YouthBuild program

The purposes of this section are— In this section: The term “adjusted income” has the meaning given the term in section 1437a(b) of title 42. The term “applicant” means an eligible entity that has submitted an application under subsection (c). The term “eligible entity” means a public or private nonprofit agency or organization (including a consortium of such agencies or organizations), including— The term “homeless individual” means a homeless individual (as defined in section 12473(6) of title 34) or a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 11434a(2) of title 42). The term “housing development agency” means any agency of a State or local government, or any private nonprofit organization, that is engaged in providing housing for homeless individuals or low-income families. The term “income” has the meaning given the term in section 1437a(b) of title 42. The terms “Indian” and “Indian tribe” have the meanings given such terms in section 5304 of title 25. The term “low-income family” means a family described in section 1437a(b)(2) of title 42. The term “qualified national nonprofit agency” means a nonprofit agency that— The term “registered apprenticeship program” means an apprenticeship program— The term “transitional housing” has the meaning given the term in section 11360(29) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 42. The term “YouthBuild program” means any program that receives assistance under this section and provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership development, and training through the rehabilitation (which, for purposes of this section, shall include energy efficiency enhancements) or construction of housing for homeless individuals and low-income families, and of public facilities. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs approved under this section. An entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry out a YouthBuild program, which may include the following activities: Education and workforce investment activities including— services and activities designed to meet the educational needs of participants, including— Supervision and training for participants— To be qualified to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall require that the application contain, at a minimum— a description of the commitments for any additional resources (in addition to the funds made available through the grant) to be made available to the proposed program from— information identifying, and a description of, the financing proposed for any— For an applicant to be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, the applicant and the applicant’s proposed program shall meet such selection criteria as the Secretary shall establish under this section, which shall include criteria relating to— the commitment of additional resources (in addition to the funds made available through the grant) to a proposed program by— To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall notify each applicant, not later than 5 months after the date of receipt of the application by the Secretary, whether the application is approved or not approved. Residential housing units rehabilitated or constructed using funds made available under subsection (c), shall be available solely— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an individual may participate in a YouthBuild program only if such individual is— Not more than 25 percent of the participants in such program may be individuals who do not meet the requirements of clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), but who— An eligible individual selected for participation in a YouthBuild program shall be offered full-time participation in the program for a period of not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months. A YouthBuild program receiving assistance under subsection (c) shall be structured so that participants in the program are offered— No provision of this section may be construed to authorize any agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution (including a school) or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system. All educational programs and activities supported with funds provided under subsection (c) shall be consistent with applicable State and local educational standards. Standards and procedures for the programs and activities that relate to awarding academic credit for and certifying educational attainment in such programs and activities shall be consistent with applicable State and local educational standards. The Secretary shall annually establish expected levels of performance for YouthBuild programs relating to each of the primary indicators of performance for eligible youth activities described in section 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii) of this title. The Secretary may establish expected levels of performance for additional indicators for YouthBuild programs, as the Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary may enter into contracts with 1 or more entities to provide assistance to the Secretary in the management, supervision, and coordination of the program carried out under this section. The Secretary shall enter into contracts with or make grants to 1 or more qualified national nonprofit agencies, in order to provide training, information, technical assistance, program evaluation, and data management to recipients of grants under subsection (c). Of the amounts available under subsection (i) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to carry out subparagraph (A). In each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts available under subsection (i) to award grants to 1 or more qualified national nonprofit agencies to pay for the Federal share of the cost of capacity building activities. The Federal share of the cost described in subparagraph (A) shall be 25 percent. The non-Federal share shall be provided from private sources. Each recipient of a grant under subsection (c) to carry out a YouthBuild program shall provide the services and activities described in this section directly or through subgrants, contracts, or other arrangements with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, State or local housing development agencies, other public agencies, including agencies of Indian tribes, or private organizations. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—