The City of Knoxville is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for its Empower Knox Initiative.
Donor Name: City of Knoxville
State: Tennessee
City: Knoxville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/05/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $8,000
Grant Duration: 8 months
Details:
The City of Knoxville’s Empower Knox Initiative recognizes that youth resilience and workforce development are essential components of positive youth development, particularly for young people ages 12 to 24 to successfully transition from middle to high school and pursue post-secondary opportunities. Resilience and workforce skills can be built and nurtured through meaningful programming, and Empower Knox seeks to provide grant funding to non-profit and community-based organizations, including smaller organizations, capable of providing high-quality youth programming and/or youth employment in or around Knoxville.
Proposals should specifically engage young people in workforce development or resilience building through STEM, arts, or recreation programming.
Funding Information
The City of Knoxville has funding available in this round of grants to be awarded in November 2023 for programming carried out between November 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Awards may range between $1,000 – $8,000 and shall specifically support programming, stipends, payment, or other services directly for youth ages 12 to 24 engaged in programming.
Eligibility Criteria
To receive funding, an applicant must be a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status or have secured a Fiscal Sponsor.
For more information, visit City of Knoxville.