Stephen Lieberman

Through Paramerge

Adolescent and Youth Development

Healthy development, transitions, and well-being of adolescents and young adults.

102 opportunities · 58 traditional · 44 nontraditional

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Grantmaking for gender justice by and for young peopleParticipatory grantmakingThird Wave FundActivist-led funding for gender justice organising by young people of colour, including rapid-response money that moves in weeks rather than the eighteen months a federal grant takes.$5k–$50k · Rolling / open
Grants to prevent and end homelessnessFoundation grantMelville Charitable TrustThe largest US foundation devoted solely to homelessness, funding housing solutions, systems change, and the research and narrative work that supports them.$50k–$500k · By invitation
Restricted data access, summer program and data fellowshipsIn-kind resourceInter-university Consortium for Political and Social ResearchIn-kind rather than cash: access to restricted administrative and survey data, and methods training that would otherwise be a line item. For a secondary-data dissertation this substitutes for a grant.Not a cash award · Rolling / open · Jun, Jul, Aug
Giving Project GrantsParticipatory grantmakingHeadwaters Foundation for JusticeUnrestricted general operating support decided entirely by a volunteer Giving Project cohort that also raises the money through one-on-one community conversations. Grants go to BIPOC-led Minnesota groups that use community organizing to address root causes of injustice; the 2026-27 cycle is themed on youth organizing (ages 0-24). General operating dollars can underwrite participatory evaluation, documentation and research partnerships when the grantee chooses to use them that way.$50k · Annual cycle · Jul, Aug
Disability Frontlines FundParticipatory grantmakingThird Wave FundMulti-year unrestricted grants to disability justice work, awarded through what the fund describes as a participatory grantmaking process. Funds organizations, fiscally sponsored projects and individuals with projects.$10k–$50k per year · Annual cycle · Jul, Aug
Youth Fund for Social ChangeParticipatory grantmakingCrossroads FundGrants of $5,000-$15,000 to youth-led social change projects in the Chicago region, decided by a grantmaking committee that includes youth organizers and young people who conduct the site visits.$5k–$15k · Annual cycle · Aug, Sep
Grow GrantsParticipatory grantmakingNew England Grassroots Environment FundGrants of $1,000-$4,000 to small volunteer-led New England groups deepening local environmental and climate work or expanding who participates in it. No tax status or fiscal sponsor is required, only a bank account in the group's name.$1k–$4k · Several times a year · Mar, Sep
Youth Advisory Council Grants — Northeast MichiganParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Northeast MichiganStudent members of county Youth Advisory Councils allocate grants of up to $2,500 by consensus, with no staff vote, to youth-serving programs in four northeast Michigan counties.up to $3k · Several times a year · Jan, Oct
Youth Service Capacity-Building GrantsTraining & capacityWilliam T. Grant FoundationStrengthens the organisational infrastructure of small New York City youth-serving nonprofits, including evaluation systems, staff training, board development and strategic planning.$60k · Annual cycle · Sep
Youth Participatory Grantmaking ProgramParticipatory grantmakingCarlson Family FoundationA cohort of 4-8 young people aged 13-24 is trained in philanthropy, then individually scores applications and decides by group discussion which Twin Cities youth-serving nonprofits receive microgrants, with staff facilitating rather than directing.up to $5k · Annual cycle · Apr
CHPRD Community Grant ProgramsEvaluation contractNew Jersey Department of State, Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and DevelopmentA state office dedicated to Hispanic policy and research posts an annual slate of competitive awards to community agencies serving New Jersey's Latino communities, solicited and submitted through the state's SAGE system.$50k–$75k · Annual cycle · Jan, Mar
The David PrizePrize or challengeThe David Prize (Walentas Family Foundation)An unrestricted prize to individual New Yorkers with an ambitious plan to improve New York City, across fields including homelessness, youth development, workforce development, immigrant rights and civic engagement.$200k · Annual cycle · Sep, Oct, Nov
DrivenData Open CompetitionsPrize or challengeDrivenData (competitions sponsored by mission-driven organisations and agencies)A standing venue where social-sector sponsors post machine learning and data science challenges with cash purses. Entrants compete on a held-out benchmark; there is no proposal, budget or institutional paperwork.$20k–$50k · Rolling / open
With Youth For Youth (WYFY) — Western New YorkParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Greater BuffaloA 24-member youth advisory board aged 13-17 directly awards over $2 million in grants of $25,000-$150,000 to out-of-school-time and youth sports programs across nine Western New York counties.$25k–$150k · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb
Envision Equity GrantsPilot / seed fundingNEA FoundationSmall practitioner-led grants for school staff to design and try equity and anti-racism projects with students over 12 months. Specialized instructional support personnel, which includes school social workers, are explicitly eligible.up to $5k · Annual cycle · Sep
Youth Leadership GrantsParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganTwice-yearly grants of $2,500-$20,000 for youth-led projects in seven southeast Michigan counties, reviewed and recommended by a Youth Advisory Committee of young people.$3k–$20k · Several times a year
Youth Climate Justice Fund — Annual Open CallParticipatory grantmakingYouth Climate Justice FundFlexible grants of up to $40,000 to youth-led climate justice and socio-environmental groups worldwide, with regional youth committees reviewing and deciding awards.up to $40k · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
