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U.S. Mission to Austria

This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Purpose of Small Grants: The Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) is organized to fund projects advancing collaboration and dialogue and expand cooperation between Austria and the United States. AAPF accepts applications for funding for innovative projects that seek to bring American perspectives to Austria or connect Americans and Austrians in the following priority areas: Promote understanding of U.S. global foreign policy and economic priorities and interests among Austrian publics, particularly young people, and support U.S.-Austrian initiatives that advance these priorities. Contribute to strengthening U.S.-Austria efforts to combat shared transnational threats, such as terrorism, illegal migration, antisemitism, or drug trafficking. Enhance understanding of the United States and U.S.-Austrian shared history and celebrate American arts, film, sports, and music, particularly among youth, including in connection with America s 250th anniversary in 2026. Highlight American technological and scientific innovation and economic dynamism and create opportunities for U.S.-Austria collaboration in these fields. Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis and subject to the availability of Public Diplomacy funds for Fiscal Year 2026. The selection process can take up to two - three months. ELIGIBILITY The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from Austria, European or, U.S.-based organizations and individuals with proven experience of executing programs. Proposals that demonstrate the long-term sustainability of the proposed project will receive priority. The following organizations are eligible to apply: Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations Public and private educational institutions Individuals

Department of Labor

AWARD PURPOSE HARTFORD GO SEEKS TO ENGAGE 180 JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH IN COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT LEAD TO: (1) SUCCESSFUL, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT; (2) IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (E.G., HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS, OCCUPATIONAL CREDENTIALS, ACADEMIC SKILLS, POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT); (3) IMPROVED CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS; AND (4) REDUCED INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED HARTFORD GO SERVICES WILL INCLUDE: (1) YDS AND YOUTH PARTNER TO CREATE AND CARRY OUT AN INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS PLAN (ISP) THAT INCORPORATES SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS FOR ACHIEVING CAREER, EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL SUCCESS; (2) JOB READINESS AND CAREER SERVICES VIA CAREER COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND A WIDE RANGE OF WORKSHOPS INCLUDING BRIEF STACKABLE CREDENTIAL TRAININGS; (3) DELIVERY OF LESSONS THAT BUILD CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION SKILLS VIA THE EVIDENCE-BASED TEB (THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, AND BEHAVIORS) MODEL; (4) REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND IN-HOUSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND SUCCESS; (5) 320+ HOURS OF PAID WORK EXPERIENCE FOR EACH YOUTH THROUGH HYSC SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS AND EMPLOYER INTERNSHIPS2; (6) A 9-MODULE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE, ALONG WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AS YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO CO-LEAD SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS; (7) JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORT VIA A POOL OF REENTRY-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER PARTNERS; (8) EDUCATION SERVICES THAT RE-CONNECT YOUTH WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO ALTERNATIVES (E.G., OPPORTUNITY ACADEMY, PENN FOSTER) AND POSTSECONDARY SERVICES TO PREPARE YOUTH FOR AND SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; AND (9) 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO ENSURE CONTINUED SUCCESS IN EMPLOYMENT AND/OR EDUCATION. DELIVERABLES • 70%+ ENROLLED IN EDUCATION AND/OR EMPLOYED QUARTER 2 AFTER EXIT. • 60%+ ENROLLED AND/OR EMPLOYED QUARTER 4 AFTER EXIT. • $5,750+ MEDIAN EARNINGS QUARTER 2 AFTER EXIT. • 50%+ ATTAIN A CREDENTIAL. • 70%+ ACHIEVE MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS. • <5% ARRESTED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES AFTER ENTRY. • <10% RECIDIVISM RATE. • 90%+ COMPLETE CAREER COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (CCDT). • 60%+ YOUTH WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ENROLLED IN DIPLOMA PROGRAM (E.G., OPPORTUNITY ACADEMY, PENN FOSTER). INTENDED BENEFICIARY HARTFORD GO WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT PARTICIPATING JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AGES 18 TO 24 AND THEIR FAMILIES BY BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND CRIME. IT WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE HARTFORD COMMUNITY THROUGH COMPLETION OF SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS AND REDUCED VIOLENCE, AND WILL BENEFIT LOCAL EMPLOYERS WHO NEED QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES WITH JOB READINESS AND OCCUPATION-SPECIFIC CREDENTIALS AND SKILLS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

