Project Grant SRW60017GR0024

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $327,000 Project Grant under their IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Youthbuild Mexico (YBM) to strengthen the leadership capacity of participants and graduates of its Jovenes con Rumbo (Youths with Purpose or JCR) program in Mexico City and Guanajuato. The grant will provide training to approximately 260 young people in leadership, organizational development, peacebuilding, and alliance building. YBM will also foster youth-led...

This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) is designed to reduce recidivism, increase positive social skills, and create leadership development opportunities through civic engagement. The program will serve 10 young men who have been involved in the justice system, providing a year-long curriculum with leadership development and civic engagement...

This $261,600 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support Tuskegee University's leadership training program for college students. Over three years, the university will recruit a total of 180 Generation Z students in two cohorts each year to participate in the program. The program aims to strengthen participants' leadership skills through two training models and assess the impact on knowledge and skills acquisition, as well as...

This $232,237 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to train graduate students in inclusive mentorship and leadership while providing paid summer research internships for high school students from underrepresented backgrounds in the geosciences. The key products and services delivered through this 3-year award include: 1) professional development workshops and individual feedback for graduate student mentors to support...

The federal Project Grant award of $350,000 from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) aims to enrich the lives of local youth in Fort Greene through a mentorship program. The initiative pairs youth participants with dedicated mentors to provide personalized guidance, support, and positive role models. Complementing the mentorship, the program organizes cultural, educational, and recreational outings...

The federal Project Grant award of $800,000.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (SSRD) program (CFDA 93.647). The award is for the project "LEAD INC TENNIS LADY AMBASSADORS: STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE- AND HIGH-SCHOOL GIRLS IN ATLANTA" and will run from August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025. The grant will be used by the...

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...

This $2,062,500 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration will fund the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) at La Salle Community Action Association Inc., a non-profit organization located in Harrisonburg, Louisiana. The YouthBuild program provides comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, including education, occupational skills training (particularly in construction), leadership development, and employment...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), will fund a five-week entrepreneurship and youth development program in North Macedonia. The $118,493 award will support a program that will engage at least 6 undergraduate students aged 18-25 from diverse communities, providing them with academic residency and experiential learning focused on entrepreneurship, youth...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726), will enable The Dream Program, Inc. to enhance and expand its innovative two-tiered, cross-age, peer-to-peer mentoring model. The project aims to open new pools of mentors, especially in rural areas, and reach the most vulnerable youth around Vermont. The program will provide an evidence-informed combination...