child development Archives

Family literacy program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education/Development, Reading/Literacy, Family, K-12, Schools, Libraries | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Feb. 5, 2026

Including young learners in the push for reading reform: teacher reading with students

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San Diego early literacy program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood/Learning/Education, Literacy, Reading, Disadvantaged Children, San Diego | Amount: Up to $60,000 | Deadline: Feb. 20, 2026

EPA proposes lower lead hazard exposure limit in daycares, homes: person in hazmat suit painting the exterior window sill of older home

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Lead hazards in homes with young children control and abatement program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child Health/Development, Environmental Health, Safe/Healthy Homes, Lead Hazard | Amount: $1,000,000 - $2,500,000 | Deadline: Feb. 28, 2026

MN early child care and youth development grants; young ethnic child on playground

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Minnesota early child care, education, development and advocacy grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Early Childhood, Education, Early Care/Childcare, Minnesota | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026

child-serving systems, child advocacy: Woman with long blonde hair high fives a dark-haired toddler girl while they sit at a low red table full of toys in a daycare classroom

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Grants to support advocacy for child-serving systems in Pennsylvania

GRANT FOCUS: Child Advocacy, Early Childhood/Care/Education, Child Dev., Public Policy, Pennsylvania | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: Jan. 29, 2026

children and youth grants, family economic mobility, affordable housing: happy family laughing on couch

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Pueblo, Colorado area children, youth and family support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, Family Support, Basic Needs, Behavioral Health, Pueblo, Colorado | Amount: $15,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026

early childhood welfare and family support program grants; child and father playing on floor

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Early childhood welfare, education and parenting program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child Welfare, Early Childhood, Education, Parenting, Child Care, Research | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 31, 2026 (LOI)

early care. early learning, child care and early: young black boy in overalls playing with different colorful toys

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Strengthening early child care and education system grants

GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood, Child/Early Care, Early Education, Preschool, Child Development | Amount: $500,000 - $1,500,000 | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025

Tutoring, late-talking children: Young adult in clear-framed glasses and light blue shirt sits next to young child in gold/navy striped t-shirt as they review schoolwork on desk

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Late-talking children services support research grants

GRANT FOCUS: Late-talking Children, Language Learning/Delay, Child Development, Research | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Oct. 2, 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.

Biggie through Bronfenbrenner's eyes_feature: graphic illustration of older white man wearing chain and crown to emulate rapper

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Opinion

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.

West Michigan child and youth program grants: group of happy kids at campsite

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West Michigan child and youth program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Health, Literacy, Education, Child/Youth Development | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Sep. 15, 2025

SNAP, food insecurity and access grants: Cute child, preschool boy, eating spaghetti for lunch outdoors in garden, summertime

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Children and family healthy food access and nutrition education grants

GRANT FOCUS: Food Access, Nutrition, Child Health/Development, Family Support | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sep. 18, 2025

Boulder County LGBTQ+ Community Life Enhancement Grants;

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Boulder County LGBTQ+ community life enhancement grants

GRANT FOCUS: LGBTQ+, Community, Child/Youth Development, Safety, Social Justice | Amount: $1,000+ | Deadline: Aug. 29, 2025

Improving educational and behavioral outcomes for disabled children and youth program grant: disabled boy doing homework on ipad

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Improving educational and behavioral outcomes for children and youth with disabilities program grant

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Disabled Children/Youth, Academic Improvement, Child/Youth Development | Amount: Up to $4,099,988 | Deadline: July 18, 2025

Teens, social media and technology, social and emotional learning: line of teens looking at their phones

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Opinion

Using digital devices to lift up and support adolescents

We must identify and bring awareness to how digital technology can support development.

In Dallas, a Big Thought is brewing about how cities can help their children grow: group of youths stand outside in front of supplies on clear day

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In Dallas, a Big Thought is brewing about how cities can help their children grow

Big Thought provides youth with opportunities to learn how to think and act creatively.

child development, early childhood grants: young girl looking at globe with yellow background

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Early childhood program innovation support fellowship

GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood Care/Education/Development, Child/Family Health, Organization/Nonprofit Support | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 13, 2025