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YouthBuild Louisville awarded $1 5 million grant to help more young people succeed

The nine-month program offers education and job training for young people between the ages of 18 to 24. The goal is to help young people get their lives on track. Now, participants are building a laundromat and community center in the Smoketown neighborhood and housing for YouthBuild participants without a home.

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Biden-Harris Administration, U S Department of Labor Award More Than $90M to Grow Clean Energy Workforce With Education, Training for Young Adults

YouthBuild grants to support projects in 28 states, and in Puerto Rico. The U. S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $90. 4 million in YouthBuild grants to prepare young adults not enrolled in school or participating in the labor market for jobs in construction and other in-demand industries through apprenticeship and other career pathways, especially jobs that support clean energy technologies.

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Congressman Yarmuth defends earmark spending in new program

Congressman Yarmuth defends earmark spending in new program © WLKY . Earmarks were once considered the epitome of pork-barrel spending and banned for 10 years, but now they re back. And that s not necessarily a bad thing, said Congressman John Yarmuth, (D) Kentucky, on Tuesday in Louisville.Sign up for our Newsletters The argument for them is members of Congress know what is most needed in their district as opposed to bureaucrats who are administering the competitive grant program which is how the other 99 percent of discretionary spending will be decided, Yarmuth said. Earmarks are appropriations that rely on a lawmaker s discretion, rather than being subjected to a competitive or criteria-based process for spending. They came under fire for their susceptibility to corruption, with critics arguing politicians could use them to gain votes or curry favor.

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