Department of Labor

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 PARTNERSHIP WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROVIDERS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM—OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTORING, AND THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO ENTER AND REMAIN IN THE WORKFORCE. STRIVE GROW WILL SERVE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, PREPARING THEM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR LOCAL LABOR MARKETS WITH THE SKILLS REQUIRED BY EMPLOYERS. STRIVE IS COMMITTED TO A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, INCLUDING MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE NECESSARY MOTIVATION AND DISCIPLINE REQUIRED FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LONG-TERM GOALS. STRIVE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND INCORPORATES IT INTO ALL ITS PROGRAMS. STRIVE'S COHORT APPROACH FOSTERS SUSTAINED CONNECTIONS AND ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WITH POSITIVE PEER GROUPS. STRIVE WILL WORK WITH CREDIBLE MESSENGER MENTORING MOVEMENT TO TRAIN STAFF, IDENTIFY CREDIBLE MESSENGERS, AND SUPPORT THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PARTNER'S PROGRAMMING. SINCE PARTICIPANTS MEET AND INTERACT WITH SEVERAL STAFF, MANY OF WHOM HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF INCARCERATION OR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, STRIVE ENSURES THAT CREDIBLE MESSENGERS REACH ALL PARTICIPANTS. COLLABORATION BETWEEN STRIVE, SUBGRANTEES, AND LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER PARTNERS MEANS STAFF SHARE INFORMATION AND BEST TECHNIQUES FOR ENGAGING AND SERVING YOUNG ADULTS. PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SUB-GRANTEES AND EMPLOYERS WILL ENSURE ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE A POST-PROGRAM PLACEMENT; POST-PLACEMENT FOLLOW-UP SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM'S SUSTAINED IMPACT. DELIVERABLES AT LEAST 60% OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ENTER OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS STRAINING OR EDUCATION WILL ATTAIN A CREDENTIAL; 70% OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ENTER OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING OR EDUCATION WILL DEMONSTRATE MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS; AT LEAST 70% OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE PLACED IN A JOB WILL STILL BE EMPLOYED THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT; AT LEAST 60% WILL BE EMPLOYED THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT. MEDIAN EARNINGS WILL BE $5750. NO MORE THAN 5% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ARRESTED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES COMMITTED AFTER PROGRAM ENTRY; THE PROGRAM WILL LIMIT RECIDIVISM TO NO MORE THAN 10% OF PARTICIPANTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY JUSTICE- AND VIOLENCE-IMPACTED YOUNG ADULTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND RESIDENTS OF THE HIGH-POVERTY, HIGH-CRIME TARGET AREAS IN ATLANTA, BRIDGEPORT, AND CHICAGO. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ALL SUBGRANTEES WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM MODEL, COORDINATE PROGRAM OPERATIONS WITH THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND JUSTICE SYSTEM PARTNERS AND ENSURE THAT THE PARTNERS WILL SUPPORT AND DELIVER PROGRAM COMPONENTS AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PARTNERS AS INDICATED IN THE GRANT PROPOSAL. SUBGRANTEES WILL FURTHER ENSURE THAT EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROVIDED ARE IN LOCALLY IN-DEMAND INDUSTRIES BY MAINTAINING REGULAR CONTACT WITH EMPLOYER PARTNERS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH STATE OR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS; PARTICIPATE IN A DOL EVALUATION IF UNDERTAKEN AS SPECIFIED IN FOA-ETA-22-03; SUBMIT REGULAR AND TIMELY REPORTS AND UPDATES, INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA AND FISCAL DOCUMENTS, TO STRIVE TO ASSIST IN GRANT MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM EXECUTION AND ADHERE TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS; USE ALL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS AS MANDATED BY THE PROPOSAL; AND PROVIDE SERVICES TARGETED TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE HIGH-POVERTY, HIGH-CRIME TARGET AREA(S) AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PROPOSAL.

