The Sacramento Region Community Foundation (the Foundation) in partnership with Yolo Community Foundation is proud to announce the Yolo Air Quality Education Grant.
Donor Name: Sacramento Region Community Foundation
State: California
County: Yolo County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/23/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The purpose of the Yolo Air Quality Education Grant is to improve air quality by engaging Yolo County youth in programs that drive behavior change through education, infrastructure improvements or other methods.
The purpose of the Yolo Air Quality Education grant is to fund programs that foster behavior change among children, leading to improved air quality. Programs could include educating children about the importance of understanding and monitoring air quality, introducing children to strategies for improving air quality, making infrastructure improvements to drive behavior change, and more.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grant recipient must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or be fiscally sponsored by such an organization. Teachers are eligible to apply and may be fiscally sponsored by their PTA, local education foundation, or another 501(c)3.
- Applicant must have demonstrated expertise in working with children and in environmental issues; applicants are welcome to collaborate with other organizations that have complementary expertise (and submit a single application).
- Funding should be spent to serve children living and/or going to school in Yolo County; in addition to children, parents of children under age 18 may also be a program target.
- Program can focus on indoor and/or outdoor air quality.
- Program should have a core focus on air quality but may also address other environmental issues, recognizing that air quality is part of a larger ecosystem.
- Behavior change resulting from the program may be short-term (e.g., increase the number of kids that bike to school this year) or long-term (e.g., increase children’s understanding of the importance and drivers of air quality, to shift their mindsets and drive positive choices over the course of many years).
- Programs should be executed between January 2024 and December 2024.
For more information, visit Sacramento Region Community Foundation.
