Description

Youth Service America’s 2022-2023 Partner Grants are a strategy for increasing youth participation rates to 50% by America’s Semiquincentennial (America250) in July 2026. With generous support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, YSA will award Afterschool Grants of up to $500 each to support youth-led service or service-learning opportunities in up to 60 afterschool programs.

Grants are offered on a competitive application basis and open to any afterschool program that meets the following requirements:

- Engage at least 50 youth as volunteers in service or service-learning projects during the 2022-2023 academic year;
50% of youth engaged are from low-income, underserved communities;
- Focus on engaging middle-school and high-school aged youth; and
- Submit an online impact report by June 1, 2023.

Activities can take place any time during the 2022-2023 school year. We will provide additional planning resources to grantees for 9/11 Day of Service (September 11, 2022) MLK Day of Service (January 16, 2023) and/or Global Youth Service Day (Late April or Early May 2023). Participation in these days is encouraged, but is not required.

Applicants must be based in the United States. Applicants may work locally, regionally, or statewide. Afterschool coalitions or multi-site programs are encouraged to apply and may be eligible for multiple grants.