DC Youth and Young Adult Update 01-17-2025

By NYEC | January 17, 2025

 

 

 

  • News at NYEC:  
    • Join the National Youth Employment Coalition’s 2025 Annual Forum- Empowering Youth, Transforming Communities, in Minneapolis, MN, from May 12-14, 2025! This event will gather practitioners, youth advocates, and community leaders to explore key topics like youth leadership, holistic supports, living wage employment, and policy & advocacy.   
    • Fill out a 6-month Federal Advocacy Calendar! Interested in being more engaged in federal advocacy? The hyperlinked title will direct you to a JotForm that lists concrete steps that you can take in the first 6 months of the year to build a relationship with your Members of Congress! NYEC will make it easy to complete each goal of every month by sharing support, reminders, and more!  

    Legislative Branch:  

    • 119th Congressional Committee Updates: 
    • Nomination Hearing – U.S. Secretary of Transportation: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a nomination hearing for the Honorable Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation. The Committee will hold another executive session for the hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 

    Executive Branch:  

    • HUD Makes $72 Million Available to Address Youth Homelessness: HUD is making $72 million in Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) funding available for up to 25 communities nationwide. This funding will be used for developing and implementing coordinated community approaches to prevent and end youth homelessness through the creation of housing and housing focused supportive services. 

    Federal Funding Opportunities with upcoming deadlines:  

    • DOJ Grant: BJA FY25 STOP School Violence Program: This funding opportunity aims to support school safety by implementing solutions to enhance school climate, establish school-based behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams to identify violence risks, introduce technologies like anonymous reporting tools, and apply other evidence-based strategies to prevent violence. Applications are due March 27, 2025. 
    • DOJ Grant: OJJDP FY25 National Mentoring Programs: This funding opportunity seeks to enhance and expand mentoring services for youth who are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. Applications due March 5, 2025. 
    • DOJ Grant: OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative: This funding opportunity seeks to support states’ implementation of innovative and/or research-based, data-informed policies to improve juvenile justice system outcomes and sustainable strategies for reinvesting resulting costs saved or averted into effective juvenile justice prevention and intervention programs. Applications due March 3, 2025. 
    • HHS Grant: Statewide Family Network: The purpose of this program is to provide resources to enhance the capacity of statewide mental health family-controlled organizations to support, train, and mentor family members/primary caregivers who are raising children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and/or co-occurring disorders (COD). Applications due March 17, 2025. 
    • DOJ Grant: OJJDP FY25 National Mentoring Resource Center: This funding opportunity seeks to build on OJJDP’s history and leadership in mentoring by providing the mentoring field and practitioners with comprehensive resources and training materials on the OJJDP National Mentoring Resource Center website. Applications due March 3, 2025. 
    • USDA Grant: Community Connect Grant Program: The Community Connect Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide service at or above the Broadband Grant Speed (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) to all premises in rural, economically-challenged communities where broadband service (10 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up) does not exist. Applications due April 21, 2025. 
    • DOJ Grant: BJA FY25 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program: This funding opportunity seeks to fund programs that support collaborations to improve public safety responses and outcomes for people with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). The goal is to improve safety and well-being for adults with MHDs (including people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)) or MHSUDs who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Applications are due April 3, 2025. 

    Previously Shared  

    • DOJ Grant: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program: The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program, referred to as the Tribal Governments Program, assists Tribal governments (or their authorized designees) to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in Tribal communities. Applications are due April 8, 2025.  
    • DOJ Grant: NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship: This funding opportunity seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. Applications are due April 15, 2025.  
    • FY25 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation: This Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) funding opportunity seeks to provide funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities. CTAS provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia an opportunity to apply for funding to aid in developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety. Applications are due March 18, 2025.  
    • DOJ Grant: Building a Community of Practice for Women in Strategic Trade: This grant exists to create a professional network and community of practice to advance women working in strategic trade through sustained mentorship. Experienced international strategic trade experts and practitioners will guide early- or mid-career women in the strategic trade field through a sustained six-month mentorship. Applications are due March 25, 2025.  
    • Multiple OJJDP Grants:   

    From The States: 

    • Florida: Florida is investing a lot in its students’ futures! Over $24 million in grants have been awarded to school districts across the state to boost workforce development programs. This means more hands-on learning and exciting career opportunities for students through the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive grant program (Workforce CAP).   
    • Indiana: Indiana’s youth employment rules have been updated to better align with federal child labor laws as of January 1st. Sixteen and 17-year-olds now have the freedom to work the same hours as adults, without needing parental consent for extended or late shifts. Fourteen and 15-year-olds can now work until 9:00 PM during summer break (June 1st to Labor Day), although daily and weekly hour limits remain in place. Finally, businesses with more than five young employees must now register them in the Youth Employment System. 

    For The Youth: 

    • JFF Horizons Summit Ambassadors: JFF is still looking for passionate young adults like you to represent learners and early career talent at their annual summit! This is your chance to share your unique perspective with leaders in workforce and education, influencing the summit agenda and sparking important conversations. You will network with industry professionals, build essential leadership skills, and gain valuable exposure. Don’t miss this opportunity to make your voice heard! 
    • YPSTEM: Youth Pioneers in STEM (YPStem) ignites a passion for STEM in the next generation of leaders. Through exciting workshops, competitions, and innovative initiatives, they empower students to explore the fascinating world of science, technology, engineering, and math. 

    Resources:  

    • Youth Justice Toolkit: Join the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ), the National Youth Justice Network (NYJN), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in raising awareness about important youth justice issues. Last year’s theme, “YOUth Are Worth It,” encourages everyone to invest in and support justice-involved youth and their families. OJJDP has created a toolkit to help spread the word and promote positive change.  
    • Youth Mental Health Toolkits: For over 75 years, Mental Health America (MHA) and its affiliates have dedicated May as Mental Health Month. This annual observance has become a vital nationwide effort to promote mental health, well-being, and illness prevention. In preparation for this year, MHA is spreading awareness, showing support, and asking organizations to utilize the linked Mental Health Month toolkits and organize activities to remind everyone that mental health matters. 

 

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