The Youth Bureau Board of Directors is soliciting proposals from not-for-profit community organizations in Oswego County to support projects that provide activities for youth during non school hours (after school, nights, weekends, school breaks, summer).
Donor Name: Oswego City-County Youth Bureau
State: New York
County: Oswego County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
These mini-grants will be funded with Youth Development funds.
Funding Information
Mini-grant projects may apply for up to $1,000 maximum.
Project Period
Programs/events must occur during the period of January 2024 through September 2024.
These are some examples of successful Youth Development mini-grants that have been funded:
- Summer theme days at an existing program that serves a large number of children.
- After school educational workshops
- Earth day project that involved youth in the planning and implementation
- Teen ambassador youth leadership event
Eligibility Criteria
The criteria for mini-grants:
- Not-for-profit community organizations include agencies, schools, libraries, municipalities, associations, and churches.
- Mini-grant projects may serve any age range of youth and any geographic area. In allocating funds, the Youth Bureau Board of Directors will work to serve a broad age range of youth spread across Oswego County.
- Mini-grants must be open to targeted youth who are not required to pay a fee in order to participate.
- Mini-grants must meet the definitions of Youth Development funds .
- The project must be time limited, with a defined beginning and end.
- Projects should address the diverse interests of youth including but not limited to:
- Artistic expression (example: music, dance, writing, literature, drama, visual arts, etc.)
- Recreation (example: introduction to a new activity such as fishing, camping, snow shoeing, etc.
- Leisure time (example: youth planning a dance or one day fun event
- Educational (example: guest speaker or hands-on activity)
- Youth leadership (example: one day youth conference)
- Projects should have clear, measurable goals.
- Projects and all activities must be non-secretarian.
- Applicants are encouraged to partner with other local youth service organizations.
- Applicants are encouraged to use the skills, talents and assets of youth in Oswego County by involving youth in the planning and implementation of the project.
- Mini-grant funds cannot be used for equipment, capital improvement, to off-set wages of existing staff, or to cover administrative overhead.
- Priority will be given to mini-grants that serve as seed money for future activities, and for projects that have a long-lasting impact.
For more information, visit Oswego City-County Youth Bureau.
