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New York Youth Grants

Explore 175 grant opportunities

NYC Green Fund Grassroots Grant Program
$40,000
City Parks Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 12, 2025

This program provides funding to community groups in New York City for projects that improve and activate parks and open spaces, focusing on equity and resilience while enhancing the well-being of local residents.

Environment
Nonprofits
NFL Foundation Grassroots Program
$250,000
National Football League (NFL) Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 23, 2025

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations and schools in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods for improving local football fields, ensuring safe and accessible play spaces for community youth.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
Family Resource Centers
$900,000
New York Office of Children and Family Services
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 27, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to not-for-profit organizations and local government entities in New York State to establish or enhance community-based Family Resource Centers that offer services aimed at preventing child abuse and supporting families.

Income Security and Social Services
Nonprofits
Lewis County Future Stories Fund in New York
$55,000
Lewis County
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 14, 2024

This funding opportunity supports local organizations in Lewis County to implement innovative programs that address the opioid crisis through prevention, treatment, and recovery initiatives.

Health
County governments
Fall Community Grants
$20,000
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 15, 2026

Date Added

Jun 7, 2024

This program provides financial support to nonprofits in Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster Counties for essential operational costs and innovative projects that benefit historically marginalized communities across various sectors, including human services, arts, education, health, and the environment.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Empowering Resilient Communities Grant
$12,000
Community Foundation of Tompkins County
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 28, 2025

This grant provides flexible funding to nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and public agencies in Tompkins County that are working to strengthen community resilience and promote equity and social justice.

Community Development
City or township governments
The Giants Foundation Grant Program
Contact for amount
The Giants Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 3, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut that focus on youth development through health, education, fitness, and football engagement initiatives.

Youth
Nonprofits
Make a Difference Grants
$5,000
Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 5, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Orange, Sullivan, and Rockland Counties, New York, to create arts and humanities programs that benefit underserved children and seniors.

Arts
Nonprofits
Junior League of Bronxville’s Community Grants Program
$1,500
Junior League of Bronxville
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 15, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations serving the Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers areas for specific community improvement projects and enhancements.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Library Grant
$16,000
Community Foundation of Tompkins County
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 3, 2025

This grant provides funding to public libraries in five counties of the Finger Lakes region to enhance access and promote reading and learning among youth.

Law Justice and Legal Services
County governments
Teaching Artist Grant
$5,000
New York State Council on the Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 23, 2025

This grant provides funding for teaching artists to create engaging, sequential arts education projects for K-12 students in public schools and community centers across five counties in New York.

Arts
Nonprofits
Community Fund for the Gore Mountain Region Grant
$1,000
Adirondack Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 9, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations, public schools, and local government entities in specific towns of New York State to enhance community life through projects in beautification, education, culture, and services for youth, seniors, and veterans.

Community Development
Nonprofits
The David Prize
$200,000
The David Prize
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2024

This grant provides financial support to innovative New Yorkers with bold ideas aimed at creating positive change in their communities across the five boroughs.

Community Development
Individuals
Hudson Valley Organizing Grants
$20,000
North Star Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 25, 2025

This funding opportunity supports grassroots organizations in the Hudson Valley that empower low-income communities and communities of color to drive systemic change through leadership development and community organizing.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
LGBT+ Giving Circle Initiative
$5,000
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 27, 2025

This initiative provides financial support to organizations that improve the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals in the Greater Rochester area, focusing on areas such as community leadership, education, healthcare, and safety.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Nuvance Health Taconic IPA Science Education Grants
$1,000
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley (CFHV)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 10, 2025

This grant provides funding to secondary school educators in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties, New York, to purchase durable science equipment that enhances classroom learning and encourages student interest in science careers.

Education
Independent school districts
Lunenfeld Beautification Grants
$1,000
Gardens Buffalo Niagara
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 29, 2026

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and community groups in Buffalo for public gardening and beautification projects that enhance community spaces and promote environmental sustainability.

Environment
Nonprofits
Career Pathways Technical Skills Partner Program
$70,000
Best Buy Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 9, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations that offer hands-on STEAM training and paid summer internships for teens aged 16-19 from low-income areas, in partnership with Best Buy Teen Tech Centers.

Education
Nonprofits
Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants Program
$60,000
William T. Grant Foundation (WTGF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 11, 2025

This program provides funding and support to small nonprofit organizations in New York City that serve youth aged 5 to 25, helping them strengthen their operations and improve their capacity to deliver essential services.

Capacity Building
Nonprofits
Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund
Contact for amount
Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 2, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit-led projects that enhance cultural, academic, and professional development for youth in Dryden, New York, and surrounding communities.

Youth
Nonprofits