Department of Labor

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 VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS BY HOSTING TWO VIOLENCE PREVENTION SITUATION TABLE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETINGS WITH OUR PARTNER OPERATION 2 SAVE LIVES AND WILL CERTIFY FIVE STAFF MEMBERS AS TRAUMA-INFORMED SELF-CARE RESPONSE TRAINERS. THESE TRAINERS WILL THEN TRAIN SUB-GRANTEES AND UP TO 20 EMPLOYERS TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO HIRE, SUPERVISE, AND MAINTAIN YOUNG ADULTS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH POVERTY, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, CRIME, AND INCARCERATION. DELIVERABLES 100% ENROLLMENT OF 350 PARTICIPANTS, (WIOA INDICATORS) PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE 50% CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT RATE, 70% MEASURABLE SKILL GAINS, MEDIAN EARNINGS OF $5,750 OR MORE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, 70% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, 60% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AND (REO-SPECIFIC INDICATORS) LESS THAN 5% ARRESTED FOR A VIOLENT CRIME AND LESS THAN 10% RECIDIVISM. INTENDED BENEFICIARY 350 YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-24 WHO ARE IMPACTED BY CRIME, VIOLENCE, AND POVERTY SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES THE GO! PROJECT SUB-GRANTEES WILL USE GROWTH-FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT TO GUIDE PARTICIPANTS TOWARDS THEIR GOALS, WHILE THEY ARE GAINING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ARE SUPPORTED BY MENTORS. THEIR JUSTICE PARTNERS WILL ASSIST WITH RECRUITMENT AND REFERRALS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS, AND EMPLOYER PARTNERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN OF OCCUPATIONAL AND JOB-READINESS TRAINING AND HIRE PARTICIPANTS FOR PAID-WORK EXPERIENCES LEADING TO UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. ADDITIONAL PARTNERS SUCH AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS WILL SUPPORT CONNECTIONS IN LINE WITH LEADING INDUSTRY TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

