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national young artist competition awards: silhouette of young theater performers on stage

National young artist competition award grants

GRANT FOCUS: Arts/Culture, Youth Development, Arts Education, Career Development | Amount: $250 - $10,000 | Deadline: Oct. 8, 2025

internet crimes against children, child/youth internet safety improvement grants: young black boy on laptop with headphones on

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Internet crimes against children task force training support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Internet Crimes Against Children, Internet Safety, Child/Youth Safety | Amount: Up to $1,500,000 | Deadline: Oct. 21, 2025

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St. Louis region youth development, well-being and leadership project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development/Well-being/Leadership, Job Training, St. Louis, Missouri, Illinois | Amount: $10,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Sep 26, 2025

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Trans-led community organization rapid response grants

GRANT FOCUS: Trans Community/Youth, LGBTQ, Social Change, Advocacy, Community Organizing | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Ongoing

K-12 educational youth bee hive project grants: group of kids in bee suits looking at bees in hive

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K-12 educational youth bee hive project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, K-12, Environmental Education, Youth Bee Projects, School Gardens | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Oct. 15, 2025

Women, children and family support grants; mother research online while holding child

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Stark County, Ohio women and children support project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Women, Children, Family, Jobs/Careers, Health, Low-Income Mothers, Children in Poverty | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Oct. 10, 2025

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Opinion

What my trans daughters are teaching me about leadership

A father of trans youth uses his experiences to highlight the trust-based, youth-centered approach our communities need to help all young people...

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STEM and energy education project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, STEM Education, Environmental Education, Energy Education | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025

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From the Field

Afterschool STEM: Turning curiosity into careers and citizenship

A growing body of evidence shows that high-quality afterschool STEM programs excite and engage youth.

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From the Field

What happens when Bronx students lead the way in STEM equity

Black and Latino students are underrepresented in STEM. Too often, this reflects a lack of access to early, hands-on, project-based STEM learning.

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Grassroots community social change program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community-based/Grassroots Change, Social/Environmental Justice, Inequity/Injustice | Amount: Up to $30,000 | Deadline: Ongoing

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Residential care and treatment centers for unaccompanied children grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Residential Care, Immigrant Children/Youth, Unaccompanied Children/Youth | Amount: $15,000,000 - $500,000,000 | Deadline: Oct. 14, 2025

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K-6 classroom educational herb garden project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Youth Gardens, Environmental Education, School Garden | Amount: $500 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025

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Opinion

Unexpected mentors: Every new positive connection really does count

How can we look for ways to expand or deepen youth-adult relationships?

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Low-income community job creation and business support project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community Development, Job/Career Development, Business Support, Disadvantaged Communities | Amount: $100,000 - $800,000 | Deadline: Sep. 8, 2025

K-5 STEM education grant; young student working on robot

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K-5 STEM education project support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Teaching, Educator/Teacher Support, STEM, K-5 | Amount: Up to $1,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025

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North Dakota innovative community development program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community Development/Improvement/Innovation, North Dakota | Amount: Up to $300,000 | Deadline: Sep. 30, 2025

Expanding horizons, essential developmental relationships _evidence of afterschool impacts_feature: group of students and afterschool workers at a table outdoors doing work

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From the Field

Expanding horizons, essential relationships: The evidence of afterschool impacts

We learn and grow through relationships — and when these are paired with high quality learning and leadership opportunities, real transformation happens.

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Biggie through Bronfenbrenner’s eyes

Biggie’s lyrics painted a vivid picture of life's complexity. Bronfenbrenner created a framework to understand youth development within this complexity.