Foundation / Corporation
New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance
02/01/22 5:00 PM ET
Grants to USA nonprofit providers of out-of-school programs to enhance programming for students in grades 6-8. Funding is intended to help programs provide academic, emotional, and social support to youth during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis and improve the transition from middle school to high school.
The New York Life Foundation created the Aim High grant program to support the ability of local community-based afterschool and summer learning programs to provide the foundational skills and guidance that middle school students need to be prepared for the critical transition into high school.
This competitive grant program includes both one- and two-year grant opportunities. Applicants can only apply for one of these grants:
GrantWatch ID#: 182832
Up to 40 grantees will be selected (20 2-year grants and 20 1-year grants).
2-year Grants:
- 10 grants at $50,000 per year over the span of two years, for a total 2-year grant award of $100,000. Only afterschool and summer programs with annual program budgets of $250,000 or more AND annual organizational budgets of $500,000 or more will be eligible to apply for these grants.
- 10 grants at $25,000 per year over the span of two years, for a total 2-year grant award of $50,000. Only organizations with annual organizational budgets of $250,000 or more will be eligible for these grants.
1-Year Grants: Twenty 1-year grants of $15,000 each will be awarded.
This competitive grant program includes both one- and two-year grant opportunities. One-year grants will begin in June 2022 and end in May 2023. Two-year grants will begin in June 2022 and end in May 2024.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Apply Online: https://afterschoolalliance.smapply.io/acc/l/
For additional information, contact the Afterschool Alliance: aimhigh@afterschoolalliance.org
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