Pontiac Funders Collaborative GrantsFoundation grantCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganA place-based funder collaborative for Pontiac in the Detroit metro area, focused on economic stability for youth and families, thriving neighborhoods, and community resilience. Concept papers are reviewed by three separate bodies — a Funder Advisory Committee, a Community Advisory Committee, and a City-County Advisory Committee — so residents and local government sit inside the decision process alongside funders. Awarded projects have included data mapping and cash-assistance implementation, both of which carry evaluation and research partnership potential.Amount not published · By invitation
Community-Reviewed Grant Programs (Seed Fund, Community Resilience Fund, Youth Fund for Social Change)Participatory grantmakingCrossroads FundA Chicago-area public foundation that funds small, community-based groups working for racial, social and economic justice through several funds — a Seed Fund for emerging initiatives, a Community Resilience Fund, and a Youth Fund for Social Change — plus pooled collaboratives including the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund. The very small budget ceiling makes this a route for grassroots partners of social work researchers rather than institutions, supporting organizing, community documentation and locally driven evaluation.Amount not published · Periodic calls
Boston Children's Hospital Collaboration for Community HealthParticipatory grantmakingBoston Children's HospitalA multi-year community investment stream tied to the Massachusetts Determination of Need / Community Health Initiative, funding partner-led work on mental and behavioral health workforce, youth engagement, food access and housing, with published evaluation reports on each area.Amount not published · By invitation
Yidan Prize (Education Research and Education Development)Prize or challengeYidan Prize FoundationTwo annual prizes — one for Education Research, recognising researchers whose work strengthens teaching and learning, and one for Education Development, recognising leaders advancing practice through innovative interventions. Each laureate receives a gold medal, a cash prize of HK$15 million (shared equally for teams) and a project fund of HK$15 million. The project-fund half is the reason this belongs in a research funding database: it is money to be spent extending the winning work, so it functions as a large unsolicited research and implementation grant rather than a purely honorific award.Amount not published · Annual cycle
External Research Partner RosterEvaluation contractColorado Evaluation and Action LabColorado's state-facing evaluation lab keeps a standing pool of outside researchers it draws on for paid project work, rather than running open grant competitions. You join by questionnaire and are contacted when a fitting project appears.Amount not published · Rolling / open
The Way Home CoC Funding OpportunitiesEvaluation contractCoalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (CoC lead agency)The Houston/Harris County CoC lead agency's funding page, carrying local HUD competitions (CoC NOFO, YHDP, CoC Builds), its own intervention funding, and regional HOPWA and HOME-ARP solicitations that rarely circulate outside the local system.Amount not published · Several times a year
KCRHA Funding OpportunitiesEvaluation contractKing County Regional Homelessness AuthorityThe Seattle/King County CoC lead agency's competitive funding portal, listing open and anticipated procurements — CoC NOFO local competitions, youth homelessness demonstration funds, and re-procurements of rapid re-housing and supportive housing.Amount not published · Several times a year
Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability (Evaluation and Research)In-kind resourceWashington State Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesWashington's child welfare agency runs an internal evaluation and research office covering performance improvement, evaluation and research, and data and reporting. It is the agency door for researchers seeking a state partner, data, or an evaluation role.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
National Leadership Circle FellowshipTraining & capacityFoster AmericaA yearlong fellowship for people with lived experience of the child welfare system who now hold professional roles at agencies, universities and advocacy organizations, supporting them to develop and pursue system-change strategies together.Not a cash award · Annual cycle
Community Empowerment GrantmakingParticipatory grantmakingNotah Begay III (NB3) FoundationNational grantmaking from a Native-led foundation that also runs its own evaluation and research arm, funding Native-led work on physical activity, nutrition, youth leadership, and cultural connection for Native children's health.Amount not published · By invitation
Add Health Restricted-Use Data ContractsIn-kind resourceCarolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillContractual access to the restricted-use files of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, covering four decades of one cohort's development, available either through a secure research workspace or a home-institution contract.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
DESE Research Partnership and Confidential Data Access for External ResearchersIn-kind resourceMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Planning and ResearchMassachusetts DESE accepts external research proposals through a research portal and can share confidential student-level data under FERPA research exemptions in limited circumstances. This is data and partnership access, not cash.Not a cash award · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
