Department of Labor
ADOLESCENT VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION (AVE)
Objective: Provides grants for programs to assist youth up to age 17, who are at risk of dropping out of school.
Programs are aimed at developing and clarifying career and educational goals, and are operated under contracts
with community-based organizations.
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 55950* Year Established: 1980
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Laws of 1992, Chapter 53
Regulation: NA
Program Contact: Local Contact:
Yue Yee Lewis D. Stein
Deputy Director Director
Workforce Development & Training Unit Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Albany, NY 12240 Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-0362 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: Not-for-Profit Community-Based Organizations, BOCES, Post Secondary Education Agencies, Grant
Recipients or Administrative Entities of JTPA SDA's Joint Apprenticeship Committees, Labor Organizations,
and Public and Private Employers.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Mandated, required by State law or regulations. Restrictions
apply per statute.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Competitive application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided partially as an advance and partially as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: Based on RFP.
Matching Requirement: Recipient required to match funding with 50 percent.
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $10,992,900* $1,086,900*
SFY 95-96 NA 9,358,700* 869,520*
SFY 96-97 NA 9,358,700* 890,100*
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $ 8,876,693** $1,031,435**
SFY 95-96 NA 6,901,926** 869,116**
Disbursements are as of July 31, 1996.
*Refers to miscellaneous contractual services.
**The figures represent the total appropriations and disbursements for all Youth Education, Employment and
Training Programs for the Department of Labor. The funds are pooled to include all Youth Programs:
ACHIEVE, AVE, PAVE and YWS.
Department of Labor
ANOTHER CHANCE INITIATIVE FOR EDUCATION,
VOCATION OR EMPLOYMENT (ACHIEVE)
Objective: Provides grants to serve economically disadvantaged out-of-school youth between the ages of 16-21
by developing essential foudation skills and competencies, facilitating the attainment of the GED and expanding
career options through education, employment and training activities.
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 55950* Year Established: 1993
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Laws of 1992, Chapter 53
Regulation: NA
Program Contact: Fiscal Contact:
Yue Yee Lewis D. Stein
Deputy Director Director
Workforce Development & Training Unit Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Albany, NY 12240 Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-0362 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: Counties, Cities, Towns, Non-Profit Groups, Community-Based Organizations, Educational Institu-
tions and Unions.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Mandated, required by State law or regulations. Restrictions
apply per statute.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Competitive application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided partially as an advance and partially as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: Based on RFP.
Matching Requirement: NA
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $10,992,900* $1,086,900*
SFY 95-96 NA 9,358,700* 869,520*
SFY 96-97 NA 9,358,700* 890,100*
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $ 8,876,693** $1,031,435**
SFY 95-96 NA 6,901,926** 869,116**
Disbursements are as of July 31, 1996.
*Refers to miscellaneous contractual services.
**The figures represent the total appropriations and disbursements for all Youth Education, Employment and
Training Programs for the Department of Labor. The funds are pooled to include all Youth Programs:
ACHIEVE, AVE, PAVE and YWS.
Department of Labor
DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAM (DHP)
Objective: Provides grants to organizations to provide vocationally related services, job seeking strategies, assess-
ment, counseling and placement to displaced homemakers.
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 55950* Year Established: 1977
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Labor Law, Section 23-B
Regulation: NA
Program Contact: Fiscal Contact:
Karen Coleman Lewis D. Stein
Director Director
Displaced Homemaker Program Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Albany, NY 12240 Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-2211 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: Non-Profit Groups, Community-Based Organizations and Educational and Human Services Agencies.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Mandated, required by State law or regulations. Restrictions
apply per contract.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided partially as an advance and partially as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: NA
Matching Requirement: NA
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $565,000 $4,187,500
SFY 95-96 NA NA 4,854,000
SFY 96-97 NA NA 5,024,000
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA NA $4,090,959
SFY 95-96 NA NA 4,585,382
Disbursements are as of July 31, 1996.
*Refers to miscellaneous contractual services.
Department of Labor
HAZARD ABATEMENT BOARD
Objective: Supports projects which enable local jurisdictions to meet Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH)
standards.
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 69911 Year Established: 1980
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Labor Law
Regulation: PESH Safety and Health Standards
Program Contact: Fiscal Contact:
Rona DiVietro Lewis D. Stein
Occupational Health and Director
Training Consultant Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
One Main Street, Room 870 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Brooklyn, NY 11201 Albany, NY 12240
(718) 797-7684 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, School Districts and Special Districts. Must be a local jurisdiction
cited for not meeting PESH standards or notified through a PESH bureau consultation inspection.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Mandated, required by State law or regulations. Must be used
for repair of premises not meeting PESH standards, must meet definition of a capital project, and must cost
$1,000 or more.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Non-competitive application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided partially as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: NA
Matching Requirement: State 75%, Local 25%
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $245,000 NA
SFY 95-96 NA 245,000 NA
SFY 96-97 NA 245,000 NA
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $244,882 NA
SFY 95-96 NA NA NA
Department of Labor
JOBS FOR YOUTH
Objective: Two-year apprenticeship training related program designed for in-school and out-of-school JOBS
eligible youth who are (or would be) in the 11th or 12th grades in school. The program prepares students for
careers in health-related fields through the Experience-Based Career Education model (EBCE) and the
Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS).
