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National Park Service

This project enlists one youth intern for 11 months to work on corrective actions identified as an immediate need in the recently completed Collections Management Plan for the Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS). The collection includes artifacts, archives, and pieces associated with the cultural and natural history of CUIS. Tasks include records management, which involves cataloguing as well as updating and organizing accession records. Recent additions to the archives collection are to be processed and organized. An environmental monitoring program will be implemented for storage and exhibit spaces. Much effort will go toward collections pieces stored on the island including photo and written documentation, condition assessments, necessary accessioning, and improving storage conditions. The intern will coordinate an effort to ensure sensitive materials are transferred to adequate mainland facilities, while more robust pieces are housed on the island. In addition, basic conservation treatments and protection measures will be performed with an eye toward making the objects stable and secure for interpretation. The intern will develop a digital feature for presentation on the CUIS website and/or social media platforms.

Dell Technologies Foundation

Supports youth development and STEM education programs, with focus on underrepresented groups in technology careers.

Destiny Arts Center

Support for the organization’s programs and activities: martial arts, dance, theater, youth leadership, and violence prevention at their main site, and outreach classes in schools and community centers.

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service Notice of Intent to Award. This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service's intention to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Siskiyou Field Institute for a project titled, "Develop Oregon Caves Youth Programming." The commitment of funds in furtherance of the cooperative agreement will be authorized by the execution of individual task agreements identifying the project activities, the amount of financial assistance and any other special terms or conditions applicable to the project activities.

NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

PROJECT SUMMARY Since 1958, public schools in the United States have used school resource officers (SROs) as a community- based policing strategy to prevent school violence. However, recent evidence questions the effectiveness of SRO programs and highlights their link to increased student discipline and arrests, particularly for marginalized groups. Approximately 28 states have passed policy reforms to mitigate the potentially adverse effects of SRO programs on student outcomes. Yet, no study has examined whether and how state SRO laws impact student outcomes, SRO practices, and SRO policies at the local level. This proposed research project will address these gaps by examining the impact and implementation of state SRO laws in schools with SRO programs. Aim 1 focuses on assessing state-level variation in SRO policies, including their presence, scope, and structure, by developing a longitudinal database on state-level SRO laws until 2024. Aim 2 investigates the association between state SRO policies and disciplinary policies/outcomes in schools with SRO programs using a nationally representative sample of US public schools with SRO programs. Aim 3 delves into the local- level implementation of state SRO policies, exploring barriers and facilitators in school districts with SRO programs. Qualitative interviews will be conducted with school administrators, staff, law enforcement, and students to understand how SRO programs and policy reforms have been implemented among a diverse representation of school districts across the US. Aim 4 focuses on the development and testing of a toolkit to implement SRO policy reforms using findings from Aims 1-3. The acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the toolkit will be evaluated with school districts. By examining the complex interplay between state-level policies, district implementation, and disciplinary outcomes, this research addresses the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's goal of improving child and adolescent health and transition to adulthood through the promotion of positive community-level (i.e., school-level) interventions that prevent youth violence, injury, and mortality. To strengthen my skills and complete this project, I identified three critical training areas: 1) Implementation science, with a focus on educational policy and programming; 2) Program and policy evaluation, with an emphasis on policy surveillance; 3) Qualitative research methodology, with an emphasis on community-based participatory research. My mentorship team has substantive expertise in public health, psychiatry, medicine, criminology, and education. Moreover, their methodological skillsets will strengthen my training goals. The Pathway to Independence award will be my launch pad to become an independent researcher who works with local school communities to design culturally competent, interdisciplinary, and health-oriented violence prevention strategies.

National Park Service

The objectives of this task agreement is to support the development of Groundwork Cincinnati - Mill Creek (GW CMC) to support projects and programs that facilitate community led conservation, youth engagement, brownfield remediation and green space improvements and the development and stewardship of parkland, recreation areas, nature reserves, and trail systems in Cincinnati, OH.

Dover Foundation

Supports education, youth development, and community programs in Dover operating locations.

Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC

<p>The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) are accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grants.<br>The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaborations to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.<br>By statute, the DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen the collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger).<br>2) Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.<br>This funding opportunity will fund applicants who have concluded the first (Year 1 – 5) funding cycle or have experienced a lapse in funding.</p>

Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC

<p>The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) are accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent youth substance use. By statute, the DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger). 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.</p>

Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC

The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) are accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grants.The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaborations to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.By statute, the DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen the collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger).2) Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.This funding opportunity will fund applicants who have concluded the first (Year 1 5) funding cycle or have experienced a lapse in funding.

Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC

The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) are accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent youth substance use. By statute, the DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger). 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.

Somali Youth Soccer Association

Somali Youth Soccer Association will outreach and work with East African communities to develop an after-school program starting Dec. The program includes virtual homework help and weekend soccer drills based at 7136 MLK Jr Way S. The last 15 min. of virtual homework help will also be reserved for English as second language parents to network and share resources. The program is free and open to the public and is expected to be two days a week for 2 hours and soccer drills during weekends from April to June 2021.

