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The following list contains grant opportunities will fund projects that engage youth in learning about the issues facing their communities and developing and implementing solutions. If you have questions about these grants or would like assistance in preparing your proposal, please contact 4-H Grant Specialist, Lauren Ledbetter at the State 4-H Office,
4-H Global Youth Service Day Grants
Deadline - March 1st or until all grants are distributed
$200 for Community Service/Service Learning Projects some portion of which take place on GYSD
Click here to download Application/Impact Statement
Pay It Forward Foundation
Deadline: January 15, April 15 and October 15 of each year
http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
Do Some Thing Grants
http://www.dosomething.org/grant_list
Disney Minnie Grants - $500 for Service Projects Led by Children Ages 5-14
The Walt Disney Company and Youth Service America are excited to announce grants of up to $500 to support child-led service projects. These grants support children (ages 5-14) in planning and implementing service projects in their community. Teachers, older youth (15-2 5), and youth-serving organizations are also eligible to apply, if they engage younger children in planning and implementing the project. A significant part of the service must take place on GYSD 2009, April 24-26. We particularly encourage applicants to address the environmental issues and to seek to empower children as young citizens through their projects. 0; Applicants can use the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a reference and review past grantees' projects from all over the world on our website. Applications are welcome from all countries. Applicants from India , China and Russia are especially encouraged to apply. While grant information is made available in Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish, applications will only be accepted in English (an online translation tool is available at the YSA website).. Past Disney Minnie Grantees are also eligible to apply. Be sure to download the correct application and review all application m aterials, available at http://www.YSA.org/awards
Deadline: October 30, 2008.
State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant - $1000 for Teachers & Service-Learning Coordinators
With generous support from the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth-led community improvement projects across the United States and Canada ( Alberta , Ontario , and New Brunswick provinces only). These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers and service-learning coordinators in engaging students (ages 5-25) to implement service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009. We enco urage semester-long projects that are launched on Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009 and extend through Glo bal Youth Service Day. To learn more, download our NEW electronic application, grant guidelines, and budget spreadsheet at http://www.YSA.org/awards
Deadline: October 15, 2008
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