Youth Grantmakers in Action (YGA) of The Winston-Salem Foundation is a diverse group of youth from across Forsyth County that comes together to gain leadership experience, represent teens in their community, voice their opinions, and make grants to youth-directed projects that address community issues and challenges in Forsyth County.
Donor Name: The Winston-Salem Foundation
State: North Carolina
County: Forsyth County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $7,500
Details:
The program supports authentic, working partnerships between youth grantmakers and other youth who are creating meaningful projects for community change.
Funding Information
While there isn’t a minimum or maximum, YGA will have approximately $7,500 to use for grants thanks to the continued generous support of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, which recently awarded $5,000 to YGA for the fifth year in a row.
Guidelines for Funding Basic requirements:
- Your project must have a positive impact on youth in Forsyth County.
- Your project must be planned by youth and carried out by youth.
- The majority of your group should be 18 years old and under.
- Your project must be 100% completed by August 31, 2023. This is one-time funding.
- Youth members from your group must be available for interviews Saturday, February 25th. (YGA prefers that two youth from each group attend the interview.)
- While the funded projects must be youth-led and youth-driven, each group must have an adult ally/advisor (this can be a parent) and a sponsoring organization to receive the funds. This sponsoring organization can be a community group or school.
- Keep safety and health precautions in mind when doing your project.
Other things they want you to consider:
- Does your project have the potential to grow or make a lasting impact on youth in Forsyth County?
- Have you done research to find out whether or not your project is needed in the community? Has your project been done before, and if so, is there still a need for it?
- Is your project creative and realistic, especially given projects must be completed by August 31st?
- Do the items in your budget align with the activities you intend to do for your project?
- If your project needs more funding than YGA may be able to grant, do you have other ways to obtain the money you will need to complete the project or will you be able to complete it without additional funding?
- Do you have contingency plans for your project, especially given the unpredictable nature of COVID19 related issues?
Examples of what they CAN pay for:
- Costs for an event, like equipment rental, space rental, awards, food, drinks, or music
- Technology
- Materials or supplies like sports equipment, games, books, school supplies or markers
- Postage, printing, copying, or design costs
- Contracted services (e.g. a caterer, guest speaker/instructor)
- Transportation costs (e.g. van rental)
- Personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, disinfectant, and hand sanitizer
For more information, visit Grants for Youth Led projects.