CDE Funding Opportunities Portal (Available and Projected Funding)Evaluation contractCalifornia Department of EducationCalifornia's education agency runs a searchable funding portal listing programs currently accepting applications, programs projected to open, and past funding results. Useful for tracking state-level education solicitations before they circulate widely.Amount not published · Rolling / open
NYSED Funding Opportunities and Competitive Service Contract ProcurementsEvaluation contractNew York State Education DepartmentNYSED's single portal for both grants it administers and competitive service contract procurements — RFPs, RFQs and other bidding opportunities. The procurement side is where evaluation and technical-assistance contracts appear.Amount not published · Rolling / open
LISC Community Development Lending, Grants and Capacity BuildingTraining & capacityLocal Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)One of the largest U.S. community development intermediaries, combining flexible lending to under-resourced borrowers with grantmaking, capacity-building services, a public resource library and its own policy research and impact assessment through the LISC Institute for Community Power. The dual role matters here — LISC both capitalizes community organizations and publishes research on them, so it is a plausible funder, data partner and dissemination route for social work research on housing, safety and justice, health, and income and wealth building.Amount not published · Varies by programme
Lawson Foundation grantsFoundation grantThe Lawson FoundationA Canadian family foundation funding the healthy development and wellbeing of children and youth across five impact areas: early child development, child and youth diabetes, youth climate and nature leadership, sector infrastructure, and the place-based Miggsie Fund. Grantmaking explicitly names research and advocacy, prevention and early intervention, and evaluation and knowledge sharing among its priorities, and funds can cover research, capacity enhancement and training rather than only service delivery. Grants are flexible in size and length by design.Amount not published · Varies by programme
ISBE Funding Opportunities and Notices of Funding OpportunityEvaluation contractIllinois State Board of EducationIllinois's state education agency posts its Notices of Funding Opportunity here, ordered by proposal due date, under a merit-based review policy with a published appeals window. It also recruits volunteer grant evaluators.Amount not published · Rolling / open
Youth Grants (Youth Advisory Council)Participatory grantmakingCapital Region Community FoundationA council of high school students runs its own triennial youth needs assessment, sets the funding priorities from it, and reviews applications from programs serving teens in Michigan's tri-county capital region.Not a cash award · Annual cycle
Indigenous Tomorrows FundParticipatory grantmakingNative Americans in PhilanthropyA youth-led participatory fund where Native people aged 14-24 set priorities, review proposals, and make the final award decisions, funding food justice, community health, and food-culture-healing work in Indigenous communities.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jul
Disability Justice Funds (participatory grant-making)Participatory grantmakingADD InternationalFunds designed and awarded by panels of disabled women and young disabled people themselves, resourcing grassroots disabled people's organisations in Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Cambodia and Bangladesh.Amount not published · Periodic calls
FRIDA Young Feminist Fund — Call for ApplicationsParticipatory grantmakingFRIDA | The Young Feminist FundA fund run by young feminists where the applicants themselves are the panel: every group that applies votes for the top proposals in its regional voting group, and non-voting groups are disqualified.Amount not published · Periodic calls
Global Resilience FundRapid-response fundPurposeful (Global Resilience Fund)A pooled crisis-response fund that moves flexible money to girls and young feminists responding to acute and protracted emergencies, steered by local young advisors and an Activist Stewarding Circle.Amount not published · By invitation
TEA Grant Opportunities (Requests for Application)Evaluation contractTexas Education AgencyTexas's state education agency posts discretionary and formula Requests for Application on a standing portal. Each RFA carries its own program guidelines, eligibility, due dates and application forms.Amount not published · Rolling / open
DESE Grant Funding Opportunities (RFP postings)Evaluation contractMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationMassachusetts DESE posts current and previous grant RFPs in a listing searchable by fund code, program name, posting date, or deadline, with awards administered through the EdGrants and GEM$ systems.Amount not published · Rolling / open
NJDOE Discretionary Grants (Notice of Grant Opportunity)Evaluation contractNew Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey awards discretionary grants to selected agencies to address specific education initiatives, publishing guidelines as a Notice of Grant Opportunity that walks applicants through the competition.Amount not published · Annual cycle
Business Women's Giving CircleParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Northern VirginiaA donor giving circle at a community foundation whose members pool funds and choose grantees supporting business innovation, entrepreneurship and inventive opportunities for women and girls in Northern Virginia.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Sep
Fondo Lunaria Convocatorias (open calls for young women and trans youth collectives)Participatory grantmakingFondo Lunaria Mujer (Colombia)A Colombian feminist fund whose recurring calls resource collective processes led by young women and trans people, including groups with no legal registration and groups far from Bogota.Amount not published · Periodic calls

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