Now Open: Aim High Grants for Middle School OST – apply by Wed Feb 1

The New York Life Foundation is seeking applications from afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving underserved middle-school youth. In total, $1.8 million in grants will be awarded to programs all across the country. This is the seventh year of the Foundation’s Aim High grant competition, bringing the total amount awarded to $9.75 million. A total of 40 grant awards will be made nationwide—take a look to see which opportunity is a good fit for you and apply today!

Grant categories:

• $100,000 Level
  • Ten (10) grants of $50,000 per year over the span of two years (for a total award of $100,000) will go to OST programs with annual program budgets of $250,000 or more and annual organizational budgets of $500,000 or more.
• $50,000 Level
  • Ten (10) grants of $25,000 per year over the span of two years (for a total award of $50,000) will go to OST programs with annual organizational budgets of $250,000 or more.
• $15,000 Level
  • Twenty (20) grants of $15,000 over one year will go to OST programs with annual organizational budgets of $150,000 or more.
    • Ten (10) of will focus on racial equity and social justice, and
    • Ten (10) will focus on youth well-being.

Grant funds may be used for technical assistance, enhancing direct service activities, and/or program expansion. Applicants will need to describe how programs support youth in the transition to the ninth grade.

• Two-year grant applicants will need to demonstrate results around indicators of success such as on-time promotion; school attendance rates; improved behavior, grades and test scores; and/or the development of social and emotional skills.
• One-year grant applicants will need to describe how they intend to improve the supports they provide to youth related to social justice and racial equity or well-being efforts.