Youth Grants (Youth Advisory Council)

Nontraditional Participatory grantmaking

A 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.

Indicative award

Not a cash award (not a cash award)No grant amounts are published on the page; it directs applicants to the named community investment officer for funding parameters.

Timing

Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The 2026 application period was closed at the time of the fetch. That cycle ran youth-led review with virtual interviews in April 2026 and notification in early May 2026, implying an application close earlier in the year, but no deadline month is published.

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Programs must mainly benefit teens in the tri-county capital region of Michigan. The page does not publish an organizational-status restriction or address university eligibility; a program officer is named as the contact for funding parameters, so confirm applicant type before building a proposal around it.

SSWR clusters

Topics

teen mental wellness · vaping and substance use · gun violence · youth needs assessment

Apply at

https://ourcommunity.org/nonprofit-support/grants-at-the-community-foundation/youth-grants

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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Youth Grants (Youth Advisory Council)

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