YouthBuild employer partnerships

(a) Partnership Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by inserting after section 171 (29 U.S.C. 3226) the following: 171A. YouthBuild employer partnerships (a) In general Using funds appropriated under section 172(e), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible consortia for the purposes of developing partnerships, and developing, implementing, and expanding, through those partnerships, employment and training opportunities for participants of YouthBuild programs. (b) Eligible consortia To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a consortium shall consist of— (1) an entity carrying out a YouthBuild program; and (2) a public or private employer in the State, region, or local area where such program is located. (c) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, such a consortium shall submit an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— (1) a description of the results of a needs assessment completed by such consortium on the needs of employers in the proposed service area for employees and of participants in the YouthBuild program for employment; (2) a description, listing the members, of any partnerships that the consortium may utilize to carry out employment and training opportunities under this section; (3) based on the results of the needs assessment described under paragraph (1) and the potential partnership described under paragraph (2), a description of the proposed uses of the grant funds by such consortium; and (4) a description of how the consortium will evaluate the effectiveness of the employment and training opportunities the consortium plans to provide under this section. (d) Priority In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that propose to carry out a partnership with a joint labor-management apprenticeship program. (e) Uses of funds A consortium that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds from such grant to develop a partnership, or to develop, implement, or expand, through those partnerships, employment and training opportunities for participants in the YouthBuild program. Such employment and training opportunities shall be aligned with the characteristics of the labor market in the proposed service area and meet the needs of employers in such area.. (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 172 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) YouthBuild employer partnership There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032 to carry out section 171A.. (c) Table of contents The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by inserting, after the item relating to section 171, the following: Sec. 171A. YouthBuild employer partnerships..