Youth Empowerment Grantmaking Program
| Our Priorities
This competitive grant program prioritizes nonprofits working in the area of youth empowerment.
ACF Seeks to support organizations making an impact through:
- Career-connected and experiential learning opportunities and postsecondary planning support.
- Opportunities for youth to learn, explore, and discover new interests and activities outside the classroom setting, and those that intentionally serve disengaged youth.
- Opportunities that support physical, social-emotional, and mental health, are culturally responsive, and grounded in youth-centered needs.
| Our Process
July 17, 24, 31
Office Hours
July 10 – August 9
Application is Open
August 9 at 5:00 PM MST
Application Closes
August – September
Staff Review
September
ACF Board Approves Grant Awards
September - October
Award Notification & Grant Agreements Sent
October
Checks Mailed
If the organization meets the guidelines, begin the application process by navigating to the grant application platform. For 2024, all applicants will need to create an account in ACF’s grant management system.
| Our Criteria
We seek out grant applicants who can showcase:
- Alignment with one of ACF’s Youth Empowerment impact areas.
- Commitment to serving disengaged and under-resourced youth in the Aspen to Parachute region.
- Programs reflect youth voice and leadership.
- Programs demonstrate meaningful depth and duration and are culturally responsive.
- Programs/services are aligned with clearly articulated metrics and demonstrate impact upon youth.
- Demonstration of operational and financial health of organization, including efficiency, solvency and sustainability, leadership strength, and capacity.
ACF’s youth empowerment grantmaking program is a competitive process and not all requests will be funded. Past funding from ACF or the Youth Empowerment Alliance does not guarantee funding via this process. Each application is assessed on its own merit against the scoring criteria.
Scott Kenner
Grants Manager
