2023 Youth Leadership Council Grant Application

The Youth Leadership Council is seeking applications for projects serving Central Washington in the following areas:


  • Health Equity: women's health resources, food security and/or nutrition services, mental and/or behavioral health services, public awareness and education efforts related to women’s health, food security and/or nutrition services, and mental and/or behavioral health;


  • Homelessness: temporary or permanent housing solutions, shelter staffing, equipment or supply needs, programming for clients, health care for persons experiencing homelessness, including mental or behavioral health, substance abuse, or chronic medical conditions, public awareness and education efforts related to homelessness in Central WA;


  • Supporting Immigrant/Migrant/Refugee Communities: legal resources, cultural preservation and celebration, educational opportunities (for example- citizenship, language, or workplace rights and safety), public awareness and education efforts related to immigrant/migrant/refugee populations in Central WA;


  • Educational Success: exploring post-secondary education options for students and families; college/post-secondary application assistance (admission applications, financial aid, FAFSA, WASFA, scholarship opportunities), high school and college/post-secondary graduation support (mentoring, engagement, or other coaching or support opportunities for persistence and graduation), public awareness and education efforts related to educational success.


Grant requests can be up to $25,000 for one-year. Please note the word limits on each question. This form does not allow you to save your work. We recommend downloading a copy of this template to prepare your responses.


Applications are reviewed by the 2023 Youth Leadership Council, which consists of high school students from across Yakima County. The application deadline is end of day 05/22/23. If you have any questions about your application, please contact us at 509-457-7616 or grants@yakimavalleycf.org.

Your Organization

Contact Information

Please provide contact information for the person who is the primary contact and authorized signatory for grant funds.

Qualification

Applicants must:

  • Have 501(c)3 organization, school, governmental entity, or tribal tax status; or
  • have a fiscal sponsor which qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code.

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Please include the name of the fiscal sponsor organization here.

NOTE: if the organization applying for funding is a fiscally sponsored project, please list the EIN/Tax ID of the fiscal sponsor.

Focus Area and Funding

Health Equity: women's health resources, food security and/or nutrition services, mental and/or behavioral health services, public awareness and education efforts related to women’s health, food security and/or nutrition services, and mental and/or behavioral health;


Homelessness: temporary or permanent housing solutions, shelter staffing, equipment or supply needs, programming for clients, health care for persons experiencing homelessness, including mental or behavioral health, substance abuse, or chronic medical conditions, public awareness and education efforts related to homelessness in Central WA;


Supporting Immigrant/Migrant/Refugee Communities: legal resources, cultural preservation and celebration, educational opportunities (for example- citizenship, language, or workplace rights and safety), public awareness and education efforts related to immigrant/migrant/refugee populations in Central WA;


Educational Success: exploring post-secondary education options for students and families; college/post-secondary application assistance (admission applications, financial aid, FAFSA, WASFA, scholarship opportunities), high school and college/post-secondary graduation support (mentoring, engagement, or other coaching or support opportunities for persistence and graduation), public awareness and education efforts related to educational success.

Based on the definitions above, please select one focus area.

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Grant requests are up to $25,000.

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Application Questions

Please provide a summary of your project and proposed use of grant funds.

Who will benefit from receiving funding?

Does your organization's Board of Directors reflect the community this project serves?

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How do you know your organization's BOD reflects the community this project serves?

If your BOD does not reflect the community this project serves, what steps are you taking to change that? (200-250 words)

How do you collect feedback from the people you are serving?

What do you do with the feedback you receive?

How does your organization show love and appreciation for the communities in the Yakima Valley?

Project Budget

Please attach a budget with sufficient detail to understand your project.


(We are only requesting information on the proposed grant activity. Please do not attach the full budget for your organization.)

  1. Project Budget
  2. Board of Directors Roster: please include name, title, and board role. (Optional: ethnicity/race, gender)
  3. Your organization's most recently audited financial statement or last quarter of 2022 financial statement.
  4. W-9
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Questions?

Please contact either:

  • Amber Ortiz-Diaz, Program Officer amberodf@yakimavalleycf.org
  • Lindsay Boswell, Director of Grants and Programs lindsayb@yakimavalleycf.org



Awards will be announced in early July.

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