Deadline: 1 February 2018
The TK Foundation is seeking proposals for its 2018 Youth Sailing Programs that motivate disadvantaged youth through a combination of program criteria which aims to:
- Offer an ongoing educational experience
- Programmatic elements may include: Instruction, mentoring, and educational field trips
- Promote responsibility
- Programmatic elements may include: Internships, or other types of work-related, hands-on experience
- Promote leadership skills
- Programmatic elements may include: Volunteer opportunities, peer mentorship, or advocacy
Grant Information
- The TK Foundation has set aside $200,000USD to be awarded in grants to successful applicants.
- Grant requests may range from $4,000 – $10,000. Multiyear grant requests of up to three years will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can be located in, or have programs operating within, the service area of any US, UK, Canadian, Bahamian, and Bermudian city or county.
- Eligible applicants must be nonprofit public benefit corporations exempt from federal income taxes under US, UK, Canadian, Bahamian, or Bermudian Internal Revenue Codes.
- Applicants must operate without illegal discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin or disability.
- If the organization is a previous or current TK Foundation Fund grantee, all reporting requirements must be current or your agency will not be considered for funding.
Evaluation Criteria
- Disadvantaged-The TK Foundation wishes to target those youth that
- do not have equal opportunities because of circumstances that makes achievement unusually difficult and
- are at risk of social exclusion.
- Youth- Between the ages of 9 and 21. Applicants are requested to differentiate between “Children” (9-12) “Teens” (13-17) and “Young Adults” (18-21).
- Proposed program is compatible with your organization’s mission and the purpose of grant program stated above.
- Agency shows experience with targeted community (ies) and access to the populations served.
- The program for which you are seeking support effectively
- Offers an ongoing educational experience
- Promotes responsibility
- Promotes leadership and life skills
How to Apply
Proposals should be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Youth Sailing Programs.