GRANTSOON

Grants for youth programs

Grants for after-school, mentoring, summer, sports and leadership programs for young people.

From companies, foundations and states

  1. Closes31 DEC

    Spark Good Local Grants

    Walmart · Nonprofits, Schools, Local governments, Churches

    Cash grants from a local Walmart store, Sam's Club or distribution center for projects that serve the same community.

    Open$250 to $5,000
  2. Closes05 FEB

    GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant

    KidsGardening · Nonprofits, Schools, Local governments, Colleges

    Garden grants for nonprofits, school districts, colleges and public bodies whose garden serves at least 15 young people.

    Open
  3. ApplyANYTIME

    ALDI Community Gift Card Program

    ALDI · Nonprofits, Schools

    ALDI gift cards for local 501(c)(3) nonprofits and schools working on children's education, arts, athletics or food insecurity. Its larger Impact Grants are by invitation.

    Rolling
  4. ApplyANYTIME

    Costco charitable giving

    Costco · Nonprofits

    Cash donations to 501(c)(3) organizations working on children, education, and health and human services where Costco does business.

    Rolling
  5. ApplyANYTIME

    Good Sports equipment grants

    Good Sports · Nonprofits, Schools

    New sports equipment, apparel and footwear for organized youth sports programs in high-need communities; 501(c)(3) status isn't required.

    Rolling
  6. ApplyANYTIME

    KaBOOM! community-built playspaces

    KaBOOM! · Nonprofits, Schools, Local governments

    KaBOOM! helps communities plan, design and build a new playground, sports court or nature play area with funding partners, in the metro areas where it is currently taking applicants.

    Rolling
  7. ApplyANYTIME

    Letter of inquiry

    W.K. Kellogg Foundation · Nonprofits, Tribes, Schools, Local governments

    The W.K. Kellogg Foundation takes letters of inquiry all year for work on children, families and communities, with no fixed cycles.

    Rolling
  8. ApplyANYTIME

    PNC Foundation Grow Up Great grants

    PNC · Nonprofits, Schools

    Grants for early learning from birth to age five where most children come from low- to moderate-income families, in communities where PNC has a large presence.

    Rolling
  9. ApplyANYTIME

    Preliminary letter of inquiry

    Lilly Endowment · Nonprofits, Churches

    Lilly Endowment funds community development and education in Indianapolis and Indiana, and religion nationally. Requests start with a two-page letter sent by mail.

    Rolling
  10. ApplyANYTIME

    Publix Super Markets Charities

    Publix · Nonprofits, Schools

    Grants for youth, education, hunger and homelessness from schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the eight states Publix serves.

    Rolling
  11. Opens09 NOV

    KidsGardening Youth Garden Grant

    KidsGardening · Schools, Nonprofits

    Grants for school and community youth gardens serving under-resourced communities with at least 15 young people taking part.

    Opens November 9, 2026
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    Community Engagement Funds

    Target · Nonprofits

    Local grants of $1,000 to $15,000 made through Target stores and distribution centers.

    Next: April 2027$1,000 to $15,000
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    Family Literacy Grants

    Dollar General · Nonprofits

    Grants for nonprofits that teach parents and children together: adult education, children's education and Parent and Child Together Time.

    Next: January 2027
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    Summer Reading Grants

    Dollar General · Nonprofits, Schools, Libraries

    Grants for nonprofits, schools and libraries running summer reading programs for pre-K to 12th-grade new or struggling readers.

    Next: January 2027
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    Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grants

    Whole Foods · Schools, Nonprofits

    Grants for school and nonprofit edible gardens that teach kids where food comes from; the foundation also offers bee and salad bar grants.

    Check dates
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    Neighborhood Grants

    Starbucks · Nonprofits

    Small grants from The Starbucks Foundation for local nonprofits nominated by Starbucks employees; the 2026 round reached more than 2,700 organizations.