Department of Labor

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INTRODUCE AND PREPARE AT-RISK YOUTH FOR THE WORLD OF WORK; CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ASSIST WITH MENTORING AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, AND HELP IN REDUCING THE CRIME RATE OF AT-RISK YOUTH. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AFC WILL PROVIDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION PARTNERS TO PROVIDE MENTORING SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, JUSTICE SYSTEM PARTNERS TO PROVIDE REFERRALS, DATA, AND SUPPORT, AND EMPLOYER PARTNERS TO PROVIDE PAID WORK EXPERIENCES FOR THE YOUTH. THIS WILL INCLUDE PAID JOBS, INTERNSHIPS, AND APPRENTICESHIPS. AFC WILL ALSO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND CAREER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER. AFC WILL PROVIDE A SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN (IDP) TO HELP YOUTH IDENTIFY EMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND TRAINING NEEDS AND ESTABLISH GOALS. AFC WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THE NEEDS OF THE YOUTH, E.G. HOUSING. DELIVERABLES GOAL 1: INCREASE THE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE. GOAL 1: OBJECTIVE 1 – BY THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING YOUTHS WHO ARE IN SCHOOL, HAVE GRADUATED, OR ARE EMPLOYED WILL BE AT LEAST 70%. (WIOA PERF. IND.). GOAL 1: OBJECTIVE 2 – BY THE END OF THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AT LEAST 60% OF PARTICIPATING YOUTHS WILL BE IN SCHOOL, WILL HAVE GRADUATED, OR BE EMPLOYED. (WIOA PERF. IND.). GOAL 1: OBJECTIVE 3 – BY THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, AT LEAST 70% OF THE PARTICIPATING YOUTH WILL BE CONSIDERED COLLEGE AND CAREER READY AS MEASURED BY READINESS ASSESSMENTS. (WIOA PERF. IND.). GOAL 2: INTRODUCE AND PREPARE YOUTH FOR THE WORLD OF WORK. GOAL 2: OBJECTIVE 1 – BY THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, THE MEDIAN EARNINGS OF PARTICIPATING YOUTH WILL BE AT LEAST $5,750 PER YEAR. (WIOA PERFORMANCE INDICATOR). GOAL 2: OBJECTIVE 2 – BY THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, AT LEAST 50% OF PARTICIPATING YOUTHS WILL HAVE RECEIVED INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. (WIOA PERFORMANCE INDICATOR). GOAL 2: OBJECTIVE 3 – BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, THE NUMBER OF YOUTHS WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED CAREER INTERESTS AND ATTAINED RELEVANT SKILLS WILL INCREASE BY 80%, AS MEASURED BY PRE- AND POST-TESTS. GOAL 2: OBJECTIVE 4 – BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, AT LEAST 25% OF PARTICIPATING YOUTHS WILL OBTAIN OR ARE ON THE PATH TO OBTAINING HIGH QUALITY JOBS AND CAREERS, AS MEASURED BY EMPLOYER REPORT. GOAL 3: INCREASE CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN YOUTH. GOAL 3: OBJECTIVE 1 – BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES THAT ARE COMMITTED BY PARTICIPANTS AFTER PROGRAM ENTRY WILL BE LESS THAN 5% (REO-SPECIFIC INDICATOR). GOAL 3: OBJECTIVE 2: BY THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, THE RECIDIVISM RATE FOR PARTICIPATING YOUTH CONVICTED OF A NEW CRIME COMMITTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF RELEASE FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION WILL BE LESS THAN 10% (REO-SPECIFIC INDICATOR). INTENDED BENEFICIARY JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AND AT-RISK YOUTH MOST IMPACTED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

Department of Labor

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 EXPERIENCE, EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, SUPPORTIVE SERVICE, AND FOLLOW-UP. OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED TRAINING WILL CONSIST OF ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING, CONSTRUCTION THEORY FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF CERTIFICATIONS. THE ON-SITE TRAINING WILL OCCUR AT GJA, AND EMPLOYER PARTNERS WORK SITES. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN THE ADVANCED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AT CCAC. THE CERTIFICATE SKILLED TRAINING AT CCAC IS WELDING, PLUMBING, AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY. FOR HEALTH, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE CNA TRAINING FROM CCAC. THE TRAINING IS 24 DAYS WHERE THEY EARN A CNA CERTIFICATION. EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES SUCH AS JOB PREPARATION, CAREER EXPLORATION, WORK READINESS, ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC WORKFORCE CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS FACED BY YOUTH OFFENDERS TO PREPARE THEM FOR JOBS. LEADERSHIP TRAINING WILL BE PROMOTED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM AND CAPTURES THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLE THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. MENTORSHIP WILL BE PROVIDED; SERVICE OF MENTORS IS THE BACKBONE OF THE PROGRAM TO YOUTH. THEY CAN HELP YOUTH AS THEY GO THROUGH CHALLENGING LIFE TRANSITIONS, INCLUDING DEALING WITH STRESSFUL CHANGES AT HOME, RE-ENTRY FROM THE SYSTEM, OR TO ADULTHOOD. THE STRUCTURE OF THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE YEAR DURATION, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, AND SCREENING, TRAINING, AND ON-GOING SUPPORT OF MENTORS. SELECTION OF MENTORS WILL CONSIST OF CARING ADULTS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LIVE INCARCERATION AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE EXPERIENCES. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL/GED PREPARATION. THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INFORMATION FROM CCAC. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IS A STRONG FEATURE THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN MASTER SUCCESS WHILE THEY ARE IN COLLEGE. GROWTH FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, FOLLOW-UP, AND RETENTION WILL BE PROVIDED TO HELP YOUTH MASTER SUCCESS IN COMPLETING THE PROGRAM AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT OR ADVANCE TRAINING. DELIVERABLES 70% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE FOR SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT; 60% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT; $5,750 MEDIAN EARNINGS SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT; 50% CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT; 70% MEASURABLE SKILL GAINS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY YOUTH, THE COMMUNITIES, PARENTS, SCHOOLS, ETC. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

