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Global sustainability award grants for youth, universities, and organizations

GRANT FOCUS: Environment/Sustainability, Youth Leadership, Young Leaders, Youth-Led | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sept. 21, 2026

When young people lead, communities change-Meet the new class of Carnegie Young Leaders_feature: large group of youths filling conference room smiling and clapping

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When young people lead, communities change: Meet the new class of Carnegie Young Leaders

Young leaders receive grants along with access to coaching, a national network of civic leaders and the resources needed to launch bold...

Civic education, political education, youth leadership and civic engagement: raised hands of young people colored like american flag

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Civic education and engagement program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Educator/Teacher Support and Development | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2026

How Cureco is redefining youth-led health advocacy, youth-led advocacy_feature: teen girl with long dark hair stand in front of boxes of medical supplies on table

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How Cureco is redefining youth-led health advocacy

Youth-led advocacy encourages long-term civic engagement, leadership development and community-centered problem-solving.

youth exchange, youth leadership exchange grant; youth standing with the flags of their countries

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Youth exchange program implementation grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Exchange, Cultural Education, Youth Development, Youth Leadership | Amount: $10,000,000 | Deadline: May 26, 2026

The power of youth voice _feature: female student gives presentation in front of classroom

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The power of voice

Debate’s transferable skills — including public speaking, critical thinking and intellectual humility — empower youth voice.

civic skills, youth thriving, Six reasons to read Teen Centered Civics for Human Thriving_feature: group of teens put hands together over world map

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Civic skills for 20 million young people: A Q&A with Rajiv Vinnakota

Karen Pittman speaks with Rajiv Vinnakota about cultivating civic skills that develop effective citizens.

Coaching not correction_The shift youth serving systems need to build real leaders_feature: male educator/mentor helping two girls with STEM project

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Coaching, not correction: The shift youth-serving systems need to build real leaders

You can’t correct a kid into leadership. Adolescents develop youth leadership through environments that support autonomy, belonging and skill-building.

youth-led community project grants: group of youths sit and look at lake

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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

When positive youth development meets the Native Tongues_feature: illustrated graphic of human figure in red painterly lines with black background with "Positive Youth Development" written along curve of body

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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...

pacific youth leadership, young pacific leaders development grants; youth leadership award winner

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Young Pacific leaders youth development conference and workshop program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Civic Engagement, Youth Development, Pacific Islander Youth | Amount: $50,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Aug. 15, 2025

Why are we so afraid to let young people lead, youth leadership: Teen girls work together in community garden

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Why are we so afraid to let young people lead?

We say we want youth to lead, but we rarely let them.

youth-led project, youth-led community projects grants: happy young black man in volunteer shirt giving thumps up with other youth volunteers in background

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Youth-led community project support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth-led Projects, Youth Leadership/Development, Youth Mental Health/Well-being | Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2024

environmental project grants and education grants: little girl holding globe and newly sprouted tree in soil

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Youth-led climate and sustainability project support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth-led Project, Youth Leadership, Climate Change/Sustainability, Civic Engagement, Community | Amount: Up to $30,000 | Deadline: May 26, 2024

Youth leader development, changemaking, young community leader: female team leader leans over table talking to team while pointing at things on table

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Youth leader development and career support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leaders/Leadership, Youth Development, Civic Engagement, Career Training, Mentorship | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 17, 2024

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Social justice and change project support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Social Change/Justice, Youth Leaders, Community Organizing, Arts/Culture | Amount: Up to $4,000 | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2023

NAA next generation of afterschool leaders: 17 headshots of diverse young people

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► Newsmakers

National AfterSchool Association names 2023 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders

17 out-of-school time professionals from across the country were chosen.

International Undergraduate student Exchange Program Grant; graphic of graduation cap on globe

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Youth leadership exchange program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Youth Exchange, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $400,000 | Deadline: Mar. 31, 2023

women children and family support, girls' and women's education : Black mother and child smiling while on laptop together

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Support grants for southern organizations led by women and girls of color

GRANT FOCUS: Women/Girls of Color, Girls' Development, Youth Leaders, Gender Equity, Systemic Racism | Amount: $20,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Jan. 13,...