Grants for Youth Programs and Youth-Serving Organizations
Youth-serving organizations can access dedicated grant funding from federal agencies, state departments of education, and private foundations. Programs fund after-school activities, mentoring, STEM education, arts enrichment, workforce readiness, and youth development initiatives.
Top Grants for Youth Programs
12 grants relevant to youth programs
12 grants on this page, worth up to $8.0M combined.
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Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program Round 2
openGovernor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Early Infrastructure Projects fund heat-related infrastructure planning and a demonstration project that tests proposed approaches. Awards range from $750,000 to $1.2 million. Advanced Infrastructure Projects fund the implementation of heat-related infrastructure projects that have been identified…
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BJS FY 2026 State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers
openBureau of Justice Statistics
The State Justice Statistics Program (SJS) enhances the Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) capabilities to collect, analyze, and publish statistical data that support the states strategic criminal justice planning needs and BJS and national priorities. The information produced by SACs and their…
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BJA FY 2026 Invited to Apply- Justice Information Sharing Training and Technical Assistance Program (RISS Support)
openBureau of Justice Assistance
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2025 Justice Information Sharing Training and Technical Assistance Program (RISS Support). This funding opportunity seeks to continue to provide support services to the six Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Centers and the RISS…
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Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
openForest Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, State, Private & Tribal Forestry, is requesting applications for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program or CFP). CFP is a competitive grant program that provides financial assistance to Indian…
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F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
openFish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) requests interested entities to submit research, restoration, and Regional Project proposals for the restoration of the Great Lakes Basin fish and wildlife resources, as authorized under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (16U.S.C. 941c)…
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Family Support Programs
openDepartment of Human Services (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)
The Department’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (“OCDEL”), Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports, is seeking to award funds to qualified Applicants for the implementation of Family Support (“FS”) Programs. These programs consist of community-based, high-quality…
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Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications to support the validation of molecular/cellular/imaging markers (referred to as "markers" or "biomarkers") and assays for cancer detection, diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and prediction…
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OVC FY 2026 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
openOffice for Victims of Crime
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 2026 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking. The purpose of this program is to improve outcomes for children and youth who are victims of human trafficking by integrating human trafficking policy and programming…
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DoW Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award
openDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Team Science Award supports a broad range of hypothesis-driven, multidisciplinary studies that have a short-term goal of advancing the state of the science in melanoma research and/or patient care. Team science is a synergistic…
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DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award
openDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Idea Award supports innovative, exploratory, high-risk/potentially high-reward research. Novelty and innovation are expected to be key aspects of the proposed project. By the end of the Idea Award funding period, the anticipated…
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NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed for postdoctoral fellows with research and/or clinical…
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Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH3 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to accelerate the adoption and validation of molecular/cellular/imaging markers (referred to as "markers" or "biomarkers") and assays for cancer detection, diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and…
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