Ballmer Group

Funds programs supporting economic mobility through education, especially for underserved youth.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

The purpose of this program is to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis teams that serve children, youth, and adults experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Its focus is the expansion of behavioral health crisis response capacity and the development of structured partnerships that reduce reliance on law enforcement and emergency departments for behavioral health crises.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

The purpose of this program is to develop and implement a program to divert youth and/or adults with mental health or co-occurring disorders who are at risk of criminal and/or juvenile justice involvement to community-based services before arrest or booking.

Best Buy Foundation

Funds teen tech centers and STEM programs preparing youth from underserved communities for tech careers.

Bethpage FCU

Supports community development, financial literacy, and youth programs in the New York metro area.

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Funds one-to-one youth mentoring programs and affiliate support.

Bureau of Land Management

This is a continuation of RFA L14AS00149 Project Background Information: The Gila District BLM has engaged young adults through Public Lands Corps programs for the past 5 years in order to stimulate youth development and career skills in Biology, Hydrology, Recreation, Range, Natural Resources, and Environmental Sciences. Participants in the programs developed skills in watershed inventory, management, and restoration; seed collection; plant community inventory and monitoring; wildlife habitat protection and improvement; water resources inventory and monitoring; outdoor recreation; and invasive species control and management. Participants also developed skills in project coordination (office and field based), crew supervision, database development/reporting, field logistics management, field project layout/design, application of land restoration/reclamation techniques, and volunteer management. Project Objective: The BLM seeks partners for collaboration whose interests are to provide internships and Public Land Corps opportunities for young adults to gain work experience in natural and recreation resources management throughout the Bureau of Land Management s Gila District, Arizona. The internships would have particular focus on 1) resource monitoring / data collection, 2) recreation and visitor services, 3) fish and wildlife habitat restoration and 4) border resources rehabilitation. This collaboration would provide an opportunity for young professionals to obtain training and on the ground experience in data collection, data analysis, site restoration and multiple resource monitoring throughout the Gila District. Project outcomes may include inventories, reports, complete databases, maps, and ArcGIS shapefiles. Multiple Resource Monitoring / Data Collection There are multiple active conservation efforts occurring within the Gila District Office (GDO) jurisdiction. These efforts involve multiple partners, state and federal agencies, private landowners, and non-profit organizations. Conservation efforts include watershed, grassland, and riparian restoration, re-establishment of native species, and conservation of water resources. Resource Management Plans are being implemented for the Ironwood Forest National Monument and Las Cienegas National Conservation Area and a plan is under development for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area within the Tucson Field Office. A Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision for the Safford Field Office (SFO) is scheduled in the upcoming years. All of the RMPs require either collection of baseline data or collection of monitoring data for multiple resource programs including hydrology, fish and wildlife, range, riparian, and recreation. Existing Biological Opinions require collection of monitoring data for federally listed and proposed fish, wildlife, and plant species. Special Status Species management also requires collection of resource specific information on water, plant communities, wildlife, range, visitor use, and various land uses. Recreation and Visitor Services There would be an emphasis in using this agreement to undertake recreation site challenges, including, but not limited to: site maintenance, improvement of facilities, interpretation, trail maintenance; campground maintenance; trash clean-up. For our dispersed recreation program, the recipient of the award would provide interns and/or youth crews to assist in creation and maintenance of trails, trailheads, interpretive signs, brochures, and collect data for improved mapping and documentation. Wilderness monitoring is another project the award recipient could assume with specific goals of streamlining data collection protocols, improving wilderness signs, and implementing projects that would alleviate unauthorized uses of these areas. Environmental education near our communities is an opportunity that would develop interpretation skills for the interns recruited by the recipient of the award. Wildlife Habitat Restoration The projects will vary throughout the Gila District and may include: watershed restoration activities; wildlife and fisheries habitat restoration; fuels reduction; seed collection; sediment and erosion control; user education and outreach; installation or maintenance of water developments; fence and barrier installations; installation, removal, or modification of fences; route signing; route closure and restoration; invasive weed removal; inventory of plants and wildlife; cultural site recordation, and stabilization and rehabilitation of areas damaged by wildland fires. Border Resources Rehabilitation The projects consist of patrolling areas subject to illegal smuggling activity for associated resource damage, and addressing such damage. Activities may include, but are not limited to: trash cleanup; installation or repair of barriers, fence, cattle guards; rehabilitation of unauthorized roads; erosion control; installation of signs; coordination of volunteer groups; document and maintain database of accomplishments. The principle purpose of the program is to develop collaborative partnerships with organizations to provide internships and Public Lands Corps opportunities for young adults and recent college graduates in order for them to develop and practice resource and recreation management skills such as: Procedures for arid lands restoration, Procedures to implement watershed, wildlife, fisheries, range, and recreation management projects within the BLM. Methods of inventory and monitoring for natural resources including fish, wildlife, plants, water resources, rangelands, and recreation. Methods for improving resource management through cooperative efforts. Enhancing management of natural resources. Meeting national expectations for conserving, protecting, and restoring ecosystems and for protecting landscape qualities on National Conservation Lands and other public lands managed in the public trust by the BLM. Understanding of government agency policies and procedures, data collection and management, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Methods for public outreach and education,

