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Big Brothers Big Sisters

Funds one-to-one youth mentoring programs and affiliate support.

Bureau of Land Management

This is a continuation of RFA L14AS00149 Project Background Information: The Gila District BLM has engaged young adults through Public Lands Corps programs for the past 5 years in order to stimulate youth development and career skills in Biology, Hydrology, Recreation, Range, Natural Resources, and Environmental Sciences. Participants in the programs developed skills in watershed inventory, management, and restoration; seed collection; plant community inventory and monitoring; wildlife habitat protection and improvement; water resources inventory and monitoring; outdoor recreation; and invasive species control and management. Participants also developed skills in project coordination (office and field based), crew supervision, database development/reporting, field logistics management, field project layout/design, application of land restoration/reclamation techniques, and volunteer management. Project Objective: The BLM seeks partners for collaboration whose interests are to provide internships and Public Land Corps opportunities for young adults to gain work experience in natural and recreation resources management throughout the Bureau of Land Management s Gila District, Arizona. The internships would have particular focus on 1) resource monitoring / data collection, 2) recreation and visitor services, 3) fish and wildlife habitat restoration and 4) border resources rehabilitation. This collaboration would provide an opportunity for young professionals to obtain training and on the ground experience in data collection, data analysis, site restoration and multiple resource monitoring throughout the Gila District. Project outcomes may include inventories, reports, complete databases, maps, and ArcGIS shapefiles. Multiple Resource Monitoring / Data Collection There are multiple active conservation efforts occurring within the Gila District Office (GDO) jurisdiction. These efforts involve multiple partners, state and federal agencies, private landowners, and non-profit organizations. Conservation efforts include watershed, grassland, and riparian restoration, re-establishment of native species, and conservation of water resources. Resource Management Plans are being implemented for the Ironwood Forest National Monument and Las Cienegas National Conservation Area and a plan is under development for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area within the Tucson Field Office. A Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision for the Safford Field Office (SFO) is scheduled in the upcoming years. All of the RMPs require either collection of baseline data or collection of monitoring data for multiple resource programs including hydrology, fish and wildlife, range, riparian, and recreation. Existing Biological Opinions require collection of monitoring data for federally listed and proposed fish, wildlife, and plant species. Special Status Species management also requires collection of resource specific information on water, plant communities, wildlife, range, visitor use, and various land uses. Recreation and Visitor Services There would be an emphasis in using this agreement to undertake recreation site challenges, including, but not limited to: site maintenance, improvement of facilities, interpretation, trail maintenance; campground maintenance; trash clean-up. For our dispersed recreation program, the recipient of the award would provide interns and/or youth crews to assist in creation and maintenance of trails, trailheads, interpretive signs, brochures, and collect data for improved mapping and documentation. Wilderness monitoring is another project the award recipient could assume with specific goals of streamlining data collection protocols, improving wilderness signs, and implementing projects that would alleviate unauthorized uses of these areas. Environmental education near our communities is an opportunity that would develop interpretation skills for the interns recruited by the recipient of the award. Wildlife Habitat Restoration The projects will vary throughout the Gila District and may include: watershed restoration activities; wildlife and fisheries habitat restoration; fuels reduction; seed collection; sediment and erosion control; user education and outreach; installation or maintenance of water developments; fence and barrier installations; installation, removal, or modification of fences; route signing; route closure and restoration; invasive weed removal; inventory of plants and wildlife; cultural site recordation, and stabilization and rehabilitation of areas damaged by wildland fires. Border Resources Rehabilitation The projects consist of patrolling areas subject to illegal smuggling activity for associated resource damage, and addressing such damage. Activities may include, but are not limited to: trash cleanup; installation or repair of barriers, fence, cattle guards; rehabilitation of unauthorized roads; erosion control; installation of signs; coordination of volunteer groups; document and maintain database of accomplishments. The principle purpose of the program is to develop collaborative partnerships with organizations to provide internships and Public Lands Corps opportunities for young adults and recent college graduates in order for them to develop and practice resource and recreation management skills such as: Procedures for arid lands restoration, Procedures to implement watershed, wildlife, fisheries, range, and recreation management projects within the BLM. Methods of inventory and monitoring for natural resources including fish, wildlife, plants, water resources, rangelands, and recreation. Methods for improving resource management through cooperative efforts. Enhancing management of natural resources. Meeting national expectations for conserving, protecting, and restoring ecosystems and for protecting landscape qualities on National Conservation Lands and other public lands managed in the public trust by the BLM. Understanding of government agency policies and procedures, data collection and management, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Methods for public outreach and education,

