What are Mini-Grants?
Whether you're putting on an event, helping a youth program, or creating a piece of art, you will need funding to make your ideas happen. YEF Mini-Grants support small-scale projects initiated and led by youth. We offer grants up to $10,000 to fund projects that support youth leadership and youth's ideas for how to address important community needs. Examples of such projects include educational workshops, service projects, community outreach, teach-ins and media projects.
How can I apply for a Mini-Grant?
Click here to download (application attached) an application for the 2012 Summer Fall Mini-Grants. Projects applying must take place between July-December 2012. Applications are due Friday, June 1st at 5pm.
- Total Funding Available: $50,000
- Grant sizes: Up to $10,000 per project
- Priority Focus: Cross-Cultural Community Building. See application for more information.
Application Support Workshop for Youth Leaders
(Adult Allies Welcome)
- When? Tuesday, May 8th from 5-6pm
- Where? 1390 Market Street (between Polk and Larkin), Suite 900
- RSVP by e-mail to Gillian Bogart at gbogart@dcyf.org by Friday, May 4th
| Estimated Timeline of Grant Cycle | |
|---|---|
| RFP release | April 25, 2012 |
| Application Deadline | June 1st at 5pm |
| Interviews & Application Review Process | June 27th |
| Announcement of Awards | Orientation Meeting |
| Grant Recipient Orientation | July |
| Mid-Cycle Gathering | October 2012 |
| All Project Activities Completed | December 2012 |
| Final Presentation | December 2012 |
If you have any questions about the Mini-Grants Application, please contact Gillian Bogart, Mini-Grants Coordinator, at gbogart@dcyf.org or 415-554-3510.
Who is qualified to apply for a Mini-Grant?
If you're thinking about applying, you must meet the following qualifications:
- Be initiated, led, and proposed by youth under 18
- Address an unfulfilled need in the community with clearly defined goals/objectives
- Outreach and engage other youth and the community-at-large
- Be sponsored by a nonprofit 501(c)3
- Have an adult advisor/ally supporting the project
What happens after I submit my application?
- Once we recieve a completed a YEF Mini-Grant Application, it goes through the following process:
- Youth Empowerment Fund Advisory Board (YEFAB) reviews and scores applications
- Meet with YEFAB to give more information about the program
- YEFAB discusses and decides which projects to award