Deadline: 16-Sep-20
The California Natural Resources Agency is currently accepting proposals for the Youth Community Access Grant Program.
The program, funded by Proposition 64, seeks projects that support youth access to natural or cultural resources with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities including, but not limited to, community education and recreational amenities to support youth substance use prevention and early intervention.
Approximately $5.7 million is available for Youth Community Access projects.
Funding Information
- The maximum award for an individual project is $300,000. The minimum award amount is $25,000.
Funding Priorities
Projects containing the following elements will be given priority consideration in funding decisions:
- Projects that feature youth-led opportunities. Youth-led means projects in which youth are a participant in the planning, decision making, facilitation, and evaluation;
- Projects that propose resource awareness campaigns featuring youth and using youth vernacular; and
- Projects that empower youth to make healthy choices.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include local, state and federal agencies; nonprofit organizations; federally-recognized Native American tribes; or non-federally-recognized California Native American tribes listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission.
General Requirements
- Project must serve youth. For the purposes of this program, youth is defined as a person between the ages of birth and 26.
- Project must increase youth accessibility to natural or cultural resources and associated services.
- Project must include design features and program elements to promote youth health, safety, well-being, and comfort.
Eligible Projects
- This program is a competitive grant program to support, public programs, educational programs, job training programs, outreach programs and small capital asset projects to support youth access to natural or cultural resources.
For more information, visit https://resources.ca.gov/grants/youth