Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; Intermediary Grant Mentoring Youth With Disabilities

The summary for the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; Intermediary Grant Mentoring Youth With Disabilities grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the OASAM, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; Intermediary Grant Mentoring Youth With Disabilities: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), in collaboration with DOL's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI or Center), announces the availability of approximately $450,000 to award three competitive grants funded up to $150,000 to eligible intermediary organizations that have demonstrated an ability to assist faith-based and community organizations, particularly smaller organizations, in promoting positive employment and transition outcomes for youth with disabilities through mentoring activities. In achieving the grant purposes, the intermediary is expected to sub-award a substantial portiion of its award to eligible local faith-based and community organizations for activities that establish, implement, or support a mentoring program for youth with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 24. These mentoring experiences must be consistent with effective practices and may include but are not limited to adult and peer mentoring, e-mentoring, tutoring, job-shadowing, service learning, leadership development, and youth development.