    Invitation
  17. Closed30 SEP

    Chicago Community Impact Grants

    McDonald's · Nonprofits

    Project grants of $50,000 to $200,000 for Chicago nonprofits on youth job readiness and food access; up to 25 grants.

    Closed$50,000 to $200,000
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    Grants for Growing

    Tractor Supply · Schools

    Grants of up to $5,000 for FFA chapters for classroom, chapter and ag awareness projects, raised at Tractor Supply stores.

    ClosedUp to $5,000

Federal grants

Open and forecast opportunities from Grants.gov that match this cause, soonest deadline first.

  1. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program

    DOJ · Others, Counties, States, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program. This opportunity supports states, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to deliver substance use prevention programs for youth in schools and extracurricular setting

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $750,000
  2. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs

    DOJ · School districts, Public colleges, Others, +8 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs. This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and going into the juvenile justice system. Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or

    Closes in 8 days$1 million to $4 million
  3. Closes02 NOV

    OJJDP FY 2026 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program

    DOJ · Tribes, Counties, States, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program. This opportunity will support states, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, and community-based organizations to provide (1) comprehensive reentry services for moderate- to high-risk youth before, during,

    Closes in 12 daysUp to $750,000
  4. Closes16 NOV

    OJJDP FY 2026 Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment

    DOJ · Counties, Tribes, Nonprofits, +3 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment program. This opportunity will fund community-based treatment programs serving youth with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD). Selected community-based programs will develop or e

    OpenUp to $650,000
  5. Closes16 NOV

    OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use

    DOJ · States, School districts, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), +7 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use program. This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of high-quality mentoring services for youth who are currently using or dependent on substances, as well as youth at risk of substance use or who have close fam

    OpenUp to $2 million
  6. Closes16 NOV

    OJJDP FY 2026 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

    DOJ · Cities and towns, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), Nonprofits, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative. This NOFO supports states, localities, Tribal jurisdictions, and non-profit organizations in addressing violent crime and reducing overdose deaths through prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies to support children, youth, and families affected b

    OpenUp to $750,000
  7. Closes07 JAN

    Accelerating Solutions to Improve Access and Quality of Empirically-Supported Practices for Youth Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

    NIH · Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), For-profits, Tribal organizations, +12 more

    This NOFO is a call to action in response to the mental health crisis in the United States. We seek applications that will study methods to increase access to evidence-based interventions and services for youth mental health, including those living in rural areas, inner cities, and other under-resourced areas, and youth experiencing housing and food insecuri

    Open
  8. Closes29 SEP

    Research Experiences and/or Mentoring Networks through Research Education to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCDs Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

    NIH · Nonprofits, Tribal organizations, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), +12 more

    The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences.

    OpenUp to $250,000
  9. Closes05 MAY

    NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

    NIH · Counties, Public colleges, States, +12 more

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Education Program supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of the Research Education program is to:Support educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs;He

    Open
  10. Expected01 DEC

    CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs): Rigorous Evaluation of Prevention Approaches to Prevent and Reduce Youth Violence

    CDC · School districts, Tribes, Nonprofits, +13 more

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) seeks investigator-initiated research proposals to expand the evidence base for the prevention of violence among youth aged 10 to 24 years. The purpose of this announcement is to fund the National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention

    Forecast, expected December 1, 2026Up to $1.2 million
  11. Expected01 DEC

    Preventing Suicide and Interpersonal Violence Among Youth and Young Adults

    CDC · Nonprofits, For-profits, Tribes, +13 more

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) seeks investigator-initiated research proposals to evaluate primary prevention-focused approaches to reduce suicide and interpersonal violence among youth and young adults (ages 10 to 24 years). This NOFO will support the evaluation of existing pr

    Forecast, expected December 1, 2026Up to $500,000
  12. Expected01 DEC

    Rigorously Evaluating Approaches to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Problematic Sexual Behavior among Youth

