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We Serve to Remember 9/11 Day of Service Grants

$1,000
Closed
Nationwide
Grant Description

Youth Service America’s We Serve to Remember 9/11 Day of Service Grants are for organizations, schools, and youth changemakers—aged 5 to 25. Donor Name: Youth Service America (YSA) State: All States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 06/23/2024 Size of the Grant: Less than $1000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: This year, YSA will award up to 100 grants of $1,000 each. Grantees are required to engage at least 100 youth as volunteers in planning and implementing the service activities. 80% of the required youth volunteers must identify as youth who are not usually asked to serve and who face systemic barriers to participation. These include: Young people of color (Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous youth); Youth from underserved low-income families and neighborhoods; and Youth who are often beneficiaries of service, rather than participants in service (youth in rural communities, youth who are homeless, youth in foster care, youth with disabilities, youth in the juvenile justice system, youth who are immigrants or refugees, youth from military families, youth who are LGBTQ+, and youth who are English language learners). Criteria  Projects must be youth-led; Projects must include elements to honor and pay tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, and those who rose in service in response; Projects must take place on or around September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance (September 11, 2024); At least 80% of youth volunteers must identify as youth who are not usually asked to serve and who face systemic barriers to participation; and Applicants must be based in the United States, and activities must benefit people in the United States. This includes American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C For more information, visit YSA.

Funding Details

Award Range

Not specified - $1,000

Total Program Funding

Not specified

Number of Awards

100

Matching Requirement

No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofits

Additional Requirements

Projects must be youth-led; Projects must include elements to honor and pay tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, and those who rose in service in response; Projects must take place on or around September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance (September 11, 2024); At least 80% of youth volunteers must identify as youth who are not usually asked to serve and who face systemic barriers to participation; and Applicants must be based in the United States, and activities must benefit people in the United States. This includes American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C

Geographic Eligibility

All

Key Dates

Application Opens

May 23, 2024

Application Closes

June 23, 2024

Contact Information

Grantor

Youth Service America (YSA)

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