Bolthouse Foundation

Supports Christian youth development, education, and community programs primarily in Kern County, California and nationally.

Born This Way Foundation

Funds youth mental wellness and kindness programs.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Supports youth development programs, academic success, healthy lifestyles, and character/leadership development for underserved youth.

NHLBI - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Abstract Currently, over 11% of the US population (nearly 40 million people) are affected by type 1 or type 2 diabetes (T1D or T2D), with T2D representing >90% of diabetes cases. In addition, 97.6 million youth and adults have pre-diabetes and are therefore at high risk of developing T2D and associated vascular complications. Alarmingly, T2D is rapidly increasing in youth, with incidence projected by some models to rise by 700% between 2017 and 2060. Youth-onset T2D is characterized by more severe insulin resistance than adult-onset T2D, and a substantial incidence of arterial stiffening—an early marker of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since both T1D and T2D markedly increase the risk of CVD, and because CVD events occur at younger ages in people with diabetes, it is critical to understand how diabetes increases CVD risk and how CVD can be prevented. Preventive strategies likely need to start early in youth. Although LDL-cholesterol lowering for CVD risk reduction is recommended for children >10 years of age as in adults with high CVD risk, a substantial residual CVD risk remains. This residual CVD risk in individuals with diabetes is linked to abnormal metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs). Size-distributions and concentrations of TRL particle subpopulations and their partly-lipolyzed remnant lipoprotein particles (RLPs) are governed in part by apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) and may predict CVD risk in adults and youth with diabetes. We hypothesize that increased hepatic APOC3 production resulting from adipose tissue insulin resistance in both T2D and T1D causes accumulation of a mid-sized atherogenic TRL particle subpopulation. These particles promote CVD by increasing vascular inflammation, with changes occurring early in youth at risk for CVD. This research program will ask three overarching questions to address this hypothesis: i) Does increased plasma APOC3 associate with accumulation of a mid-sized TRL particle population and worsened trajectories of insulin resistance and arterial stiffness in youth with T1D or T2D?; ii) How do TRL/RLP subpopulations differ structurally and functionally?; and iii) Does dysfunction in the hepatic sortilin 1-APOB100 secretion pathway explain the increased APOC3 secretion and atherosclerosis in diabetes? By combining longitudinal and mechanistic studies in youth with diabetes with investigation of mouse models of diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis and cell systems, we believe we are in an excellent position to fill an important and clinically significant gap in our understanding of how diabetes promotes CVD risk and to identify new treatment and prevention strategies.

