Grants to Improve the Lives of Children and Youth in the USA in Minnesota (USA)
GrantID: 75884
Grant Funding Amount Low: $50,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $600,000
Summary
This grant program provides competitive funding for research and action that aims to improve the lives of children, youth, and young adults in the United States by supporting work that generates useful evidence and helps communities make positive change. The overall intent is to back projects that deepen understanding of key challenges facing young people, test ideas that could improve outcomes, and support equitable solutions that can be applied in real-world settings. Rather than supporting direct service delivery alone, the program focuses on knowledge creation, testing, and application that has the potential to influence policy, practice, and community approaches.
Eligible applicants are generally U.S.-based nonprofit organizations and research institutions that have the capacity to conduct rigorous studies or implement evidence-building activities. This includes universities, research centers, nonprofit research organizations, and occasionally other mission-driven groups with a strong record of relevant work. Individuals and for-profit entities are typically not eligible to apply on their own. Projects can be proposed by single organizations or by teams that bring together researchers and practitioners to ensure the work is both academically sound and grounded in community practice.
Grant awards vary but are often significant in size, reflecting the costs associated with careful research and meaningful implementation. Funding can support a range of activities, including pilot studies, field experiments, data collection efforts, evaluations of programs or policies, and efforts to build systems for evidence use. Multi-year support is common, enabling projects to unfold thoughtfully over time and generate findings that are robust and useful.
The program typically operates on a scheduled cycle, with deadlines for submitting proposals and structured review processes that help ensure alignment with the foundation’s objectives. Proposals are evaluated for their potential to contribute to actionable knowledge, address important questions in youth development, and improve practices or systems that affect young people’s lives.
Overall, this funding opportunity is ideal for organizations and research partners seeking to investigate critical issues affecting children and youth, generate evidence that can inform decisions, and push forward approaches that support better outcomes at scale.
Those working in Higher Education and located in Minnesota may meet the eligibility criteria for this grant. To browse other funding opportunities suited to your focus areas, visit The Grant Portal and try the Search Grant tool.
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