The Chautauqua County Youth Bureau is pleased to announce the availability of Youth Development Program (YDP).
Donor Name: Chautauqua County Youth Bureau
State: New York
County: Chautauqua County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These funds, made available through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), are intended to support programs and initiatives that promote the healthy development and well-being of youth across Chautauqua County.
The Positive Youth Development approach focuses on building strengths and skills in young people, encouraging positive relationships, and creating supportive environments that enable youth to thrive. Eligible organizations are encouraged to submit proposals that align with these principles and demonstrate a commitment to serving youth in meaningful, innovative, and impactful ways.
Funding is administered through the Chautauqua County Youth Bureau and is open to municipalities and nonprofit community-based agencies that provide services to youth under the age of 21. Proposed programs should address priority outcomes in areas such as academic enrichment, life skills development, mentorship, employment readiness, youth leadership, physical and emotional wellness, and community engagement.
Program/Service Area Priorities
- Youth Sports Education Funding (YSEF) – Programs that enable youth to be active and encourage physical fitness. OCFS encourages a wide and flexible definition of sports that includes organized activities with movement, including physical fitness activities such as, but not limited to yoga, hiking, dance, and active outdoor pursuits.
- Youth Team Sports (YTS) – Programs that support an organized physical activity. OCFS defines “team sport” as an organized physical activity in which groups of two or more individuals compete with two or more opposing individuals. Sporting activities where individuals engage in competition on behalf of an organized group including, but not limited to, team tennis, team golf, or racing sports such as swimming or skiing, are included in this definition.
Funding Information
Each applicant may request up to $10,000 in funding to support programming. Funding is reimbursement based.
Grant Period
October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
Uses of funds
Municipal youth bureaus will contract with local organizations, municipalities and/or local or municipal youth bureaus directly. Funding may provide general operating dollars to give programs flexibility to efficiently allocate resources for quality programming. Line-item budgets should focus on programming costs, including but not limited to the following:
- Coaches/instructors/direct service staff/mentors (including training/professional development)
- Infrastructure improvements (repave courts/reseed fields, new nets, storage for equipment, etc.)
- Permits/fees, including access to fields, courts, etc.)
- Equipment, gear, uniforms
- Scholarship/offset cost of youth registration
- Educational programming costs (first aid, supplies, snacks, etc.)
- Costs associated with adaptability/making the activity accessible for youth with disabilities
- Facility/field and/or space cost
- Maximum of 15% of funds for administrative/overhead costs for the implementing agency only.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants eligible for funding through this RFP must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants are community-based organizations incorporated as not-for-profit entity
- Certified as tax-exempt entities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, public agencies which provide needed services that private not-for-profit corporations are unable to service in the community, and Chautauqua County municipalities
- Provide structured sports activities for Chautauqua County youth ages 6-17
- Demonstrate basic competency in the areas of governance, monitoring and evaluation, partnership and financial stewardship
- Have a child protection policy in place that includes adherence to local city, agency, school district and state child protection guidelines
- Collect registration data, including participant demographic information, as required by OCFS in a manner that allows for accurate reporting of anonymized aggregate data.
For more information, visit Chautauqua County Youth Bureau.