Wa Na Wari

The BLOOM Food Justice Series will bring together urban farmers, community gardeners, naturalists, young adults, city staff and the broader community to consider food justice and food sovereignty in Seattle. This summer, 12 BIPOC youth ages 18-25 will participate in a training program with a curriculum spanning Indigenous knowledge systems, Black Liberation, urban farming practices, plant medicines, the healing arts, ways to combat environmental racism and much more. The anticipated project completion date is November 30, 2021.

Bolthouse Foundation

Supports Christian youth development, education, and community programs primarily in Kern County, California and nationally.

Born This Way Foundation

Funds youth mental wellness and kindness programs.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Supports youth development programs, academic success, healthy lifestyles, and character/leadership development for underserved youth.

NHLBI - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Abstract Currently, over 11% of the US population (nearly 40 million people) are affected by type 1 or type 2 diabetes (T1D or T2D), with T2D representing >90% of diabetes cases. In addition, 97.6 million youth and adults have pre-diabetes and are therefore at high risk of developing T2D and associated vascular complications. Alarmingly, T2D is rapidly increasing in youth, with incidence projected by some models to rise by 700% between 2017 and 2060. Youth-onset T2D is characterized by more severe insulin resistance than adult-onset T2D, and a substantial incidence of arterial stiffening—an early marker of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since both T1D and T2D markedly increase the risk of CVD, and because CVD events occur at younger ages in people with diabetes, it is critical to understand how diabetes increases CVD risk and how CVD can be prevented. Preventive strategies likely need to start early in youth. Although LDL-cholesterol lowering for CVD risk reduction is recommended for children >10 years of age as in adults with high CVD risk, a substantial residual CVD risk remains. This residual CVD risk in individuals with diabetes is linked to abnormal metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs). Size-distributions and concentrations of TRL particle subpopulations and their partly-lipolyzed remnant lipoprotein particles (RLPs) are governed in part by apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) and may predict CVD risk in adults and youth with diabetes. We hypothesize that increased hepatic APOC3 production resulting from adipose tissue insulin resistance in both T2D and T1D causes accumulation of a mid-sized atherogenic TRL particle subpopulation. These particles promote CVD by increasing vascular inflammation, with changes occurring early in youth at risk for CVD. This research program will ask three overarching questions to address this hypothesis: i) Does increased plasma APOC3 associate with accumulation of a mid-sized TRL particle population and worsened trajectories of insulin resistance and arterial stiffness in youth with T1D or T2D?; ii) How do TRL/RLP subpopulations differ structurally and functionally?; and iii) Does dysfunction in the hepatic sortilin 1-APOB100 secretion pathway explain the increased APOC3 secretion and atherosclerosis in diabetes? By combining longitudinal and mechanistic studies in youth with diabetes with investigation of mouse models of diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis and cell systems, we believe we are in an excellent position to fill an important and clinically significant gap in our understanding of how diabetes promotes CVD risk and to identify new treatment and prevention strategies.

National Park Service

A. Project Goals 1. The goal of this Agreement is to enhance recreational fishing and other public uses of aquatic resources on public lands by hosting fishing clinics through the NPT Buddy Bison Program. 2. Increase access to fishing locations on public lands thereby reducing barriers to participation especially among low-income and disadvantaged youth. 3. Increase public awareness and understanding of sound fishing and conservation practices. 4. Facilitate the learning of fundamental fishing skills and outdoor ethics by hosting Fishing Clinics. 5. Connecting youth to the nature and the outdoors. 6. Introduce a new generation of youth and their families to the NPS Junior Ranger Program through the Junior Ranger: Let s Go Fishing Program. B. Project Objectives 1. To engage approximately 480 young anglers by hosting 4 clinics in/near national parks or other public lands before August 30, 2020. The events will be designed to create a ladder of engagement by providing pathways for deepening park community relationships (i.e., service learning experiences, increased recreational opportunities beyond fishing, and potential work opportunities for young adults). 2. 4 possible locations under consideration: a. Channel Island National Park (Ventura, CA) b. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (Oakland, CA) c. Washington D.C. area national parks sites d. Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (St. Paul, MN) e. NPT may also involve Big Thicket National Park, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore or St. Croix National Scenic Riverway as backup sites. 3. Increase understanding, appreciation, and awareness of NPS aquatic resources. 4. Facilitate the learning of angling skills, outdoor ethics, and angling opportunities on public lands. 5. Ensure 100% of kids have fun fishing.

