The Yolo Air Quality Education Grant of the Yolo Community Foundation aims to improve air quality by engaging Yolo County children in programs that drive behavior change.
Donor Name: Sacramento Region Community Foundation
State: California
County: Yolo County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Yolo Air Quality Education Grant was established at the Yolo Community Foundation in 2022 to improve air quality by engaging Yolo County children in programs that drive behavior change through education, infrastructure improvements, and more.
Funding Information
The fund will award up to $10,000, to project(s) that reflect the following:
- Projects should serve children living and/or going to school in Woodland, West Sacramento, and/or unincorporated Yolo County; in addition to children, parents of children under age 18 may also be a program target.
- Program must focus on improving air quality by reducing driving.
- 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 of air quality and the impact that driving has on air quality, to shift their mindsets and encourage positive choices over the course of many years).
- Programs should be executed between January 2025 and December 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, organizations must:
- Be considered a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or be fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization. Teachers are eligible (and encouraged) to apply and may be fiscally sponsored by their PTA or another 501(c)3.
- Have a current profile on GivingEdge, or agree to submit a profile prior to the final report deadline.
- Have demonstrated expertise in working with children and in environmental issues; expertise in air quality and/or reducing driving is ideal but not required.
- Use funding to serve children in Woodland, West Sacramento, and/or unincorporated Yolo County.
For more information, visit SRCF.