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 55950* Year Established: 1992
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Laws of 1992, 1993, 1994, Chapter 53
Regulation: NA
Program Contact: Fiscal Contact:
Tom Morrison Lewis D. Stein
Director Director
Jobs for Youth Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Albany, NY 12240 Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-2211 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Non-Profit Groups, Private Business Firms, and Labor Unions.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Mandated, required by State law or regulations.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided partially as an advance and partially as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: NA
Matching Requirement: NA
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $1,650,000 NA
SFY 95-96 NA 1,320,000 NA
SFY 96-97 NA 1,320,000 NA
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $1,165,561 NA
SFY 95-96 NA 347,957 NA
*Refers to miscellaneous contractual services.
Department of Labor
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH)
TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
Objective: Provides grants to organizations for conducting training and education to lower the incidence of
occupational injury and illness.
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 55950* Year Established: 1986
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Labor Law, Article 29
Regulation: NA
Program Contact: Fiscal Contact:
Rona DiVietro Lewis D. Stein
Occupational Health and Director
Training Consultant Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
One Main Street, Room 870 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Brooklyn, NY 11201 Albany, NY 12240
(718) 797-7684 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: State Governments, Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, School Districts, Non-Profit Groups, Private
Employers, Labor Unions, Employee Associations, Trade Associations and Educational Institutions.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Optional, without any State or Federal mandated require-
ments. Expenditures are limited to program purposes.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Competitive application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: NA
Matching Requirement: NA
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA NA $7,177,400
SFY 95-96 NA NA 7,245,900
SFY 96-97 NA NA 7,218,200
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA NA $7,102,424
SFY 95-96 NA NA 5,003,336
*Refers to miscellaneous contractual services.
Department of Labor
PROGRESSIVE ADOLESCENT VOCATIONAL
EXPLORATION (PAVE)
Objective: Provides grants to assist economically disadvantaged in-school youth ages 14-21. PAVE seeks to
expand career awareness, prevent dropout, develop foundation skills and competencies and provide alternative
career paths for participating students.
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 55950* Year Established: 1993
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Laws of 1992, Chapter 53
Regulation: NA
Program Contact: Fiscal Contact:
Yue Yee Lewis D. Stein
Deputy Director Director
Workforce Development & Training Unit Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Albany, NY 12240 Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-0362 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: Not-for-Profit Community-Based Organizations, BOCES, Post Secondary Education Agencies, Grant
Recipients or Administrative Entities of JTPA SDA's Joint Apprenticeship Committees, Labor Organizations,
and Public and Private Employers.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Mandated, required by State law or regulations. Restrictions
apply per statute.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Competitive application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided partially as an advance and partially as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: Based on RFP
Matching Requirement: Recipient required to match 50% of program costs, and 50% of the cost to the pro-
gram participants wages with JTPA resources.
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $10,992,900** $1,086,900**
SFY 95-96 NA 9,358,700** 869,520**
SFY 96-97 NA 9,358,700** 890,100**
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $ 8,876,693** $1,031,435**
SFY 95-96 NA 6,901,926** 869,116**
Disbursements are as of July 31, 1996.
*Refers to miscellaneous contractual services.
**The figures represent the total appropriations and disbursements for all Youth Education, Employment and
Training Programs for the Department of Labor. The funds are pooled to include all Youth Programs:
ACHIEVE, AVE, PAVE and YWS.
Department of Labor
YOUTH WORK SKILLS
Objective: Provides grants for crisis intervention program to assist out-of-school economically disadvantaged
youths ages 16-21, whose reading levels are at or below the fifth grade level, to improve their basic educational
and job seeking capabilities, and to enhance their future employability.
Administering Agency: NYS Department of Labor
NYS Object Code: 55950* Year Established: 1987
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: NA
Legal Authority:
Law: NY Laws of 1992, Chapter 53
Regulation: NA
Program Contact: Fiscal Contact:
Yue Yee Lewis D. Stein
Deputy Director Director
Workforce Development & Training Unit Administrative Finance
NYS Department of Labor NYS Department of Labor
State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12 State Office Building Campus, Bldg. 12
Albany, NY 12240 Albany, NY 12240
(518) 457-0362 (518) 457-2647
Eligibility: Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Non-Profit Groups, Private Business Firms and Labor Unions.
Type of Program and Special Restrictions: Mandated, required by State law or regulations. Restrictions
apply per statute and individual contracts.
Action Required to Receive Aid: Competitive application for aid required.
Description of Aid:
Flow of Funds: State to Local. Monies are provided partially as an advance and partially as a reimbursement.
Type of Aid: Project Grant
Formula: NA
Matching Requirement: NA
Maintenance of Effort: NA
Amounts Appropriated:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $10,992,900** $1,086,900**
SFY 95-96 NA 9,358,700** 869,520**
SFY 96-97 NA 9,358,700** 890,100**
Amounts Disbursed:
Federal Funds State General Funds State Spec. Rev.
SFY 94-95 NA $ 8,876,693** $1,031,435**
SFY 95-96 NA 6,901,926** 869,116**
Disbursements are as of July 31, 1996.
*Refers to miscellaneous contractual services.
**The figures represent the total appropriations and disbursements for all Youth Education, Employment and
Training Programs for the Department of Labor. The funds are pooled to include all Youth Programs:
ACHIEVE, AVE, PAVE and YWS.