National Park Service

A. Project Goals The goal of the agreement is to provide educational and outdoor recreational activities in national parks to students in grades K-12. B. Project Objectives The goal will be achieved through expansion of the Buddy Bison program and the Kids to Parks Day National School Contest. These programs provide outdoor educational and recreational activities to youth from underserved and low socio-economic schools and communities. National Park Trust has successfully provided these programs to students from targeted urban areas and has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the National Park Service in 2013 to establish a framework to facilitate the planning and execution of these programs.

Friends of Campamento Musicale de Verano 2024

This project will provide a summer youth music program at James Baldwin Elementary School from Monday, August 12-Friday, August 16, 9am-1pm, each day, without charge, to approximately 40 BIPOC and Latinx youth, ages 6-16 years. Experienced professional teaching artists will provide individual and ensemble instruction in Spanish and English. Participants will be assigned to beginning, intermediate, and advanced groups according to their musical knowledge and experience. In addition to individual and ensemble instruction in playing an orchestral instrument (violin, viola, cello, flute, and brass), program activities will include sharing multi-cultural experiences and education, including diverse songs and dances, led by BIPOC guest artists. Youth participants will present a final performance for family and friends at the end of the week.

National Park Service

The Campus Outdoor Ambassador Program is a partnership involving the NPS Youth Programs Office, the NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program, and the Outdoor Foundation, building a college-based effort to increase the active connections between young adults and the national parks. It materially contributes to public purposes and the stated agency priorities of building the relevance of national parks among younger generations, providing healthy recreation experiences, connecting parks with communities, and providing employment opportunities. This campus-park partnership will identify and invest in student leaders who will spearhead increasing outdoor recreation participation and national park awareness among young adults. The partnership will offer NPS career exposure as well as temporary student employment opportunities while cultivating next-generation park enthusiasts and champions across the country.

Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada

This dataset contains a list of organizations funded under the Canada Summer Jobs programs during the years of 2017 to 2025. Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a national program delivered solely by ESDC. CSJ supports employers from not-for-profit organizations and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to provide quality summer employment opportunities for youth (age 15 to 30). CSJ provides youth with opportunities to develop and improve their skills. For some, CSJ is a first job experience that informs future education, training, and career choices. The program is responsive to national and local priorities, as well as labour market needs.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

CanCode supports educational programs that teach coding and digital skills to Canadian youth from kindergarten to post-secondary.

NCIPC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Abstract The proposed project aims to test the short- and long-term effects of a hospital-initiated, community-integrated intervention and examine how social contexts influence its adoption and sustained effects. This study will be conducted in collaboration with the Spirit of Charity Trauma Center to implement a hospital-initiated motivational interviewing (MI) approach augmented by firearm safety training (FST) and monthly case management. We will employ a randomized control trial, to test the efficacy of the prevention approach (MI/FST) compared to treatment as usual (TAU) control condition. The scientific premise is that the intervention will be more effective in changing firearm-related behaviors and beliefs than the control at 6-months while meeting the needs of victims of violent injury. Firearm violence disproportionately occurs in black communities and hospitalized victims of firearm injury are at increased risk for violent injury reoccurrence. This calls for community-integrated, evidence-based approaches that identify critical barriers to prevention, including the need to test the effectiveness of hospital- initiated violent injury prevent program (HVIP) and examine how social contexts influence HVIP adoption and sustained effects. This proposal is quite feasible to complete because it leverages our ongoing community- integrated youth HVIP through our Violence Prevention Institute, including a CDC-supported Youth Violence Prevention Research Center (U01CE003384), currently being conducted in youth aged 18-24 in New Orleans. Our aims are to 1) establish the effects (at 6 months) of an expanded hospital-initiated, community-integrated intervention on firearm related behaviors and beliefs amongst adults ages 16-34, 2) to establish the effects (at 6-months) of the MI/FST intervention on meeting the needs of traumatically injured victims of violence that allow them to avoid violent injury recurrence, and 3) to understand and analyze stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences with the MI/FST intervention components and its implementation. Results will continue and expand a novel HVIP aimed at mitigating recurrent firearm injuries in New Orleans—particularly in largely black communities—and inform future studies on the root issues underlying firearm violence recurrence nationwide. This research is significant because it will expand our understanding of the efficacy of community-based HVIPs in New Orleans that decrease the risk of recurrent violent injury in a growing and underappreciated, high-risk population that has already been hospitalized with a firearm injury. This proposal addresses the RFA’s first primary objective by testing the effectiveness of an innovative approach with the potential for immediate and near immediate benefits to reduce community violence and racial/ethnic inequities in risk for community violence.

