Elevate Youth California is investing in a statewide movement to expand youth and young adult substance use prevention through policy, systems and environmental change focusing on communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs.
Donor Name: Elevate Youth California
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/28/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Elevate Youth CA is grounded in social justice youth development, which expands the concept of a positive youth development framework and addresses social factors including racism, xenophobia and other racial inequities youth face as they develop into adulthood (Ginwright & Cammarota, 2002). Social justice youth development recognizes these systemic forces and supports young people in developing the skills and knowledge to transform the systems that influence their lives, neighborhoods, and broader community. Additionally, social justice youth development expands the traditional asset-based youth development approach to support youth activism and leadership development to dismantle the structural inequities and harmful narratives. The inequities include the criminalization of youth of color, the school-to-prison pipeline, housing insecurity/homelessness, and inequitable education and economic opportunities, to name a few.
The goal of this funding opportunity, the Standard Track, is to expand youth and young adult substance use prevention through policy, systems and environmental change.
In this current round of funding, The Center is seeking applications from community-based organizations, Tribal organizations (including 638s and urban clinics) and county behavioral health organizations that:
- Support youth engagement that focuses on youth activism, specifically in communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs
- Possess cultural humility and responsiveness with staff and organizational leadership who reflect the racial, ethnic and cultural community they intend to serve
- Prioritize harm reduction and public health solutions that focus on positive messages to prevent substance use disorder
- Develop culturally and linguistically appropriate social justice youth development, peer-to-peer support and mentoring programs that are healing-centered, trauma-informed and focused on youth ages 12-26
- Utilize an intersectional approach to health equity through policy, systems and environmental change
Funding Information
- Up to $1,000,000 for three years for 501(c)(3) community-based organizations, Tribal organizations and coalitions/collaboratives.
- Grants will cover activities for the following time period: November 16, 2023, to November 15, 2026.
Geographic Considerations
Funding will be distributed in low-income urban and rural areas throughout California.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Have an office located in California.
- Provide services in California.
- Are a 501(c)(3) community-based organization or Tribal organization6 (including 638s and urban clinics) with established and trusted community relationships. Fiscal sponsorships are eligible. Also open to coalitions of organizations and collaboratives, as long as the backbone organization is an eligible applicant. Additionally, county behavioral health organizations that are the sole provider of prevention services in their respective county may apply for EYC funding.
- Not have an active Elevate Youth CA grant. Elevate Youth CA funded partners whose current award ends by November 2023 are eligible to apply. Fiscal sponsors are the exception and are allowed to submit for a new fiscally sponsored project that was not awarded a previous Elevate Youth CA grant.
- Have demonstrated experience partnering with young people of color and other marginalized communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs.
- Deeply engage and reflect the proposed communities served that are disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. Grantee partners should have a history of working with impacted communities, including representation on the board and staff, clients served and neighborhoods served.
- Applicant organizations and their partners must have demonstrated evidence of inclusivity and shall not discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status in any of its activities or operations.
For more information, visit EYC.
