Youth Job and Work Readiness Grant (JWR) is sponsored by Oregon Youth Development Division. This grant supports community-based youth development efforts to develop skills that lead to and improve employment readiness. It aims to address historic inequity and disparities in educational and work readiness resources and outcomes through quality youth development programming, including access to high school completion, Essential Employability Skills training, support during post-secondary transitions into training, internships, apprenticeships, industry-recognized credentials, and/or paid work experiences.

Job and Work Readiness Grant (2025-2027) is sponsored by Oregon Youth Development Division (YDD). This grant supports community-based youth development efforts to build skills that lead to and improve employment readiness for youth, particularly those with demonstrated need who are disconnected from school or face complex individual barriers. Goals include supporting healthy youth development, reducing disparities in educational and workforce success, increasing job/internship/apprenticeship opportunities, and encouraging multi-sector collaboration.

The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a competitive program from Social Capital Inc. that funds youth-led community improvement projects in Greater Boston. Teams of high school students in grades 9 through 12 residing in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, or Suffolk counties develop project ideas through coaching from local professionals, then pitch their proposals to a live panel of judges. Winning teams receive $1,000 to $2,000 in grant funding to execute their community-strengthening visions. The program builds career skills including public speaking, project management, and team collaboration, while cultivating cross-socioeconomic connections among peers and mentors throughout the region.

The System Innovations Grant (Youth Opportunities Fund) is a multi-year funding opportunity from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that supports collaborative projects working to understand and strengthen systems so they function better for young people. Grants of up to $1,250,000 over five years fund collaboratives of two or more Ontario-based nonprofits aiming to create lasting systemic change that expands opportunities for youth ages 12 to 29, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth facing systemic barriers. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organizations incorporated for at least five years in Ontario with a mandate to serve youth, forming a formal collaborative. Indigenous- and Black-led organizations and collaboratives are prioritized. Applications were due March 11, 2026—check the Ontario Trillium Foundation website for upcoming intake cycles.

Improving Veteran Mental Health Grant Program is a grant from The Cigna Group Foundation that funds nonprofits providing housing stability and wraparound support services to improve the mental health of military veterans. The Foundation committed $9 million over three years addressing housing instability and its mental health impacts, as an estimated 40,000 veterans go without shelter nightly and 1.5 million are at risk of homelessness. Funded programs include mortgage and rental assistance, employment re-entry training, and housing development for veterans. Eligible nonprofits must leverage evidence-informed programs and align with at least one goal: increasing permanent housing, improving housing affordability, or enhancing wraparound services for veterans transitioning from shelters.