National Park Service

A. Project Goals 1. The goal of this Agreement is to enhance recreational fishing and other public uses of aquatic resources on public lands by hosting fishing clinics through the NPT Buddy Bison Program. 2. Increase access to fishing locations on public lands thereby reducing barriers to participation especially among low-income and disadvantaged youth. 3. Increase public awareness and understanding of sound fishing and conservation practices. 4. Facilitate the learning of fundamental fishing skills and outdoor ethics by hosting Fishing Clinics. 5. Connecting youth to the nature and the outdoors. 6. Introduce a new generation of youth and their families to the NPS Junior Ranger Program through the Junior Ranger: Let s Go Fishing Program. B. Project Objectives 1. To engage approximately 480 young anglers by hosting 4 clinics in/near national parks or other public lands before August 30, 2020. The events will be designed to create a ladder of engagement by providing pathways for deepening park community relationships (i.e., service learning experiences, increased recreational opportunities beyond fishing, and potential work opportunities for young adults). 2. 4 possible locations under consideration: a. Channel Island National Park (Ventura, CA) b. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (Oakland, CA) c. Washington D.C. area national parks sites d. Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (St. Paul, MN) e. NPT may also involve Big Thicket National Park, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore or St. Croix National Scenic Riverway as backup sites. 3. Increase understanding, appreciation, and awareness of NPS aquatic resources. 4. Facilitate the learning of angling skills, outdoor ethics, and angling opportunities on public lands. 5. Ensure 100% of kids have fun fishing.

National Park Service

A. Project Goals The goal of the agreement is to provide educational and outdoor recreational activities in national parks to students in grades K-12. B. Project Objectives The goal will be achieved through expansion of the Buddy Bison program and the Kids to Parks Day National School Contest. These programs provide outdoor educational and recreational activities to youth from underserved and low socio-economic schools and communities. National Park Trust has successfully provided these programs to students from targeted urban areas and has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the National Park Service in 2013 to establish a framework to facilitate the planning and execution of these programs.

National Park Service

The Campus Outdoor Ambassador Program is a partnership involving the NPS Youth Programs Office, the NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program, and the Outdoor Foundation, building a college-based effort to increase the active connections between young adults and the national parks. It materially contributes to public purposes and the stated agency priorities of building the relevance of national parks among younger generations, providing healthy recreation experiences, connecting parks with communities, and providing employment opportunities. This campus-park partnership will identify and invest in student leaders who will spearhead increasing outdoor recreation participation and national park awareness among young adults. The partnership will offer NPS career exposure as well as temporary student employment opportunities while cultivating next-generation park enthusiasts and champions across the country.

Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada

This dataset contains a list of organizations funded under the Canada Summer Jobs programs during the years of 2017 to 2025. Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a national program delivered solely by ESDC. CSJ supports employers from not-for-profit organizations and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to provide quality summer employment opportunities for youth (age 15 to 30). CSJ provides youth with opportunities to develop and improve their skills. For some, CSJ is a first job experience that informs future education, training, and career choices. The program is responsive to national and local priorities, as well as labour market needs. NOTE: Results for the 2025 Canada Summer Jobs program have been updated to correct for an error displaying some funded organizations in incorrect constituencies.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

CanCode supports educational programs that teach coding and digital skills to Canadian youth from kindergarten to post-secondary.

