The City of Knoxville is helping young people at the highest risk for violent crime access jobs and activities this summer through its Summer Opportunity Youth Grant.
Donor Name: City of Knoxville
State: Tennessee
City: Knoxville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,000 – $20,000
Details:
A goal of this grant program is to strengthen collaboration with and between the City of Knoxville and local organizations providing programming that advances Violence Interruption objectives. At least one representative from each funded organization will be expected to participate in the Mayor’s Community Empowerment Roundtable for the 2022-23 Knox County School year and may be asked to share quantitative and qualitative outcomes from the Summer Youth Violence Prevention Grant Program with the Roundtable. Funded organizations may also be eligible to participate in additional networking and capacity-building opportunities hosted, or co-sponsored, by the City of Knoxville.
Funding Information
Awards may range between $3,000 – $20,000 and shall specifically support programming, stipends, payment, or other services directly for the Opportunity Youth engaged in programming.
Eligibility Criteria
The City of Knoxville is seeking to partner with Knoxville area non-profit and community-based organizations, including smaller organizations, capable of providing high-quality summer youth programming and/or summer youth employment in or around Knoxville and are willing to provide placements for local young people who are specifically identified as being at high risk of violent crime (referred to as “Opportunity Youth”).
For more information, visit Summer Opportunity Youth Programming Grants.
