Selected teams will participate in a year-long experience from September 2026 through May 2027, receiving leadership training, coaching, service-learning resources, and opportunities to connect with peers from across the country. Teams may also be eligible for project implementation funding and will have opportunities to share their stories through NYLC channels.

Each team is led by two youth leaders and one adult mentor who work together to engage their broader community, design a youth-led project, and create lasting impact through service-learning.

Sound like something you’re interested in? Applications are open and close August 28.

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We offer every high school in Philadelphia*:

• $1,000 for a student group to design, lead, and execute a community improvement project
• $1,000 in classroom wish list fulfillment funding for the faculty advisor overseeing the group
• Invite-only Faculty event
• Access to exclusive Participating Schools events through PSA
• Recommendation letters for every student participant
• An educational session with Drexel University for students
• The chance to compete for a share of $140,000 in prizes through our Impact Awards. (Impact Award prizes are unrestricted funds that can be used for school improvement and student enrichment.)

*Please note, the opportunity is not available to virtual schools in Philadelphia due to the in-person nature of the projects. All public, private, public, and parochial schools are invited to participate. One community improvement grant per school.

To learn more contact Jen at jen@phillyserviceaward.com.

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Two requirements must be met to be eligible to receive the grant:

1. At least one representative from your organization must attend the Virtual Fund Information Session on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 7:00pm. Register here.
2. If awarded, at least one representative from your organization must attend a virtual onboarding session and an in-person celebration. The dates will be provided in the upcoming weeks.

The following documents are required for submission:

• PDF of your organization’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit determination letter from the IRS or PDF of your organization’s LLC Filing Notice from the PA Department of State, or a Pennsylvania or Philadelphia business license
• PDF of your organization’s Form 990 or 990-N (aka e-Postcard)
• PDF of your organization’s current Form W-9 signed and dated in 2026. Please find the most up to date version of the W-9 here.

Please reach out to PYSCfund@pysc.org with any questions.

Deadline: July 2, 2026

The purposes of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program are to:

• Help address State-identified shortages and needs for personnel preparation in special education and early intervention, including infants and toddlers, and youth with disabilities.
• Ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children.

The purpose of the Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel (84.325K) competition is to prepare and increase the number of personnel who have the necessary qualifications to serve children with disabilities. Under this absolute priority, ED will fund grantees that use evidence-based strategies to prepare scholars in special education, early intervention, and related services at the bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, educational specialist degree, or clinical doctoral degree levels to serve in a variety of settings, including natural environments (the home and community settings in which children with and without disabilities participate), early learning programs, child care, classrooms, and schools.

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Deadline: June 29, 2026

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invite proposals for cooperative agreements to implement the FY 2026 FLEX Global high school exchange program. Applicants may apply for one or both of the following program components:

• Administrative Component: Manages overseas operations, recruitment and selection of inbound and outbound participants, travel, host family recruitment and placement for outbound participants (e.g., American students studying abroad), database and website management for all inbound and outbound participants, alumni activities for all inbound and outbound participants, program-wide events, and overall program coordination.
• Placement Component: Manages host family and school placement of inbound foreign participants in the U.S., regional “American Excellence” enhancement type activities, and ongoing monitoring and support.

FLEX Global builds on the 34-year legacy of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program and the 24-year legacy of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, expanding participation beyond specific world regions. The program advances U.S. interests by cultivating a network of young leaders who understand and support U.S. culture and priorities, with a focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, civic engagement, and leadership.

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Deadline: June 30, 2026

The purpose of the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities (NCIL) is to identify or develop evidence-based literacy assessment tools and professional development activities and to identify evidence-based instruction, strategies, and accommodations for students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, including dyslexia, impacting reading or writing, or a developmental delay impacting reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive functioning. The Center also disseminates its products and information on evidence-based literacy to families, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, regional educational agencies, and schools.

The Comprehensive Centers program supports the establishment of Comprehensive Centers (CCs) to provide capacity-building services to State educational agencies (SEAs), regional educational agencies (REAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools that improve educational opportunities and outcomes, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction for all students, and particularly for groups of students with the greatest need, including students from low-income families and students attending schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement or targeted or additional targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA).

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Deadline: July 1, 2026

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America World Hunger Domestic Hunger Grants accompany congregations and their partners throughout the United States and Caribbean as they draw on the strengths of communities to address local issues such as food security, clean water, housing, job access, human rights, policy change and more. Together, these ministries are part of a comprehensive approach to breaking the cycle of poverty and hunger, for good. Priority Focus Areas: Food security, Clean water, Housing, Job access, Human rights, Policy change.

Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits with established ties to an ELCA congregation/ministry and the local community, and already doing the work proposed. Priority: ELCA congregations/ministries addressing root causes of hunger, inclusive leadership with lived-experience voices, advocacy for systemic change, and partnerships that leverage local assets. Not funded: groups that discriminate, require faith activities for services, or act as pass-throughs.

Amount: Up to $10,000 (per year for 3 years for a maximum of $30,000)

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Our Early Education STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program is designed to fund organizations that introduce young children, grades K – 8th, to foundational concepts and skills across these four fields. Such programs should aim to foster curiosity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and a love of STEM learning from an early age.

Grants will be made to organizations supporting STEM initiatives geared towards providing K to 8th-grade students with a solid, hands-on early experience with in-depth STEM subjects. Organizations should have invested in careful planning and consideration of various elements of their STEM programs, and are or will be providing young learners with a comprehensive and engaging educational experience who meet some or all of our objectives.

Applications are now open.

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Deadline: July 6, 2026

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce an open competition for proposals to implement the FY 2026 Tech Youth program. Tech Youth is a new three-week, U.S.-based youth exchange that will equip young innovators with essential technical, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills to lead effectively and succeed in emerging industries. Participants will gain hands-on experience through job shadowing, site visits to U.S. companies, meetings with industry leaders, and intensive coursework and hands-on training. The program advances U.S. efforts to secure technological advantage over strategic competitors.

The program will support approximately 96 American and international participants from select countries worldwide (approximately 72 English-speaking international high school students and 24 U.S. high school students) in pre-exchange activities, the three-week U.S.-based exchange (to be conducted in summer 2027), post-exchange alumni engagement, and implementation of required capstone projects that address real-world economic and business challenges.

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Deadline: June 23, 2026

The purpose of the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program is to improve student achievement; improve the quality of prospective and new teachers by improving teacher preparation and enhancing professional development to hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs) accountable for preparing teachers who meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements; and recruit highly qualified individuals into the teaching force. The TQP program also supports the use of Registered Apprenticeships as a high-quality, work-based learning pathway for preparing and credentialing new teachers based on demonstrated skill and merit, particularly in high-need schools and subject areas experiencing teacher shortages.

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These research priorities include adverse childhood experiences, child abuse and neglect, youth violence, intimate partner violence (including teen dating violence), sexual violence, suicide, and cross-cutting preventions (i.e. examining two or more of these priority topics). For more information, see https://www.cdc.gov/injury-violence-prevention/programs/research-priorities.html. Applicants are encouraged to explore multiple forms of interpersonal violence and/or suicide among children or youth, community factors that increase the risk of interpersonal violence and/or suicide, and the practical relevance of the research for prevention and intervention efforts.

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During the week of June 22, the Foundation will host informational webinars covering funding eligibility, application criteria, timelines, and the review process.

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The Specialized Strategy initiative supports programming in areas including arts and culture, STEAM/STEM, sports and recreation, and other enrichment-focused content areas as part of the City’s Extended Day/Extended Year Initiative.

Organizations selected through this RFQ process will be eligible to contract for programming beginning in the 2026–2027 school year.

Proposals are due Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 5 pm.

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This microgrant aims to support civil society organizations and groups in the United States to utilize Pulitzer Center-supported reporting as part of projects that contribute to a more informed and empowered community.

For this grant cycle, we are seeking grant proposals for civic engagement projects to be completed by early December 2026 that focus on one of the following issues:

• Climate and the environment, with a focus on U.S fisheries and fishing communities or climate and labor
• Information and Artificial Intelligence
• Global health, with specific focus on mental well-being or connections to the Global South

The objective is to use Pulitzer Center-supported journalism as the inspiration for the projects supported by this civil society microgrant. By leveraging this reporting, we expect to build projects that amplify the voices of affected communities, foster public debate, and drive meaningful audience engagement that will lead to impactful conversations in communities in the U.S. and beyond.

This grant is open to grassroots organizations, academics and researchers, education institutions, civil society organizations and coalitions, youth movements, and other groups working at the intersection of journalism, civic rights, and active citizenship.

Applications are due Monday, June 8, 2026.

Not sure if this opportunity is right for your organization?

Register to join us on Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00pm EDT for a virtual information session that walks you through the goals and requirements for the microgrants.