NCIPC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Abstract The proposed project aims to test the short- and long-term effects of a hospital-initiated, community-integrated intervention and examine how social contexts influence its adoption and sustained effects. This study will be conducted in collaboration with the Spirit of Charity Trauma Center to implement a hospital-initiated motivational interviewing (MI) approach augmented by firearm safety training (FST) and monthly case management. We will employ a randomized control trial, to test the efficacy of the prevention approach (MI/FST) compared to treatment as usual (TAU) control condition. The scientific premise is that the intervention will be more effective in changing firearm-related behaviors and beliefs than the control at 6-months while meeting the needs of victims of violent injury. Firearm violence disproportionately occurs in black communities and hospitalized victims of firearm injury are at increased risk for violent injury reoccurrence. This calls for community-integrated, evidence-based approaches that identify critical barriers to prevention, including the need to test the effectiveness of hospital- initiated violent injury prevent program (HVIP) and examine how social contexts influence HVIP adoption and sustained effects. This proposal is quite feasible to complete because it leverages our ongoing community- integrated youth HVIP through our Violence Prevention Institute, including a CDC-supported Youth Violence Prevention Research Center (U01CE003384), currently being conducted in youth aged 18-24 in New Orleans. Our aims are to 1) establish the effects (at 6 months) of an expanded hospital-initiated, community-integrated intervention on firearm related behaviors and beliefs amongst adults ages 16-34, 2) to establish the effects (at 6-months) of the MI/FST intervention on meeting the needs of traumatically injured victims of violence that allow them to avoid violent injury recurrence, and 3) to understand and analyze stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences with the MI/FST intervention components and its implementation. Results will continue and expand a novel HVIP aimed at mitigating recurrent firearm injuries in New Orleans—particularly in largely black communities—and inform future studies on the root issues underlying firearm violence recurrence nationwide. This research is significant because it will expand our understanding of the efficacy of community-based HVIPs in New Orleans that decrease the risk of recurrent violent injury in a growing and underappreciated, high-risk population that has already been hospitalized with a firearm injury. This proposal addresses the RFA’s first primary objective by testing the effectiveness of an innovative approach with the potential for immediate and near immediate benefits to reduce community violence and racial/ethnic inequities in risk for community violence.

NCIPC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

ABSTRACT Community gun violence (assault or homicide) is the leading cause of firearm injury and death in urban youth in the United States, yet upstream primary prevention efforts are lacking.1-3 Risk factors for community gun violence include aggression and violent conflict resolution, gun carrying, and living in socially and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods with high prevalence of violence.27-30 Youth are not always equipped to make smart or safe decisions regarding fighting, retaliation, and gun use. Additionally, they are easily influenced by social perceptions regarding gun carrying, especially vulnerable in communities where they could easily be victims of violence.20 Mentorship and conflict resolution skills for high-risk youth provided by school-based or community violence interruption programs are effective at reducing community gun violence; however, these services are limited resource-intensive.9-11,36,37 We propose development of a video-based program (“Rise Up Against Gun Violence”) that is informed by youth ambassadors with lived experience and leverages the expertise of violence interrupters to influence adolescents to avoid risky behaviors that lead to community gun violence. The video topics and messaging will be developed by the youth ambassadors and a multidisciplinary team of content experts, and refined through community feedback. The series will focus on risk-reduction topics such as non-violent conflict resolution, avoiding retaliation, and posting safely on social media, and will deliver hard facts about the dangers of firearm injuries and other salient topics that youth identify. Our study design includes youth ambassadors and violence interrupters from two cities with high levels of community gun violence (Houston and Memphis) to work with experts to develop a series of videos. The video program intervention will be tested with youth cohorts (community testers) in diverse settings in high-risk communities in both cities, and a mixed-methods approach will assess attitude change about the consequences of gun carrying and use (primary outcome), behavior change in gun carrying and fighting, increased awareness regarding risks of gun use, and establishment of adult support (secondary outcomes). Our proposal is a novel and innovative, multi-faceted approach, a “plug- and-play” program that could be disseminated to diverse community youth programs to utilize as part of their programming to tackle primary prevention of the leading public health problem for American youth.