Clay Aiken ABLE to SERVE Awards

Posted by on February 13, 2004

*Clay Aiken ABLE to SERVE Awards*

Deadline: February 23, 2004

The Youth Service America and The Bubel Aiken Foundation are proud to announce the Clay Aiken ABLE to SERVE Awards, offering twenty-five grants up to $1,000 each to encourage young people with disabilities, between the ages of 5 and 22, to plan and execute service projects in the United

States for National Youth Service Day 2004.

Eight grants of $1,000 are available for youth with disabilities planning projects in Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa for Global Youth Service Day 2004, also on April 16-18.

Access the US and International applications at: <a href="http://www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm">http://www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm</a>

* All grant winners will be eligible for an additional grant of $1,000 for continuing the project beyond April. Receipt of this follow-up grant will be contingent on the satisfactory completion of a project evaluation and a cash or in-kind match from a local community partner for the award winner.

To apply, simply follow the application guidelines and submit a complete application to Youth Service America postmarked by February 23, 2004. Visit the National Youth Service Day website at <a href="http://www.YSA.org/nysd">http://www.YSA.org/nysd</a> to find resources to help you develop a great service project and prepare a quality grant application.