YSA’s We Serve to Remember 9/11 Day of Service Grants are for organizations, schools, and youth changemakers—aged 5 to 25—to lead service projects.
Donor Name: Youth Service America (YSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Programming efforts should also honor and pay tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, their families, and those who rose in service in response to that tragedy.
This year, YSA will award up to 60 grants of $1,000 each. (40 additional grants will be awarded via the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Arizona Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, the Michigan Community Service Commission, and the New Jersey Governor’s Office of Volunteerism. More information coming soon for how to apply through those partners.) Grantees are required to engage at least 100 youth as volunteers in planning and implementing the service activities.
Uses of funds
Grant funds may be used for:
- Supplies you need to complete your project. For example, you can purchase items such as lumber for pantries or garden beds, seeds to plant, or containers to transport meals;
- Recognition items and refreshments for volunteers that do not collectively exceed 40% of the awarded grant;
- Local transportation for youth doing service; and
- Postage, copying, and printing directly related to your project.
Eligibility 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, 2025);
- Project organizers must make their best effort to recruit and engage youth volunteers who are not usually asked to serve; 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.
