Indiana 4-H Foundation Youth Engaged Service (YES) Grant offers funding for community service projects that are designed and carried out by young people in Indiana.
Donor Name: Indiana 4-H Foundation
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $1,000
Details:
Funding Information
Grant awards up to $1,000 are available for projects that:
- Put the ideas and energies of young people to work to address critical community needs.
- Youth are communicating, designing, and carrying out with adults serving as advisors.
- Have a realistic budget and a solid plan.
- Have a variety of clearly defined activities and responsibilities for young people and adults.
- Create a wide range of positive impact on the community at large.
- Directly benefit the community and not just the organization sponsoring the youth group.
The grant money may be used for:
- Supplies and materials the youth will use in their project
- Expenses involved in youth planning meetings
- Transportation to project sites
- Training directly related to the service project
- Relevant project marketing
- Volunteer recognition
Examples include but are not limited to serving a community group or organization, starting a community garden, organizing events with a local nursing home, and/or initiatives which address inequality issues within your community.
Eligibility Criteria
Any individual 4-H youth, group of 4-H youth, or 4-H entity (combined with any partnering organizations) is welcome to apply. Service projects must be led by a project leader who is affiliated with 4-H, but the YES Grant Committee encourages the help of anyone willing to make a difference (regardless of 4-H affiliation). Team up with your friends to make an impact on the community!
To qualify for funding:
- Project must address a community need, while reflecting and maintaining youth/community partnerships.
- Project must be planned and implemented by an individual youth or youth group. Youth are the driving force behind the planning, fundraising and execution of said project.
- Provide detailed budgets outlining exact allocations of grant funds.
- Projects offer opportunities for serving, working, and developing life skills.
Should the applying group/organization be working in conjunction with an additional organization (separate from any 4-H entity), that organization must be a not-for-profit and be able to show proof of not-for-profit status or be affiliated with a not-for-profit organization that can receive monies for the group. (Public schools are not required to show proof of not-for-profit status.)
For more information, visit Indiana 4-H Foundation.