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Youth-led community project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Civic Engagement, Community, Youth Leadership | Amount: $250 - $1,000 | Deadline: Jan. 1, 2026; Apr. 1, 2026

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Shifting the game: Kuhn, hip-hop and the future of youth work

Hip-hop shows that the next paradigm begins at the margins. If we learn to recognize that in youth systems, we may help...

Denver community grant: aerial view of Denver with mountains in the background

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Denver area community nonprofit support grant

GRANT FOCUS: Arts/Culture, Economic Opportunity, Education, Environment, Health, Wellness, Nonprofit Support | Amount: $100,000 | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025

Baltimore community grants; view of Baltimore above Patterson Park

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Greater Baltimore area community grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Nonprofit Support, Education, Health, Baltimore | Amount: Up to $50,000 or $50,000+ | Deadline: Ongoing or Dec. 5, 2025...

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Community program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Education, Environment, Safety, Food Access, Diversity | Amount: $250 - $5,000 | Deadline: Dec. 31, 2025

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When positive youth development meets the Native Tongues

At first glance, positive youth development and the Native Tongues might seem to live in different worlds. But look closer and you...

community development/support grants, Washington D.C. grant; group of volunteers cleaning up park

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Washington D.C. area community arts, education, health and human services grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Arts/Culture, Education, Humanities, Health, Human Services, Washington D.C. | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Dec. 5, 2025 (LOI)

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Six reasons to read ‘Teen-Centered Civics for Human Thriving’ today

History Co:Lab recently released the clearest and most complete explanation of the inseparability of youth and community thriving I have ever read.

K-12 youth garden grants, children gardening

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Youth educational garden project support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Gardens, Education, Child/Youth Development, Environment, Community | Amount: $750 | Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025

Queens arts project and culture project support grants: group of dancers dancing in front of river

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Queens, NYC arts and culture project support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Arts/Culture, Artist Support, Community Projects, Queens, NYC | Amount: $2,500 - $5,000 | Deadline: Nov. 18, 2025

Seattle disadvantaged community grants: two women with hats and facemasks stand with their hands up palms towards themselves

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Seattle disadvantaged community engagement, organizing and support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Disadvantaged Communities, Racial Equity, Poverty, Civic Engagement, Seattle | Amount: Up to $7,500 | Deadline: Oct. 30, 2025

New York City community project grant, arts and culture project grants: young black woman in overall painting on ground with lots of others painting in background

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New York City transformational community project grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community Project, Community Development, Underserved Communities, New York City | Amount: $100,000 | Deadline: Oct. 29, 2025 (LOI)

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Rhode Island community program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community Development/Engagement/Improvement, Arts/Culture, Well-being, Rhode Island | Amount: $1,000 - $10,000 | Deadline: Sep. 26, 2025

youth, community jobs grant, career training, development, education and training grants; young employee raising hand

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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

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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

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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.

community at-risk youth development grants: young woman teaches class of other youth

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Community empowerment and youth development program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Youth Health & Wellness, Education, Job/Career Training, Mentoring | Amount: $25,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2025

youth education, community grant, health, culture program grants; happy children in park

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Community, youth development, education, housing, environment and diversity program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Youth Development, Education, Human Services, Housing, Diversity | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sep. 30, 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

Human services, basic needs, well-being grants, Carolinas grants: smiling young black woman giving older white man box of necessities

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North and South Carolina community human services, education and well-being grants

GRANT FOCUS: Human Services, Basic Needs, Education, Well-being, Community, North/South Carolina | Amount: $5,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Aug. 8, 2025 (LOI)