NCIPC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

ABSTRACT Community gun violence (assault or homicide) is the leading cause of firearm injury and death in urban youth in the United States, yet upstream primary prevention efforts are lacking.1-3 Risk factors for community gun violence include aggression and violent conflict resolution, gun carrying, and living in socially and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods with high prevalence of violence.27-30 Youth are not always equipped to make smart or safe decisions regarding fighting, retaliation, and gun use. Additionally, they are easily influenced by social perceptions regarding gun carrying, especially vulnerable in communities where they could easily be victims of violence.20 Mentorship and conflict resolution skills for high-risk youth provided by school-based or community violence interruption programs are effective at reducing community gun violence; however, these services are limited resource-intensive.9-11,36,37 We propose development of a video-based program (“Rise Up Against Gun Violence”) that is informed by youth ambassadors with lived experience and leverages the expertise of violence interrupters to influence adolescents to avoid risky behaviors that lead to community gun violence. The video topics and messaging will be developed by the youth ambassadors and a multidisciplinary team of content experts, and refined through community feedback. The series will focus on risk-reduction topics such as non-violent conflict resolution, avoiding retaliation, and posting safely on social media, and will deliver hard facts about the dangers of firearm injuries and other salient topics that youth identify. Our study design includes youth ambassadors and violence interrupters from two cities with high levels of community gun violence (Houston and Memphis) to work with experts to develop a series of videos. The video program intervention will be tested with youth cohorts (community testers) in diverse settings in high-risk communities in both cities, and a mixed-methods approach will assess attitude change about the consequences of gun carrying and use (primary outcome), behavior change in gun carrying and fighting, increased awareness regarding risks of gun use, and establishment of adult support (secondary outcomes). Our proposal is a novel and innovative, multi-faceted approach, a “plug- and-play” program that could be disseminated to diverse community youth programs to utilize as part of their programming to tackle primary prevention of the leading public health problem for American youth.

NCIPC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Project Summary Abstract Child sexual abuse (CSA) and problematic sexual behavior (PSB) among youth are pervasive public health issues with significant physical, emotional, and societal impacts requiring community-level interventions. This evaluation is a field experiment designed to test the effectiveness of Teen Safety Matters (TSM), a school- based prevention program developed and implemented in multicultural school settings to equip both middle school adults and students with the knowledge and skills to identify and prevent CSA and PSB. This researcher-practitioner partnership will be conducted in a community population (New York City Public Schools) that is not only racially and ethnically diverse, but also serves learners who are predominantly economically disadvantaged (four out of five) among other vulnerabilities that confer disproportionate risk of CSA and PSB. The program evaluation has three specific aims: (1) Conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of the TSM program on middle school students’ CSA and PSB outcomes; (2) Investigate the durability of TSM effects throughout middle school and into the first year of high school; and (3) Assess the differential impact of TSM on student outcomes by demographic subgroups. The study will engage 40 middle schools which will be randomized into one of two experimental conditions—TSM for students and school adults (Condition A), TSM for school adults only (Condition B)—or to the control condition (business as usual) in which school are eligible for delayed rollout. Data will be collected from adults and students at baseline, after one year, after two years, and (for the two older student cohorts) during high school. The primary adult outcomes are their preparation and actions for the prevention of CSA and PSB. The primary student outcomes include program effects on their knowledge, social-emotional competencies, skillsets and safety outcomes relevant to the prevention of PSB. Analyses of the outcomes for participants in Condition B will yield insights about the value of extra training for school adults to shift the middle school environment towards prevention; compared to the Control condition, we will learn if TSM for School Adults is by itself an effective intervention. Similarly, analysis of the outcomes for participants in Condition A will provide information on the efficacy of the combination of TSM for School Adults and classroom instructional time. Finally, because educating youth to prevent PSB will always remain an important learning goal for this age group, direct comparison of Condition A to Condition B will yield information about the relative value of added classroom instructional time compared to TSM for adults only. Key innovations include TSM’s adult-focused training component, a rules-based approach, a flexible delivery model requiring less instructional time, and a dual focus on preventing negative outcomes while promoting positive developmental competencies. Methodological innovations include examining cumulative and cross-sectional effects across three student cohorts and evaluating practices for Safe Adult and Safe Peer-to-Peer Communications to prevent CSA and PSB.

