State Farm Youth Advisory Board grants

Posted by on February 13, 2012

At State Farm, being there for the community is important. That’s why I’m excited to tell you that State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) grants applications are now open!  Request for Proposals (RFP) must be submitted online by May 4 at 5 p.m. CST. Complete details and contact information is available at http://www.statefarmyab.com/apply/national-grants.

Applicants may request from $25,000 to $100,000 based on a required budget which outlines project expenses.

The YAB was established in 2006 with the mission of empowering youth to play a leading role in improving public K-12 education through service-learning and creating sustainable change in local communities.  To date, the YAB has granted $20.7 million, impacting 14 million lives!

Each year, 30 diverse students, ages 17-20, from across the United States and Canada are responsible for a $5 million budget which allows them to design and implement this signature service-learning grant opportunity.  The grant program provides funding for service-learning grants that focus on one of these issue areas:

Community Safety and Natural Disaster Preparedness
Access to higher education/closing the achievement gap
Financial literacy
Environmental responsibility
Social Health and Wellness issues

To be eligible to receive a grant from the YAB, applying organizations must be a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution; non-profit organizations are also eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum.  All applicants must have a youth contact and adult administrator, as the programs must be youth-driven and youth-led.

I hope you will share this opportunity to apply for a State Farm Youth Advisory Board grant with people in your networks, or assist a group in applying yourself!  Go to http://www.statefarmyab.com for more information.