Click here to view the 2025-2027 Youth Community Investment Grant Request for Applications (RFA)
Questions or requests for technical assistance must be directed to our Single Point of Contact (SPC)
Bethany Moreland
Bethany.Moreland@ode.oregon.gov
Goals
The purpose of Youth Community Investment Grants is to:
- Increase youth engagement in and connection to school and community
- Enhance academic achievement and support educational attainment
- Reduce barriers and support access to services that improve youth educational outcomes, connection and wellness
- Increase youth participation in safe and welcoming out-of-school time programming and services with positive adult role models
- Provide services to youth in a manner that supports educational success, reduces high risk behaviors, improves well-being and is integrated, measurable and accountable
In addition, certain Grants awarded under this RFA may be funded with Social Service Block Grant funds. To be eligible for these under federal law, Project Activities must be linked to one or more of the following goals, identified in 42 U.S.C. 1397:
- Achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency
- Achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency
- Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or preserving, rehabilitating or reuniting families
- Preventing or reducing inappropriate institution care by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care, and
- Securing referral or admissions for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate or providing services to individuals in institutions
This Grant intends to support a range of programming and services designed to support education, career exploration, exposure to post-secondary education opportunities, and social/ emotional well-being of youth. Programming and activities shall include any of the following services:
Academic Enrichment & Support: Provide extra learning opportunities, tutoring, and instructional services to enhance academic achievement and keep youth engaged in school. Activities may include subject-specific support and guidance in meeting academic standards.
Out-of-School Activities & Positive Youth Development: Offer structured out-of-school programs that foster prosocial behaviors, leadership skills, cultural enrichment, and personal growth in a safe and trusting environment.
Barrier Removal & Case Management: Identify and address obstacles hindering youth receiving needed services and provide Case Management to ensure youth receive the necessary support, planning, and care coordination.
Mentoring and Conflict Resolution: Provide trusting and caring adult role models who can mentor and provide guidance in areas of positive behavior, conflict resolution and healthy communication. This includes restorative justice practices such as accountability, repairing harm, and restoring positive relationships.
Youth Work & Post-Secondary Exploration: Support youth work readiness, entrepreneurship and career exposure, while promoting post-secondary exploration.
Mental Health & Wellness Support: Provide counseling services with licensed mental health professionals to address emotional and behavioral issues, including trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress.
Essential Skills for Youth Success: Teach skills such as communication, decision-making, time management, financial responsibility, and the effective use of technology for personal and professional success.
These services and activities aim to not only sustain youth engagement in education to meet their academic goals, but also address protective factors that prevent school disengagement, unhealthy behaviors, and criminal activity. To reference a longer list of defined activities and services, see Attachment J.
Grant Funding
Funding Level Criteria for $120,000-$300,000
YDD Returning Grantees may apply for $120,000-$300,000 if, at the time of the Application, the Applicant has an Operational Project previously funded by Agency for this RFA type that delivers services and activities which meet the RFA requirements. The proposed Project must be serving youth and reporting Individual-level Participant Data within six months of the execution of the Grant Agreement. For a list of Returning Grantees applicable to this RFA, see Attachment I 2021-2025 Returning Grantees (Community Investment).
Funding Level Criteria for $120,000-$200,000
Applicants not listed in Attachment I may apply for $120,000 - $200,000 if, at the time of the Application, the Applicant has an Operational Project that delivers services and activities which meet the RFA requirements. The proposed Project must be serving youth and reporting Individual-level Participant Data within six months of the execution of the Grant Agreement. See Attachment F for required data elements.
Funding Level Criteria for $100,000-$150,000
Applicants may apply for $100,000-150,000 if the proposed Project delivers services and activities which meet the RFA requirements and is a New Project (as defined in Section 2.2 Definition of Terms), ), system-level, pilot, startup, services are seasonal or limited duration (less than 9 months), training models, or any Project that does not collect Individual-level Participant Data. The proposed Project must be operational and demonstrate progress within six months of the execution of the Grant Agreement. If Individual-level Participant Data reporting is required, data reporting must begin within 12 months of Grant execution (see Attachment F for required data elements).
