Applying for a Grant
NextGen Thriving (NGT) reviews grant applications annually with awards ranging from $10,000-$100,000. Please apply via the application below.
Notification of decisions will occur approximately 3 months after the application deadline to the primary contact listed. Grant awards will be made for program implementation to begin within 6 months following receipt of funding.
Awards are for up to a one-year term and cannot be renewed. However, we welcome grantees who wish to continue their work to reapply in the next grant cycle.
NextGen Thriving will award grants for projects in alignment with our mission and values. All relevant domestic (USA) applications that adhere to our mission and criteria will be given serious consideration.
Application Criteria
Preference will be given to solutions that:
Have demonstrable sustainable individual/community/organizational impact
Address the needs of youth who are differently-abled (however, this does not have to be a sole focus)
Include technology or are tech-related
Criteria Guiding the Review Process:
- Is the project in alignment with our vision, mission and values?
- Does the project focus on helping historically marginalized youth between the ages 11-24 years old attain new job-related skills and/or training experiences to increase their competence and career aspirations?
- Does the application share how the project uniquely meets a significant need? Does it include NGT’s priority areas [sustainability, innovation, inclusion of differently-abled youth]?
- How much money is the individual/organization applying for and how will the money be spent?
- Has a sound plan for tracking and communicating the success of the initiative towards identified goals as well as the intended impact on individuals, organization or communit(ies) been articulated?
- Who is on the internal Implementation Team and the primary contact for this initiative?
- What is the larger impact of this work? How many will be served and to what degree? Are the intended outputs and outcomes clear, realistic and measurable?
- Have (optional) supplemental information that could be helpful in the review process been shared?
Tracking
Award and acceptance of a grant from NGT indicates agreement of awarded organizations to participate in NGT’s tracking process and schedule:
- Assignment of NGT contact/ambassador
- Monthly calls between lead and assigned NGT contact to discuss progress towards shared aims
- Completion of mid-year progress report and presentation during virtual or site visit team meeting
- Completion of Year-End Impact Report including statement of funding spent
- Recording of Impact video (with consent to be shared by NGT for promotional purposes)
Along with completing the form below, please also submit a brief Cover Letter.
Grant Application Form
The application period is currently closed. Check back in early 2025 for details about the next grant cycle.