Programs

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program is a national program of volunteers trained in disaster preparedness and emergency response. Through Teen CERT, students can serve their community and help take care of school and home. Learn more. 

Application deadline: May 22, 2024  This program aims to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by states to measure the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. Learn more and apply.  

This 12-week program provides students with opportunities to work alongside highly skilled intelligence or cybersecurity professionals at DHS, gain hands-on technical experience, interact with experts and peers at professional development events, and expand their professional network at national conferences. Participants will be immersed in a federal work environment by collaborating ...

This paid program equips Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) youth ages 15-29 with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to combat pedestrian deaths and injuries in their communities.  Ambassadors will participate in a 5-month educational and community engagement experience addressing pedestrian safety. This program harnesses the power of digital ...

This program provides qualified college or university students in intelligence or cybersecurity career paths the opportunity to work alongside highly skilled intelligence or cybersecurity professionals at DHS, gain hands-on technical experience, interact with experts and peers at professional development events and expand their professional network at national conferences. The program ...

This webpage contains brief video presentations about research on designing, implementing, and evaluating Grow Your Own (GYO) programs. The webpage also highlights presentations by GYO programs across the country. Learn more. 

This supplemental issue of Prevention Science briefly documents the innovation history of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and its iterations in response to the shifting needs of the field. It also presents findings from the fifteen TPP innovators. The issue highlights emergent priorities of the TPP Program informed by ...

This story map displays the geographical reach of TRIO projects throughout the nation in academic year 2022-23. TRIO Programs are Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. This map helps individuals find and learn about the wide footprint of the ...

This report (PDF, 3 pages) summarizes the goals of federal child welfare policy and shares examples of federally funded child welfare programs. Learn more (PDF 3 pages). 

Through the Next Level Now Collaborative, DOL is seeking submissions of promising practices from state and local workforce-related youth programs that embed entrepreneurship into their programming. Learn more and submit.