Funds will be provided to states to develop model demonstration projects that promote positive educational and employment outcomes for children who receive SSI and their families. Applications are due August 19.
Through the Youth Topics series, the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs provides information, strategies, tools, and resources for youth, families, schools and community organizations related to a variety of cross-cutting topics that affect youth.
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The Funding Information Center provides tools to help you build and sustain your programs and activities. You'll find funding ideas as well as strategies on how to apply for federal grants.
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Funds will be provided to states to develop model demonstration projects that promote positive educational and employment outcomes for children who receive SSI and their families. Applications are due August 19.
Funds will support the research in the development and validation of a risk assessment tool designed to estimate the risk that juveniles with a history of sex offenses may recommit similar offenses. Applications are due June 24.
Grants will be awarded to applicants who propose new payment and service delivery models that will deliver better care and lower costs for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees. Applications are due August 15.
Preventing youth involvement in gangs is an important issue. Compared to non-gang members, gang members commit a disproportionate amount of violent crimes and offenses across the country. Gangs and gang involvement result in short- and long-term negative outcomes for gang-involved youth, their...
Disasters are often unpredictable and can happen at any time and to anyone. Ensuring youth and their families know what to do in an emergency and that the unique needs and assets of youth are included in disaster preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery efforts is critical.
This section provides links to reliable federal data on youth topics. Use it to deepen your understanding of youth issues and strengthen your efforts to improve youth outcomes.
FindYouthInfo.gov is the U.S. government Web site that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related news.