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The Longview Foundation seeks to build a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world by equipping youth with a global perspective and understanding of political, social, and environmental issues worldwide. We accomplish this by supporting teacher preparation, state initiatives and coalitions, global ready studies and communities, and global ready career pathways in the United States. We focus our giving on integrating global perspectives and skills into PK–12 education and teacher preparation in the U.S. and are committed to:

• fostering diverse perspectives and dialogue, valuing our differences and similarities,
• advancing access for all,
• continuous learning from and with each other,
• humbly partnering with others to innovate and problem-solve collaboratively,
• seeking bold and lasting change grounded in the best available evidence, and
• acting as good stewards of our resources to maximize our impact.

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The Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools. IAL promotes innovative literacy programs that support the development of literacy skills in low-income communities, including programs that

• Develop and enhance effective school library programs, which may include providing professional development for school librarians, books, and up-to-date materials to high-need schools;
• Provide early literacy services, including pediatric literacy programs through which, during well-child visits, medical providers trained in research-based methods of early language and literacy promotion provide developmentally appropriate books and recommendations to parents to encourage them to read aloud to their children starting in infancy; and
• Provide high-quality books on a regular basis to children and adolescents from low-income communities to increase reading motivation, performance, and frequency.

By expanding access to high‐quality books, strengthening school library programs, and promoting early language and literacy development in low‐income communities, the IAL program directly advances the goal of increasing reading proficiency. These strategies build strong foundational skills from birth through adolescence, ensuring that children and students—particularly those in high‐need LEAs—receive the targeted supports necessary to improve their reading motivation, performance, and long‐term literacy outcomes.

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The Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program provides funding to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting the implementation of evidence-based practices that prepare, develop, or enhance the skills of educators to improve student outcomes. These grants will allow eligible entities to develop, expand, and evaluate practices that can serve as models to be sustained and disseminated. Applicants can receive competitive preference points to projects or proposals endorsed by a Governor or chief State education official for purposes of implementing the project or proposal. Applicants can also receive competitive preference points for projects or proposals that are designed to responsibly advance artificial intelligence and/or prioritize and expand Registered Apprenticeships.

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The grants will range from $500 to $1,000, and will be awarded to individuals and organizations pursuing projects that support HTEAMS’s mission of “strengthen[ing] the cultural identity of Haverford Township by promoting local endeavors that focus on using music and art as a bridge to promote education and to enhance the quality of life in our community.”

HTEAMS is a volunteer-run organization that presents the annual Haverford Music Festival, a free, family-friendly event. The 14th Haverford Music Festival will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2026, on two stages at the corner of Darby and Eagle roads in Havertown.

“Providing grants to help advance projects in our community is the natural extension of what HTEAMS exists to do,” said Jesse Hubley, HTEAMS President.

Grant applications are being accepted until September 1, 2026, and will be reviewed by the HTEAMS grant committee.

“The main thing we are going to be looking for is projects that are consistent with our core mission, and make Haverford Township a truly great place to be,” said Hubley.

HTEAMS has previously awarded one $1,000 grant, in 2023, to the Haverford Jazz Residency Campaign. The Campaign funds an artist-in-residence program for jazz students of the School District of Haverford Township and the artist in residence visits the district throughout the year, teaching and performing alongside students.

Political and religious endeavors will not be considered for the grant. Those interested can download an application form here. Additional information is available here. Applicants are welcome to submit supporting materials, including files and photos.

About the Haverford Township Education, Arts & Music Society (HTEAMS)

The mission of the Haverford Township Education, Arts & Music Society (HTEAMS) is to strengthen the cultural identity of Haverford Township by promoting local endeavors that focus on using music and art as a bridge to promote education and to enhance the quality of life in our community. Our primary direct benefit to the community is the production of the annual Haverford Township Music Festival, a free local cultural and social event highlighting original music.

All Points North Foundation is one of the few foundations focused on public middle school education, defined as grades six through eight. We recognize the vital importance of the middle school years in shaping the future of our nation’s youth. All Points North Foundation seeks to measurably improve public middle school education in underserved communities, whether urban or rural, through two priorities:

• Funding programs that prepare and retain middle school teachers in an ever-changing education climate.
• Helping students grow both academically and socially/emotionally.

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This funding opportunity seeks to fund rigorous and innovative research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in two topical areas: (1) research on malleable factors that affect school violence in K-12 schools; and (2) evaluations of the impact and effectiveness of school safety approaches implemented for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act. This NOFO is released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).

Funder: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

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