    CDC · Private colleges, Anyone eligible, Nonprofits, +13 more

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is soliciting investigator-initiated gold standard research proposals to rigorously evaluate programs and policies for their impact on primary prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA) or problematic sexual behavior (PSB) among youth. For the purpose

    Forecast, expected December 1, 2026Up to $400,000
  13. Expected02 FEB

    Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D - Women, Infants, Children and Youth Grant Supplemental Funding

    HRSA · Cities and towns, Nonprofits, States, +10 more

    The purpose of this supplemental funding is to strengthen organizational infrastructure and increase capacity to develop, enhance, or expand access to high quality family-centered HIV care services. The activities fall under two categories: HIV Care Innovation and Infrastructure Development.

    Forecast, expected February 2, 2027Up to $200,000
  14. Expected23 FEB

    World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center (U54)

    CDC · Tribal organizations, Counties, Housing authorities, +12 more

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, plans to establish a WTC Youth Research Coordinating Center ("Center") through a U54 cooperative agreement. In December 2022, Congress amended the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 300mm–51(c)) to direct the WTC Health Program Administrator to est

    Forecast, expected February 23, 2027Up to $10 million
  15. Expected10 MAR

    Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program

    ACF · Others

    The purpose of the HTYPE Demonstration Program is to fund local education agencies (LEAs) to establish, expand, and support programs to educate school staff to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking and to provide age-appropriate information to students on how to avoid becoming victims of human trafficking. LEAs, with the support of a nonprofit

    Forecast, expected March 10, 2027$350,000 to $400,000
  16. Expected10 MAR

    Single Source Competition for Continuation of Understanding and Targeting the Pathophysiology of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

    NIH · Others

    The DISCOVERY of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Study is a multi-center longitudinal consortium conducted across 19 clinical sites to identify risk factors and biological mechanisms driving progression to youth-onset type 2 diabetes. The study is actively recruiting and following early pubertal youth at high risk for the disease with longitudinal

    Forecast, expected March 10, 2027$35 million in total
  17. Expected18 MAR

    Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Research Network

    HRSA · Others

    The purpose of this program is to improve the lives of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), including those with medical complexity (CMC) and their families, by establishing and maintaining the research infrastructure needed to generate evidence-based solutions that help them thrive across the lifespan and participate fully in their co

    Forecast, expected March 18, 2027Up to $1.6 million
  18. Expected27 MAY

    Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers

    NIH · Special districts, Counties, Tribal organizations, +10 more

    The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to publish a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to solicit research applications for practice-based research centers to support interdisciplinary teams of mental health researchers to engage in high-impact studies that will significantly advance clinical practice and generate knowledge to fuel the tran

    Forecast, expected May 27, 2027$1.5 million in total
  19. Expected01 OCT

    Youth Regional Treatment Center Aftercare Program

    HHS · Others, Tribal organizations, Tribes

    The goal of the Youth Aftercare cooperative agreement is to help American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth achieve and sustain safety, sobriety, and long-term success after discharge from a Youth Regional Treatment Center (YRTC). The program strengthens culturally appropriate, community-based aftercare services by improving care coordination, building

    Forecast, expected October 1, 2027$900,000 in total
  20. Expected12 OCT

    Established Clinician Investigator Award to Support Mentoring (KS1)

    NIH · Housing authorities, Counties, For-profits, +12 more

    The Established Clinician Investigator Award to Support Mentoring provides support to established clinician investigators for a sustained period of protected time to provide high-quality mentoring to early-career clinician research scientists.

    Forecast, expected October 12, 2027

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Questions

When do youth program grants close?

The next deadline is October 29, 2026 for OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program. 8 programs take applications at any time.

Who funds youth programs?

Store and bank foundations fund local youth programs, and the Justice Department's OJJDP funds mentoring and prevention programs nationally.

Do I have to pay to apply for a grant?

No. Real grant programs never charge to apply or to receive an award. Anyone asking for a fee before you get grant money is running a scam.

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