FY2025: Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition Program (State)

Fund Code: 0562

Purpose Priorities:

The purpose is to provide funding to members of the Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition, Inc., for comprehensive education, workforce training and skills development to youth as outlined in the FY2025 state budget.

The Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition provides young people between the ages of 16–24 the chance to turn their lives around through curriculum that combines academic instruction with workforce development training in which students spend one week in the classroom working toward their High school equivalency or diploma, followed by one week on a job site building or renovating affordable housing in their communities.

Eligibility:

As outlined in the FY2025 state budget language associated with the 7061-9626: YouthBuild Grants | Summary FY25 Budget.

Funding Type:

State Line Item 7061-9626

Funding:

As outlined in the FY2025 state budget language approximately $3,000,000 is available under its own line-item account 7061-9626

This RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.

Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding is to become available, it will be distributed under the same guideline as listed in the initial RFP document.

Fund Use:

As outlined in the state budget language associated with the Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition Program Legislature dedicated line item

Project Duration:

Upon Approval* – 6/30/2025

* Grant start date cannot be prior to DESE receiving a substantially approvable Application Submission as directed in this RFP's Submission Instructions. Goods and Services cannot be procured prior to Grants receiving and approving an application submission. Funds cannot exceed the project duration end date.

Program Unit:

DESE Adult and Community Learning Services

Contact:

For submission and questions on budget application contact:
Joeatta Smith-Nwachuku
Adult & Community Learning Services
781-338-3839

Date Due:

Friday, August 30, 2024

Submission Instructions:

If you have any questions regarding the funds in this account, please contact the state legislative contact on this funding.

The FY2025 Fund Code 0562 — MA Youth Build Coalition Program (State) TAR Grant will be completed and submitted in our new Grants for Education Management System (GEM$). GEM$ is a cloud-based fiscal and program management grant system that will eventually phase out the use of EdGrants.

Please Note: Grant Submission at the LEA level requires roles to be established for Grant writer for the specific fund code, LEA fiscal for financial review/approval, and Superintendent/Chief Executive sign off. All these roles should be established prior to the grant due date and all appropriate forms should be either uploaded to GEM$, maintained at the LEA level or sent in to the DESE RFP contact as described on the individual forms. The user guidance documents and forms are found on the GEM$ homepage under DESE Resources. These forms can be accessed without logging in to the system.

Last Updated: August 5, 2024