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Find similar grantsLouisiana Youth for Excellence (LYFE) Program is sponsored by Governor's Office of Strategic Community Initiatives. Promotes positive youth development and builds awareness of consequences for at-risk behaviors among vulnerable youth in Louisiana.
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Louisiana Youth for Excellence | Office of Governor Jeff Landry Louisiana Youth for Excellence Louisiana Youth for Excellence Our journey for positive youth development has not stopped during COVID. It has propelled our youth forward, towards a journey that shows patience, creativity and a greater understanding of engagement during unexpected change.
– Sashika Baunchand, OMG Founder and President, Louisiana The LYFE program is designed to teach youth personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-making, a focus on the future, and the prevention of youth risk behaviors.
Louisiana Youth For Excellence (LYFE) was created to promote positive youth development and to build awareness of the consequences of at-risk behaviors for today’s vulnerable youth, such as children in foster care, children in poverty, and children in juvenile detention centers. Prioritizing our most at-risk youth first, our goal is to expand statewide and provide our positive message to all students throughout Louisiana.
LYFE works with schools, non-profit and faith-based organizations, parents, and the community to teach goal setting, leadership development, character building, and integrity. Implement curricula and/or strategies that include medically accurate and complete information based on adolescent learning and developmental theories for the age group receiving the education.
Teach sexual risk avoidance skills through methods that do not normalize teen sexual activity. Select sexual risk avoidance curricula and/or strategies that are culturally appropriate, and recognize the experiences of youth from diverse communities, backgrounds, and experiences. Target youth ages 10 to 19.
This LYFE Program is made possible by Grant Number HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-SRAE-0044 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Its contents are solely the responsibility of (insert name of recipient) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
Click Here to learn more about LYFE The Title V State SRAE Program is authorized and funded by Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710) as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (Public Law 117103) and extended by division B, title I, section 142 of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law No 118-35), and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Schools, non-profit and faith-based organizations, parents, and community groups working with at-risk youth in Louisiana. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Louisiana Youth for Excellence (LYFE) Program is funded by Governor's Office of Strategic Community Initiatives. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Homeless Youth Program is a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services that funds services for homeless and at-risk youth across Illinois. Administered through the Office of Community and Positive Youth Development, it supports nonprofit organizations delivering shelter, outreach, and support services to young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Eligible applicants are Illinois-based nonprofits with demonstrated capacity to serve youth. Awards range from $100,000 to $800,000 per year under CSFA number 444-80-0711. This is a FY 2026 funding opportunity with an application deadline of May 21, 2025.
Community Investment Tax Credit Program (CITC) is a grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development that provides state tax credit allocations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, enabling them to attract private donations from individuals and businesses. Donors contributing $500 or more to approved projects receive tax credits equal to 50% of their contribution. The program has leveraged nearly $27 million in charitable contributions to approximately 700 projects statewide. Eligible project areas include education, housing, job training, arts and culture, economic development, and services for at-risk populations. Projects must be located in or serve residents of Maryland's Priority Funding Areas. The application period is typically held annually.
The Families First Community Grant Program is a competitive grant initiative from the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) offering approximately $27 million in funding to support nonprofit organizations serving low-income Tennessee families. Grants fund programs across four priority areas: education, health, economic stability, and family well-being, aligned with TANF goals of promoting self-sufficiency. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits based in Tennessee that provide direct services to economically disadvantaged families. The 2025 application cycle closed July 10, 2025. This program reflects Tennessee's broader commitment to strengthening communities through strategic investment in local organizations that address the root causes of poverty.
NSF reopened its SBIR/STTR program with a July 27 full-proposal deadline, Project Pitches live again as of June 2, and three structural changes founders are missing: a $40M next-gen instrumentation pilot, an invitation-only Strategic Breakthrough tier worth up to $30M, and a Fast-Track lane. Here is how to read the restart and where the leverage actually is.
Read articleS. 3971 reauthorized SBIR/STTR through 2031 after the longest lapse in the program's history. Buried inside are a new $30M Strategic Breakthrough Award, per-company proposal caps arriving in FY2027, eight-watchlist foreign-risk screening, and bigger TABA budgets. Here is what each change means for who wins and who gets squeezed out.
Read articleNSF restarted its SBIR/STTR programs on May 31, 2026 after a multi-month hiatus, with a $250 million FY26 allocation, a Project Pitch portal reopen on June 2, and a first full-proposal deadline of July 27, 2026. The big structural changes: a new Strategic Breakthrough tier that extends invited Phase II companies up to $30 million, and a $40 million pilot for next-generation scientific instrumentation. Phase I tops out at $305K, Phase II at $1.25M, with November 4 and March 4, 2027 windows behind the July 27 first deadline. For deep-tech startups that watched the NIH SBIR omnibus go dark and DARPA pull back on conventional Phase II slots, this is the most consequential reopening of the year — and the Strategic Breakthrough tier is the first time NSF has competed directly with venture capital at growth-stage check sizes.
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