Grant Opportunities with Youth Service America

Youth Service America is currently accepting applications for two of our signature grant programs - the State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants and the UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning grants. We have hundreds of grants to distribute, so we're looking for at least 1,000 applications between the two programs - and we know those in your networks have high quality programs that are looking for funding for their service projects!

State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 15)
State Farm is proud to team up with Youth Service America to offer grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led service-learning initiatives is all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Eligible programs will engage youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that promotes student learning, academic achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities.  State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants encourage semester-long projects (following YSA's Semester of Service framework) that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). Eligible candidates include teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in a public school, or staff and youth in a community-based organization working with a public school. Applications must be submitted by midnight, October 15, 2010. Learn more and access the application at www.YSA.org/goodneighbor

YSA wil host an application webinar on October 7 at 5:00 PM EST for applicants to learn more about developing a successful project. To sign up for the webinar, complete the registration form available at www.YSA.org/goodneighbor

UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 22)
UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-learning, health literacy initiative designed to encourage young people, partnering with schools and nonprofits, to create and implement local hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity. Educators, nonprofit leaders, and students are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $1,000 to engage youth in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Youth participants raise awareness around their work by culminating their service projects on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 15-17, 2011, an international day of service that occurs in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries. Applications must be submitted online before midnight October 22, 2010. Grant recipients will be notified in December and January. To obtain an application, visit www.YSA.org/HEROES.

YSA will host an application training webinar on October 5th at 5:00 PM EST, for applicants to learn more about developing a successful project. To sign up for the webinar, complete the registration form available at www.YSA.org/HEROES

Applicants can find additional information about the grant, service-learning, and childhood obesity at www.YSA.org/HEROES, including "First Responders: Youth Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Service-Learning," a step-by-step manual that helps youths, parents, teachers, and other volunteers deploy YSA service-learning models to fight childhood obesity in their communities.


For more about YSA grants and awards, visit YSA.org/grants