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YouthBuild for the Future Act
Sponsored By: Representative Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced
Summary
Expand YouthBuild funding and employer-driven partnerships. This bill would reauthorize and broaden YouthBuild under WIOA by adding supports for participants and creating a separate employer-partnership grant stream to link training to jobs.
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- Youth participants and families: Would add meals and other food assistance, help participants access Federal and State means-tested benefits like SNAP and childcare supports, and provide supportive services for people with disabilities to reduce participation barriers.
- Rural and tribal communities: Would require the Secretary to reserve 20 percent of any annual YouthBuild funding that exceeds $125 million for grants serving rural areas and tribal or Native communities.
- Employers and apprenticeships: Would create a new YouthBuild Employer Partnerships grant for consortia of YouthBuild programs and employers, give priority to joint labor-management apprenticeship partnerships, and authorize $20 million per year for FY2027 through FY2032 for that track.
- Program operations and accountability: Would require annual consultation on performance expectations, push for predictable funding opportunity announcements, and direct states to facilitate access to wage data while protecting participant privacy.
*Authorizes $159.5 million for FY2027 rising to $203.6 million for FY2032 for the core YouthBuild program, and adds $20 million annually for the employer-partnership stream through FY2032.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More YouthBuild funding and targeting
This bill would authorize YouthBuild grants for FY2027–FY2032 with these yearly amounts: $159.5 million (FY2027); $167.5 million (FY2028); $175.9 million (FY2029); $184.7 million (FY2030); $193.0 million (FY2031); and $203.6 million (FY2032). In any year when the amount appropriated for YouthBuild is greater than $125,000,000, the Secretary would reserve 20 percent of the portion above $125,000,000 for grants to rural areas and for programs serving Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians. The bill would therefore increase and target funding for YouthBuild nationally and to rural and tribal communities.
Employer-led YouthBuild job partnerships
This bill would create a new YouthBuild Employer Partnerships grant program. The program would be funded at $20 million per year for each fiscal year FY2027 through FY2032. Grants would go to consortia made up of a YouthBuild provider and a public or private employer in the same State, region, or local area, with priority given to joint labor‑management apprenticeship partnerships. Applicants would need to submit a local employer needs assessment, list partners, describe planned uses of funds, and include an evaluation plan.
YouthBuild meals, benefits, and supports
This bill would allow YouthBuild grant funds to pay for meals and other food assistance when provided with another YouthBuild activity. It would let program staff inform participants about and help them apply for means‑tested benefits, including SNAP and child care help under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. The bill would also allow YouthBuild funds to pay supportive services so people with disabilities can fully take part in programs.
Easier grant rules and data access
This bill would let YouthBuild grant recipients use part of their YouthBuild funds to meet certain matching requirements under the National and Community Service Act when used consistent with subsection (e)(3). The Secretary would be asked to publish YouthBuild funding opportunity announcements at the same time each year, to the greatest extent practicable. The Secretary would consult with YouthBuild operators at least once a year when setting performance goals. States receiving YouthBuild grants would have to help program operators access participant wage records for program needs while preserving privacy protections.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/20/2026
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/27/2026
Roll Call Votes
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