[nabs-l] Grant to Consider

[Joe Orozco]

I hope some student divisions will keep an eye on this grant opportunity.  I
feel that while putting together grant proposals can be time-consuming, they
can also help shape your activities, solidify your core members and get you
out into the general public to do some good while educating people about
what blind students can offer.--Joe Orozco

State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grant Program
State Farm Corporate Headquarters
1 State Farm Plaza 
Bloomington, IL
61710 

Phone: 309-766-7554
Email: yab at statefarm.com 
Url: http://www.statefarmyab.com/

Primary Contact:
Mr. Matthew Maloney

Geographic Scope:
National 

Geographic Focus: 
Projects in Alberta, New Brunswick, and Ontario, Canada are also supported.

Type of Organization: Corporate Giving Program

Total Annual Giving:  $5,000,000

Grant Range: $25,000 - $100,000

Eligibility Requirements:
Educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies

Application Deadlines:
National Grants: May 1, 2011
(The 2011 deadline will be available in early 2011.)
Local Grants
Northeast Zone: August 6, 2010
Southern Zone: August 8, 2010
(The 2011 deadline will be available early in the summer.) 

Areas of Interest:
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is composed of 30 diverse young adults
who demonstrate exemplary work in service learning, volunteering, and
philanthropy in their communities. Members of the Board will help State Farm
leadership create and implement service learning projects across the United
States and Canada.

The Youth Advisory Board grants funds for student-led service-learning
projects in the United States and in the Alberta, New Brunswick, and Ontario
provinces of Canada.

Specific areas of interest include:

.natural and societal disasters, including nutritional imbalances, physical
activity, teen bullying, domestic abuse, substance abuse, mental illness,
STDs and AIDS, and diversity issues; 
.driver safety; 
.environmental responsibility, including climate change, environmental
education, wildlife preservation, and land conservation; 
.accessing higher education/closing the achievement gap; and, 
.financial literacy, with emphasis on social entrepreneurship, fiscal
responsibility, and consumer financial skills.
Applicants should be either an educator who currently teaches in a public
K-12, public charter, or higher education institution, or a school-based
service-learning coordinator whose primary role is to coordinate
service-learning projects. Nonprofit organizations are also eligible if they
are able to demonstrate how they plan to actively interact with students in
public K-12 schools. Grant applicants will be required to specify how
service-learning is embedded within their project. 
The minimum grant amount is $25,000 and the maximum grant amount is
$100,000.

Note: Local grants are available in the Northeast Zone, which includes New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,
Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, and in the Southern Zone , which includes
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Visit the website for
details.

Application Procedures:
Application guidelines and forms are available on the website listed above
when RFPs are issued.