Federal Youth Grants

This grant provides funding for U.S.-based nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to facilitate high school student exchanges that promote global understanding and leadership between the United States and strategically important partner countries.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations or academic institutions to plan and execute a leadership summit for 50 emerging youth leaders from the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, focusing on trilateral cooperation and addressing security and economic challenges.

This grant provides funding to support employment and training programs for Native American communities, focusing on comprehensive services for adults and supplemental services for low-income youth.

This program provides funding to U.S. educational institutions and organizations to translate and apply STEM education research in PreK–12 classrooms, enhancing teaching practices and student learning.

This funding opportunity supports a U.S.-based nonprofit organization to manage immersive language and cultural exchange programs for high school students, enhancing their proficiency in critical foreign languages and fostering cross-cultural understanding.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to enhance a digital system that streamlines the placement of children across state lines for foster care and adoption, ensuring all U.S. jurisdictions are integrated by the 2027 deadline.

This federal grant provides funding to local organizations in California, Florida, American Samoa, and the Marshall Islands to implement programs that prevent adolescent pregnancy, reduce sexually transmitted infections, and support youth in transitioning to adulthood.

This grant provides funding for innovative projects led by alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to strengthen connections between the U.S. and its global alumni community while celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations implementing strategies to prevent diabetes and improve health equity for populations at risk, focusing on statewide, local, or multisectoral approaches.

This initiative provides funding to organizations that help individuals with criminal records gain skills and secure jobs in high-demand fields like skilled trades and advanced manufacturing, ultimately supporting their reintegration into the workforce.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based organizations in creating exchange programs for Russian youth, promoting leadership, civic engagement, and environmental sustainability through immersive experiences in the United States.

This funding opportunity supports alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Estonia to implement innovative community projects that celebrate American values and promote local engagement.

This funding opportunity supports projects in Jamaica that promote democratic values, economic growth, and civic engagement among youth and communities through innovative initiatives in technology, education, and public outreach.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) offers this grant to fund a national membership and accreditation organization supporting Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs). These centers coordinate responses to child abuse victims by providing training, technical assistance, and promoting national standards. This initiative is in line with the Department of Justice’s efforts to enhance community safety and protect civil rights, focusing on building trust between law enforcement and communities. The program targets to uphold law, ensure national safety, and protect civil rights by fostering environments that support victims of child abuse through multidisciplinary collaborations.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations delivering essential primary health care services to underserved communities across the U.S. and its territories.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to community coalitions focused on preventing youth substance use by fostering collaboration among various local stakeholders.

Executive Summary:The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo is seeking proposals to establish and support a network of youth clubs across Sri Lanka aimed at enhancing skills in fact-checking, debating, discerning misinformation, and promoting media literacy. These clubs will provide young Sri Lankans with the opportunity to learn top-notch speaking and discerning skills thereby developing misinformation resiliency skills through classroom exercises, hands-on workshops, and competitions. The aim is to offer a structured yet flexible format for members to learn to identify, analyze, and discern false information using evidence-based methods, fostering critical thinking and informed citizenship. Proposals should outline how the grantee will establish and train a network of administrators, who will then manage youth-oriented clubs in multiple locations across Sri Lanka, utilizing skill building sessions, case studies, and various engagements. The goal of this program is to support the development of the next generation of Sri Lankan youth debaters, fact-checkers, critical thinkers, and public speakers.

This funding opportunity supports community-impact projects led by alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Morocco, empowering them to address shared U.S.-Morocco priorities while commemorating America's 250th anniversary.

This funding opportunity supports high-quality literacy programs for children and students in low-income communities, focusing on improving reading skills from birth through 12th grade by enhancing school libraries and providing access to books and early literacy services.

A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Kinshasa announces an Open Competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that promote accountable, transparent, and democratic governance and promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms for all individuals. In this vein, selected projects will target youth and women interested in becoming political leaders in their communities and country. Projects will focus on education and empowerment, and will develop curricula, that cover civic engagement, peaceful participation in political processes, ethics in politics, community leadership and advocacy. Goals Projects should demonstrate systemic change and be designed to achieve the following objectives: Objective 1: Inspire youth and womens desire to participate in democratic processes by enlisting experienced youth and women in politics to develop a mentorship program. Objective 2: Develop entrepreneurial capacities of youth and women that contribute towards access to educational programs, creating sustainable income-generating activities, and paying for involvement in electoral processes. Objective 3: Inspire youth and womens desire to participate in democratic processes by enlisting experienced youth and women in politics to develop a mentorship program. Objective 4: Develop entrepreneurial capacities of youth and women that contribute towards access to educational programs, creating sustainable income-generating activities, and paying for involvement in electoral processes. Objective 5: Establish centers of learning and capacity-building for open dialogue among youth and women, civil society, governments, and the communities they serve. Objective 6: Empower key reformers and actors to promote access to justice, strengthen checks on executive power, and incorporate citizen-responsive governance to reduce corruption and improve the delivery of public services. Objective 7: Provide technical support and integrate program with or leverage existing programs, local resources, and/or the activities of other donors.