To encourage youth to devise and implement sustainable hunger-relief programs in their community, Youth Service America is partnering with the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to launch the new Youth Stop Hunger Innovation Grant!
Donor Name: Youth Service America (YSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Twelve grants will be awarded to cohorts of youth in the United States between the ages of 5 and 25 years old who are looking to fight hunger in their community by addressing its root causes, while also engaging other youth in volunteerism.
Funding Information
$2,500 Grants for Teams of 2-5 Youth to Lead Projects that address a root cause of hunger in their community.
Allowable Expenses
Allowable expenses include supplies you need to complete your project, recognition items, materials for planning meetings, refreshments for volunteers, local transportation for youth volunteers, promotional materials including posters or ad space, and postage or printing directly related to your project.
Guidelines
- Groups comprised of 2 to 5 youth (all between 5 and 25 years old; all based in the US) who will be the primary program planners may apply. Grants will be awarded per group, not per individual within the group ($2,500 total per group).
- Applicants will need to propose a service program that will fight hunger by addressing a root cause of hunger in their community and/or take a current project to the next level. Projects must be implemented in the applicants’ community.
- Applicants must include plans for continuation, replication, expansion, and/or sustaining of their program. They will not consider proposals for single, one-off projects such as a food drive or one-time meal preparation event.
- Applicants must provide responses that are original to the program planners listed on the application. They will not consider applications with responses that are AI-generated.
- Applicants must select an organization or school to serve as their Sponsor and a staff member of that organization or school to serve as their Mentor. The Sponsor and Mentor will provide local, on-the-ground support to assist the youth leaders in implementing their program.
- Awardees should engage peers from outside of their core planning group to assist in the planning and implementation of their program. Peers should include young people of color (Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous) and young people from other underserved or historically excluded communities.
- Young people from other underserved or historically excluded communities include, but is not limited to: youth who have experienced or are experiencing hunger; youth from low-income families or neighborhoods; youth who are homeless; youth who are in foster care; youth who have disabilities; youth who are in the Juvenile Justice System; youth who are asylees, refugees, or immigrants; youth who are English language learners; youth who live in rural areas, youth who are in military families; youth who are LGBTQIA+; and younger youth.
- Awardees will have both one-on-one and whole program calls with YSA staff to assist with planning, implementation, and replication/sustainability. All calls are mandatory with at least two of the primary program planners in attendance.
- Awardees will have two required reports to submit during the grant period: a registration which outlines the final details before implementing their program and a post-project impact report to share what they were able to accomplish.
Eligibility Criteria
If you meet the following criteria, you are able to apply:
- You are a young person between the ages of 5 and 25, and are joined by 1, 2, 3, or 4 other young people in that age range.
- You live in the United States. This includes American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C.
- You are able to implement your proposed program between April 1 and June 1, 2025.
- You are able to submit a post-project impact report by no later than June 15, 2025.
For more information, visit YSA.
