Description

Disney, through YSA, is providing support to organizations that engage youth and their families in community service and build capacity of youth development programs. Organizations can apply for the 2018-2019 Disney Volunteer Grant Program now through September 10.

Together, we’re calling on the largest youth development organizations to increase and create new or expand volunteer opportunities for youth (ages 5-18) that will strengthen communities across the United States. Organizations can apply for grants of between $4,000 and $20,000 to build their capacity to lead multi-site programs that deliver high-impact, high-visibility, youth-led service activities in their communities that make a difference.

Grant size will be determined by the number of volunteer opportunities for youth and families provided through the organization’s programs, at an average of $4 per volunteer opportunity. Eligible applicants must describe how they can provide between 1,000 to 5,000 or more volunteer opportunities for youth and families between October 2018 – April 2019. For example:

A national grantee might work with five of their local affiliates that provide 1,000 volunteer opportunities each, or
A local grantee might work with ten of their neighborhood affiliates that provide 500 volunteer opportunities each.
This grant opportunity is open to the following organizations (national organization and state or local chapters/affiliates):

4-H
Afterschool All-Stars
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boys & Girls Clubs
Camp Fire
FFA
Girls Inc.
Girl Scouts
The Y (YMCA)
YWCA
Only these organizations are eligible to apply. We encourage coalitions to submit a joint application for $20,000 total to collectively provide at least 5,000 volunteer opportunities, but all proposals that provide a minimum of 1,000 opportunities will be considered. Other organizations are encouraged to visit YSA’s grants page to access additional opportunities.

Funds may be used to:

Build youth and family volunteer program organizational capacity - this can include expanding current or providing new volunteer efforts
Host youth-led Days of Service projects, including: Family Volunteer Day (November 17, 2018), Martin Luther King Day of Service (January 21, 2019), and Global Youth Service Day (April 12-14, 2019)
Incorporate youth and family volunteering into regularly scheduled weekly or monthly opportunities or special local events