National Endowment for the Humanities

CELEBRATION OF AMERICA THROUGH THE ARTS [YOUNG AUDIENCES OF HOUSTON CELEBRATES AMERICA THROUGH A CULTURAL ARTS EVENT SERIES OF HUMANITIES FOCUSED LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS FOR PK-12 YOUTH, HIGHLIGHTING KEY HISTORICAL FIGURES AND MOMENTS HONORING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FAMILY PROGRAMS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICA'S HISTORICAL EVENTS.]

Administration for Community Living

ACL intends to award funds for the establishment of one (1) center for independent living in Guam to provide, expand and improve the provision of independent living services and support the network of centers for independent living. At a minimum, centers funded by the program are required to provide the following core services: information and referral; independent living skills training; peer counseling; individual and systems advocacy; and services that facilitate transition from nursing homes and other institutions to the community, assistance to those at risk of entering institutions and facilitate the transition of youth to postsecondary life. The estimated total funding amount to be awarded to establish a center for independent living in Guam is $159,762. Twenty-four-month project period with two 12-month budget periods.

Administration for Community Living

ACL intends to award funds for the establishment of one (1) center for independent living in Guam to provide, expand and improve the provision of independent living services and support the network of centers for independent living. At a minimum, centers funded by the program are required to provide the following core services: information and referral; independent living skills training; peer counseling; individual and systems advocacy; and services that facilitate transition from nursing homes and other institutions to the community, assistance to those at risk of entering institutions and facilitate the transition of youth to postsecondary life. The estimated total funding amount to be awarded to establish a center for independent living in Guam is $159,762. Twenty-four-month project period with two 12-month budget periods.

National Park Service

Youth Engagement and Development Program. The project objective is to support and stimulate education, training and work opportunities for a young adult intern through collaborative participation in trail, park and resource projects and volunteer events in support of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

National Park Service

Youth Engagement and Development Program. The project objective is to support and stimulate work and/or education and training opportunities for a young adult crew through collaborative participation in performing approximately 5 miles of trail duties in support of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB

The primary purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support community-based efforts in tribal and migrant communities to strengthen families and protect children by preventing child abuse and neglect before it occurs. Funded projects will develop, operate, expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, programs, and activities to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect, consistent with the goals outlined by Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). This legislation specifies that 1 percent of the available funding from Title II will be reserved to fund tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant programs. Projects will focus on building protective factors that help tribal and/or migrant children, youth, and families build resilience and develop skills, characteristics, knowledge, and relationships that decrease risk and contribute to positive outcomes. Successful projects will demonstrate measurable progress toward increasing access to family support and prevention services tailored to the needs of tribal and/or migrant families, improving child safety and well-being, and increasing knowledge and implementation of evidence-informed practices to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB

The primary purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support community-based efforts in tribal and migrant communities to strengthen families and protect children by preventing child abuse and neglect before it occurs. Funded projects will develop, operate, expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, programs, and activities to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect, consistent with the goals outlined by Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). This legislation specifies that 1 percent of the available funding from Title II will be reserved to fund tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant programs. Projects will focus on building protective factors that help tribal and/or migrant children, youth, and families build resilience and develop skills, characteristics, knowledge, and relationships that decrease risk and contribute to positive outcomes. Successful projects will demonstrate measurable progress toward increasing access to family support and prevention services tailored to the needs of tribal and/or migrant families, improving child safety and well-being, and increasing knowledge and implementation of evidence-informed practices to prevent child abuse and neglect.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The purpose of the CMP-PDTA, under assistance listing 10.521, is to support the implementation and capacity of the 4-H Military Partnership and Outreach Support Program. Professional development and technical assistance are provided to the Land-grant Institutions and the CES so that, in collaboration with other organizations, they can develop and deliver educational programs for military-connected youth. The educational programs are to equip military-connected youth with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, and contributing lives.