2025-2027 Youth Community Investment Grant
Click here to view the 2025-2027 Youth Community Investment Grant Request for Applications (RFA)
Questions or requests for technical assistance must be directed to our Single Point of Contact (SPC)
Bethany Moreland
Bethany.Moreland@ode.oregon.gov
Goals
The purpose of Youth Community Investment Grants is to:
- Increase youth engagement in and connection to school and community
- Enhance academic achievement and support educational attainment
- Reduce barriers and support access to services that improve youth educational outcomes, connection and wellness
- Increase youth participation in safe and welcoming out-of-school time programming and services with positive adult role models
- Provide services to youth in a manner that supports educational success, reduces high risk behaviors, improves well-being and is integrated, measurable and accountable
In addition, certain Grants awarded under this RFA may be funded with Social Service Block Grant funds. To be eligible for these under federal law, Project Activities must be linked to one or more of the following goals, identified in 42 U.S.C. 1397:
- Achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency
- Achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency
- Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or preserving, rehabilitating or reuniting families
- Preventing or reducing inappropriate institution care by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care, and
- Securing referral or admissions for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate or providing services to individuals in institutions
This Grant intends to support a range of programming and services designed to support education, career exploration, exposure to post-secondary education opportunities, and social/ emotional well-being of youth. Programming and activities shall include any of the following services:
Academic Enrichment & Support: Provide extra learning opportunities, tutoring, and instructional services to enhance academic achievement and keep youth engaged in school. Activities may include subject-specific support and guidance in meeting academic standards.
Out-of-School Activities & Positive Youth Development: Offer structured out-of-school programs that foster prosocial behaviors, leadership skills, cultural enrichment, and personal growth in a safe and trusting environment.
Barrier Removal & Case Management: Identify and address obstacles hindering youth receiving needed services and provide Case Management to ensure youth receive the necessary support, planning, and care coordination.
Mentoring and Conflict Resolution: Provide trusting and caring adult role models who can mentor and provide guidance in areas of positive behavior, conflict resolution and healthy communication. This includes restorative justice practices such as accountability, repairing harm, and restoring positive relationships.
Youth Work & Post-Secondary Exploration: Support youth work readiness, entrepreneurship and career exposure, while promoting post-secondary exploration.
Mental Health & Wellness Support: Provide counseling services with licensed mental health professionals to address emotional and behavioral issues, including trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress.
Essential Skills for Youth Success: Teach skills such as communication, decision-making, time management, financial responsibility, and the effective use of technology for personal and professional success.
These services and activities aim to not only sustain youth engagement in education to meet their academic goals, but also address protective factors that prevent school disengagement, unhealthy behaviors, and criminal activity. To reference a longer list of defined activities and services, see Attachment J.
Grant Funding
Funding Level Criteria for $120,000-$300,000
YDD Returning Grantees may apply for $120,000-$300,000 if, at the time of the Application, the Applicant has an Operational Project previously funded by Agency for this RFA type that delivers services and activities which meet the RFA requirements. The proposed Project must be serving youth and reporting Individual-level Participant Data within six months of the execution of the Grant Agreement. For a list of Returning Grantees applicable to this RFA, see Attachment I 2021-2025 Returning Grantees (Community Investment).
Funding Level Criteria for $120,000-$200,000
Applicants not listed in Attachment I may apply for $120,000 - $200,000 if, at the time of the Application, the Applicant has an Operational Project that delivers services and activities which meet the RFA requirements. The proposed Project must be serving youth and reporting Individual-level Participant Data within six months of the execution of the Grant Agreement. See Attachment F for required data elements.
Funding Level Criteria for $100,000-$150,000
Applicants may apply for $100,000-150,000 if the proposed Project delivers services and activities which meet the RFA requirements and is a New Project (as defined in Section 2.2 Definition of Terms), ), system-level, pilot, startup, services are seasonal or limited duration (less than 9 months), training models, or any Project that does not collect Individual-level Participant Data. The proposed Project must be operational and demonstrate progress within six months of the execution of the Grant Agreement. If Individual-level Participant Data reporting is required, data reporting must begin within 12 months of Grant execution (see Attachment F for required data elements).