Kalamazoo Youth Development Network (KYD Network) is now accepting applications for grants of up to $75,000 to support summer youth programming in Kalamazoo.
Donor Name: Kalamazoo Youth Development Network (KYD Network)
State: Michigan
City: Kalamazoo
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/07/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $75,000
Details:
The Kalamazoo Youth Development Network (KYD Network) will administer this important summer program fund. The KYD Network serves as the intermediary for sixty youth serving organizations in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties. Their vision is an anti-racist community where all youth thrive. This is accomplished through ensuring all youth have agency within a well-coordinated system that supports anti-racist, high-quality, and youth driven out-of-school time programs.
This grant will fund innovative and effective Youth Development Summer programs designed to address quality youth summer programming and experiences for the youth of Kalamazoo, with a preference for City of Kalamazoo residents. This grant provides funding for non-profit agencies and community partners with a non-profit fiduciary and can be used for planning, implementation, or staffing of such summer projects/programs. These grant funds are available to fund programming for youth ages 5 – 21.
Funding Information
The maximum amount for a grant award is $75,000.00 per project/program; the minimum amount for a grant award is $20,000.
Eligible Projects
The funding allocated by The City of Kalamazoo for this grant program should be used to assist with project/program implementation, and staffing with a priority for projects/programs that address areas of greatest need and serve those most at-risk youth populations in Qualified Census Tracts (QCT’s) as defined by the United States Department of Treasury.
Eligible programs will provide a minimum of 30 hours of face-to-face activities directly to youth and must be willing to participate in comprehensive program evaluation as described in this NOFO. The following are examples of summer youth projects/programs eligible under this program include but are not limited to:
- Youth Summer camps
- Sports activities & camps
- Violence prevention activities
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs
- Arts & Cultural exposure activities
- Summer field trip experiences
- Summer learning experiences
Funding for this grant will be disbursed on an upfront basis. Applicants must document and report project/program expenditures monthly and include adequate documentation evidencing spending according to the terms of your grant agreement. Grantees agree to mandatory financial reimbursement and monitoring training.
Eligible Applicants
Applications may be submitted by non-profit agencies, non-profit corporations (faith-based organizations), and community partners with a non-profit acting as a fiduciary.
For more information, visit KYD Network.
