The Collaborative for Advancing Youth Development gives recommendations on how NYC can better support and sustain its youth services workforce.
In this career readiness program, teens get work ready not by hearing about how work operates but by trying it themselves.
GRANT FOCUS: School Meals/Food/Lunch, Nutrition, Child/Youth Health, Workforce Development | Amount: $500,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2026
World Youth Skills Day on July 15 draws attention to how young people are developing essential skills but still finding pathways to...
We build systems of developmental support for youth. What if we applied that same intentionality to staff development for those who serve...
GRANT FOCUS: Children/Youth with Disabilities, Workforce Readiness, Prof. Development, Apprenticeship | Amount: Up to $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 13, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: Early Education, Children/Youth with Disabilities, Workforce/Professional Development | Amount: Up to $350,000 | Deadline: July 2, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leader/Leadership/Innovator, Job/Career Training, Workforce Dev., Youth Exchange | Amount: $1,100,000 | Deadline: July 6, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: Higher Education, Youth Leadership, Career Training/Development, Workforce Readiness | Amount: $2,000,000 | Deadline: June 10, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: Job/Career Training, Career Pathways/Development/Exploration, Workforce Readiness | Amount: Up to $9,000,000 | Deadline: June 9, 2026
Strengthening and expanding apprenticeships may provide a crucial solution in the middle of the worst labor market for young adults since the...
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Job/Career Training, Workforce Development, Apprenticeship | Amount: $2,326,108 - $156,286,824 | Deadline: May 29, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: Middle/High School Math Education, Higher Education Scholarship, Educator/Teacher Support | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: May 1, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: Math Education, PreK-6 Education, Higher Education Scholarship, Educator/Teacher Support | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: May 1, 2026
When youth workers apply to college, their work experience doesn't count. One solution lies in Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).
Workforce readiness must start in high school with paid opportunities, responsibilities, and cross-sector partnerships.
GRANT FOCUS: Skilled Trades, Job/Career Training, Youth Development/Education/Training | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Ongoing
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Education, Human Services, Workforce Development | Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 or $10,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Apr. 30, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Environment, Community, Affordable Housing, Job/Career Training | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: May 15, 2026
GRANT FOCUS: Job/Career Training, Reentry Support, Justice-involved Youth | Amount: $1,000,000 - $5,100,000 | Deadline: Apr. 15, 2026