The YouthBuild for the Future Act reauthorizes and expands the federal YouthBuild program, which provides job training and education to disadvantaged youth ages 16-24. The bill increases program funding from $159.5 million in fiscal year 2024 to $203.6 million by 2029, and reserves 20 percent of funding increases above $125 million annually for rural areas and programs serving Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The legislation expands eligible services to include meal assistance, help applying for federal benefits like food stamps and childcare support, and specialized services for youth with disabilities, while also changing terminology to replace "youth offender" with "youth justice-involved individual" and "basic skills deficient" with "foundational skill needs." Additionally, the bill requires states to reduce waiting periods before providing services to out-of-school youth and mandates that the Department of Labor release grant funding announcements at consistent times each year to improve program predictability.
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