Project Grant 18658815121

The Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center will relaunch its Teen Arts Council program to address critical needs in arts education and the social-emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth. Funded by a $108,420 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program, the Teen Arts Council empowers teens to create and plan arts programs for their peers. It will use strategies such as diversity, supportive staff, authentic work...

The Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) will provide mentoring and positive youth development activities for 300 underserved youth in Los Angeles, California through a $681,818 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Specifically, YMC will implement its Mentoring Making Resiliency Real program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program will connect at-risk youth ages 13-17 with caring adult mentors...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to Youthbuild USA, Inc. under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The grant will enable Youthbuild USA to scale its peer mentoring model to address the impacts of violence exposure among at-risk youth ages 9-15, while maintaining mentoring services for opportunity youth ages 16-17 in 38 U.S. states. Specifically, Youthbuild USA will: 1) Expand peer mentoring by...

This $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund the Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. to expand their successful mentoring initiative for at-risk and high-risk youth with disabilities. The funding will support providing one-on-one mentoring services to at least 205 youth ages 17 and younger across central and eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey through September 2025. Partners...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to The Clubhouse Network (TCN) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The purpose of this 3-year grant is to effectively prepare underserved youth to pursue careers in STEM fields by providing a safe, creative out-of-school learning environment where they work with adult mentors to explore interests, create STEM-focused projects, and build technical and foundational skills. Key...

The $350,000 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), supports the "Youth Initiative Project" in Fort Greene, NY. This initiative aims to enrich the lives of local youth through mentorship and exposure to cultural, educational, and recreational activities. The program pairs youth participants with dedicated mentors to provide...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Austin Independent School District (AISD) to support the Creative Learning Initiative from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. This funding will support AISD's ongoing collective impact efforts in Austin, Texas under the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The NEA program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540) to Social Current Inc., a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The initiative aims to establish a learning network for 75 community-based organizations (CBOs) serving marginalized communities, including communities of color, indigenous and rural communities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+...

Through a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888), the nonprofit organization Peace Over Violence will provide intervention and prevention services to participants in the Para Los Ninos Youth Workforce Services program in Los Angeles, California. The goal is to...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,625,889 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to Young Audiences, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York City. The grant, titled "Equitable Access to STEM Engagement (EASE)", supports a five-year initiative focused on generating evidence-based educational solutions to enhance STEM engagement, critical thinking, and creative learning...