The Department of Employment Services (DOES) connects District of Columbia (District) residents, job seekers, and employers to opportunities and resources that empower fair, safe, and effective working communities.
Donor Name: District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/24/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
DOES provides a range of programs and services to jobseekers, including job development, job search assistance, self-directed job search, vocational training, apprenticeship, unemployment insurance, transitional employment, and referrals to supportive services and educational programs. Translation and interpretation services are available upon request to persons with limited or no English proficiency. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to persons with disabilities.
The Empowered Youth Enable Dreams Grant is a locally funded initiative administered by the DOES, Office of Youth Programs (OYP) that provides District youth ages 18 to 24 (participants) with occupational skills training, financial literacy, work-readiness training, case management and follow-up services.
Targeted Population
Participants in Grantees program must:
- Be aged 18-24,
- Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent, and
- Be a District resident or Ward of the State
- SNAP Recipients (Not TANF) Youth
Funding Information
DOES intends to issue at least one (1) grant award in the amount of $90,000.
Project Period
The program will run from June 24, 2024 – September 13, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are public and private non-profit and for-profit organizations, in good standing, including:
- Non-profit, community, and faith-based organizations
- Community colleges or other post-secondary institutions
- Public, charter, or alternative secondary schools
- Trade associations or chambers of commerce
- Private, for-profit service providers; or
- Labor unions, labor-management partnerships, or registered apprenticeship programs.
For more information, visit DOES.
