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Community Youth Development Grants is a grant from the Bose Foundation that funds youth access to natural and cultural resources, with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities in California. Funded through Proposition 64's Youth, Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account (YEPEITA), the program advances California's Outdoors for All initiative.
The third solicitation cycle awarded 108 projects totaling approximately $38. 2 million. Grants support outdoor educational programming, field trips to parks, urban agriculture programs, and workforce development opportunities in natural resource careers for California youth.
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Youth Community Access Grant Program Youth Community Access Grant About the Youth Community Access Grant Program The Youth Community Access (YCA) Grant Program supports youth access to natural or cultural resources with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities. The program is funded by the Youth, Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account (YEPEITA), created by Proposition 64.
The YCA Grant Program helps advance Outdoors for All , California’s initiative to expand parks and outdoors spaces in communities that need them the most, improve access to the outdoors for those who lack, and help all Californians feel a sense of belonging in the outdoors. The third solicitation cycle has awarded 108 projects totaling approximately $38. 2M.
Awarded projects will provide California youth access to national, state, and local parks; provide outdoor educational programming in environmental and conservation science; fund field trips to natural and cultural resources; implement urban agricultural and gardening programs; and provide workforce development opportunities in natural resource careers. A full list of awarded projects can be found here .
A press release from the Governor's Office is available here . In total, all 3 competitive grant cycles have resulted in funding 242 projects totaling approximately $70. 8 million.
The next solicitation for proposals is anticipated to be posted in Summer of 2026. The original June 2024 grant guidelines are linked here. An addendum to the Round 3 Guidelines linked here was published separately.
Youth Community Access Project Highlights Coastal Watershed Council We are on a mission to help all Californians and nature thrive together. Home to over 25,000 employees, our Agency protects, manages, and restores the state’s environment and its vast natural, cultural, and historical resources. We advance this work with science as our foundation and inclusion and collaboration as our guiding principles.
Secretary for Natural Resources
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits in Greater Boston serving youth. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $20,000 - $100,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Community Youth Development Grants is funded by Bose Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.