Grants for Teen Girl Programs
Programs benefiting teenage girls range from matching girls with adult mentors to increasing occupational education. The range of programs makes these nonprofit groups eligible for a range of grants both publicly and privately funded. Whether your group serves a large community or a small one you can find grants that may help you reach your philanthropic goals.
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Types
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Many large corporations and government agencies offer grant money to nonprofit groups. Any of the 26 separate federal grant-making agencies, as reported by Grants.gov, and individual states may fund grants as well for teen programs. For example, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awards teen pregnancy prevention grants. Some grants are given annually to the same organizations, though that is not common. Most grants have an annual application processes.
Where to Find
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Since no single source listing exists for all teen grants available throughout the country, you’ll have to do some research to find grants suitable to your organizations. Those offered from government sources are best located online through that particular government group’s web presence. Grants.gov, Youth Service America’s website, and local government agencies, business, churches, and other community organizations can all be resources for finding these types of grants.
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Requirements
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The different types of grants have different requirements, but they share some common characteristics. First, to receive grant funds your group must be a nonprofit and therefore tax-exempt in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service. This is achieved if you are categorized as a 501c(3) group. Grant applications also require a detailed description of your group and the work it does. The grant applications must be geared towards a specific project that will be funded and in the application you need to make it clear how the project will benefit teen girls. The project that receives the grant funds must meet the overall vision of the group providing the grant.
Grant Examples
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The Girls Inc. nonprofit group has programs in 350 cities in the United States and Canada. It has received grants from such groups as the Tupperware Children’s Foundation, the Amgen Corporation, PepsiCo, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others. Covenant to Care’s Mentor Program in Connecticut received a grant from the Aurora Foundation to match teenage girls and teenage mothers with mentors in their local area. In 2011, the Ann Bancroft Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant and the Dream Maker Award to Shawnnise Watkins, a teen girl who lived a life of poverty and suffered abuse but rose above that to help others and make her way to college.
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References
- Girls Inc.: About
- Aurora Foundation: Grants
- HelenaIR.com: New Exhibit a Memorial to Mothers and Fallen Soldiers
- Grants.gov: Find Grant Opportunities
- Ann Bancroft Foundation: 2011 Dream Maker Award Winners
- Ann Bancroft Foundation: About
- Fundsnet Services.com: Women Grants
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Awards Evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants
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