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The Under Pressure Funding Challenge

The Young Futures' Under Pressure Funding Challenge is a $1 million grant opportunity for early-stage, U.S.-based non-profit organizations that aim to alleviate the pressures teens face in a tech-driven world, with successful applicants joining the Young Futures Academy and using the funds to scale their solutions.

$1,000,000
Closed
Nationwide
Grant Description

The Young Futures is excited to announce the Under Pressure Funding Challenge. Donor Name: Young Futures State: All States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Challenge Deadline: 10/01/2024 Size of the Grant: up to $1 million Grant Duration: 1 year Details: Drawing upon learnings from the Youth Listening Tour, partners and experts across the youth wellbeing ecosystem, and in collaboration with the Center for Digital Thriving, the Under Pressure Challenge is a $1 million commitment and open funding call for early-stage organizations and/or solutions focused on alleviating the pressures teen feel growing-up in a tech driven world. The Under Pressure Challenge is sponsored by Pivotal Ventures, the Susan Crown Exchange, and The Goodness Web. It is the second of several high-need thematic challenges that Young Futures will issue over the next few years. All challenges seek to help (pre)teens ages 10-19 thrive in a tech-driven world. Up to 10 grant recipients, aka Young Futures Innovators (YF Innovators), will join the Young Futures Academy, a five-month program designed to help level-up their organization and amplify their impact. Funding Information Young Futures anticipates awarding up to ten organizations, one-year grants for a total of up to $1 million. Eligibility Criteria Applicants must be: Be based in the U.S. and registered as a non-profit with 501(c)(3) or tax-exempt status under fiscal sponsorship. Submit an application, and all written and verbal correspondence in English. No use of funds to support lobbying. Have a proven track record of understanding and successfully addressing the needs of their community. Designate an individual leader who is coachable, self-aware and collaborative and will commit to fully participating in the Young Futures Academy (~10 hours a month). Be able to articulate how they address the digital tension (pre)teens today feel (i.e., How does your organization make it easier to grow up in the digital world, and how does it ease the pressure (pre)teens feel as they do? Engage youth in the design, execution, and evaluation of its solution(s) and has minor protection policies in lace. Be able to articulate their impact in significantly easing the pressures of growing up in a digital world. Are seeking to scale. Candidates are beyond the point of testing and require support, community, and learning to grow and scale their solution(s) beyond its initial use or location within the next two years. Alternatively, grantseekers could apply for a new project within an established organization. For more information, visit Young Futures. Related Posts:National Sculpture Society announces Alex J. Ettl Grant2025 Green Chemistry Challenge AwardAutismazing Corporation Amazing Futures GrantsUSDA/NIFA: Specialty Crop Research InitiativeHumanities Research Centers on Artificial IntelligenceCommunity-Wide Assessment Grants for States and TribesDigital Humanities Advancement Grants 2025EPA Community-Wide Assessment Grants 2025EPA: Brownfield Assessment Grants 2025Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grants 2025Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training…EPA: Brownfield Cleanup Grants 2025Request for Proposals for Fund for Workforce EquityApply now for Just One More Foundation Grant ProgramApply now for Activate Fellowship 2025The Poet Life Mini Grant ProgramApply now for Power Your Future ChallengeApplications open for Journalism Grants 2024-2025BJA: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ProgramGrants to address Elevated Risk of Intimate Partner…Rigorously Evaluating Primary Prevention Strategies…

Funding Details

Award Range

Not specified - Not specified

Total Program Funding

$1,000,000

Number of Awards

10

Matching Requirement

No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofits

Additional Requirements

Be based in the U.S. and registered as a non-profit with 501(c)(3) or tax-exempt status under fiscal sponsorship. Submit an application, and all written and verbal correspondence in English. No use of funds to support lobbying. Have a proven track record of understanding and successfully addressing the needs of their community. Designate an individual leader who is coachable, self-aware and collaborative and will commit to fully participating in the Young Futures Academy (~10 hours a month). Be able to articulate how they address the digital tension (pre)teens today feel (i.e., How does your organization make it easier to grow up in the digital world, and how does it ease the pressure (pre)teens feel as they do? Engage youth in the design, execution, and evaluation of its solution(s) and has minor protection policies in lace. Be able to articulate their impact in significantly easing the pressures of growing up in a digital world. Are seeking to scale. Candidates are beyond the point of testing and require support, community, and learning to grow and scale their solution(s) beyond its initial use or location within the next two years. Alternatively, grantseekers could apply for a new project within an established organization.

Geographic Eligibility

All

Key Dates

Application Opens

September 16, 2024

Application Closes

October 1, 2024

Contact Information

Grantor

Young Futures

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