Department of Labor
- Expected number of awards: 57
- Cost sharing required? Yes
- Closing date: March 2, 2026
- Award range: Up to $2 million
- Eligible applicants: nonprofits, tribal organizations, institutions of higher education, school districts, and tribal, city, county, state, and special district governments.
- Summary: Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to eligible public or private non-profit organizations or Tribal entities to provide pre-apprenticeship occupational skills training, education, and job placement services to opportunity youth. YouthBuild prepares participants for quality jobs in various industry sectors, and includes wrap-around supportive services such as assistance in transportation, childcare, and housing. YouthBuild programs must offer participants construction training and hands-on experiences building affordable housing for their community. Programs may also include a Construction Plus component, providing vocational training in additional high-demand industries.
Housing Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Funder: OVC
- Expected number of awards: 17
- Cost sharing required? Yes
- Due date: February 24, 2026
- Award range: up to $1.2 million
- Eligible applicants: institutions of higher education, housing authorities, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and city, county, state, tribal, and special district governments.
- Summary: This NOFO will provide funding for housing and support services to victims of human trafficking. The primary focus of this program is to provide rapid rehousing (i.e., transitional housing and supportive services that assist human trafficking victims in moving as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieving stability). Projects under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes: (1) transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of a newly developed or existing transitional housing program; and (2) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses, such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing.
Link to full RFP: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00291798-instructions.pdf