East Bay Performing Arts

Support of the vital programs conducted by each of its three divisions: Oakland East Bay Symphony, Oakland Youth Orchestra, and Oakland Symphony Chorus.

Elks National Foundation

Supports youth programs, community projects, and veterans services through Elks lodges across the United States.

National Park Service

The objective of this task agreement is to support and stimulate work as well as promote education and training opportunities for young adults living in urban Philadelphia through collaborative participation in the restoration and rehabilitation of natural and cultural resources. Over a six week period the participants will work along with NPS employees on natural resource, trail maintenance and preservation projects, as well as weekly in environmental education programs.

NINR - National Institute of Nursing Research

Project Summary/Abstract Underrepresented groups are disproportionately impacted by nutrition-related chronic diseases. In Baltimore, a city with a majority minority population, disparities in healthy food access contribute to poor dietary intake. One third of Black residents and nearly 25% of older adults live in Healthy Food Priority Areas (HFPA), urban areas where unhealthy foods are more available than healthy foods. Common self-care tasks like food shopping, meal preparation, and cooking are also barriers to consuming a healthy diet among older adults. Poor dietary intake contributes to chronic disease risk and loss of muscle mass and strength, consequently limiting functional mobility. Ensuring that the next generation of researchers reflects the diversity of the larger population is essential to address all aspects of disparities, but there is a need to engage students at early education levels. UMB RAMP is a summer research training program that exposes high school (HS) students from historically excluded groups to translational research concepts and teaches basic lab techniques and clinical skills. Pilot data from our first cohort (86% Black) demonstrate a positive impact on HS students’ research career interest, but year-round paid experiences to engage and mentor these students in research labs are lacking for this age-group. In this phase 2 randomized controlled trial, we will determine if a 3-month virtual group nutrition education and virtual teaching kitchen cooking demonstrations paired with free produce tailored for older adults (>65 yrs) living in HFPA will improve diet and health-related outcomes compared to contact control. Our overarching hypothesis is that this intervention, personalized to include considerations of this older adult population’s barriers to consuming a healthy diet, will improve dietary quality and functional mobility while providing a paid, applied clinical research experience for HS students. Our research aims will determine the impact of the virtual intervention on diet and other health outcomes of older adults living in healthy food prior areas. The DEIA aims utilize a mixed methods approach to determine the impact of a year-long applied research opportunity on HS students from historically excluded groups' sense of belonging, confidence and motivation for pursuing undergraduate/career research experiences, and perceptions about both the aging field and the community impact of their research experience. We will also explore perceived impact from the older adult research participants related to working with young student researchers and how it may change their perceptions of research. Lack of effective interventions to improve diet quality among older urban adults represents a significant health problem. Simultaneously, workforce diversification is essential to meet growing US demands in research and biomedical science fields to address disparities in chronic disease outcomes. This project meets these demands by expanding research training opportunities for younger students to build confidence and self-efficacy that they belong in an academic research environment while providing a relatively low-cost intervention to disseminate to help narrow these gaps.

National Park Service

This is not a request for applications. This is a notice of intent to award funds to the Greening Youth Foundation through a task agreement issued under a previously awarded cooperative agreement P15AC00020. This task agreement will fund up internships within Everglades National Park. Please refer to the attachment under the related documents tab for additional program information.

National Park Service

The Conservation Legacy (CL) crew will participate with staff from the National Park Service in a collaborative program to protect and preserve key features of the Desert Queen Ranch (a.k.a. Keys Ranch) historic property. The Desert Queen Ranch is a National Register listed historic property that is only open to the public through ranger-guided interpretive tours. The purpose of this work is to address deferred maintenance of the Keys Ranch and Lost Horse security fence. The CL crew will conduct cyclic maintenance to repair and replace approximately 150 feet of fence within the Desert Queen Ranch property. In addition to historic fencing work, the CL crew will also work with historic preservation experts from the park to repair and reinforce approximately 385 feet of security fence around the Lost Horse Mine. The mine is a historic property listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a contributing feature to the Lost Horse Mining Historic District. Lost Horse Mine is a popular destination for hikers within Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP)

U.S. Mission to Iraq

The U.S. Embassy Baghdad Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) announces an open competition to implement English Access Microscholarship Program for Central and Southern Iraq. The Public Diplomacy Section seeks to provide Iraqi youth with educational opportunities through English-language instruction in accordance with Mission Iraq goals. English language skills are an important tool for Iraqi youth seeking access to higher education, employment, exchange programs, and broader engagement with the global community.

NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Despite rising rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) among US adolescents and young adults (“youth”), most do not receive timely, evidence-based, high-quality care. There is a crucial need to establish valid and reliable measures that can be used by clinicians, health systems, and policymakers to ensure youth and families receive effective treatment. This K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research will provide critical support for the PI, Dr. Scott Hadland, to augment his mentorship of early-career clinician-investigators to lead clinical research on youth substance use. In parallel, the PI will expand his research program to the development of new quality measures for youth OUD treatment, and pursue training to further develop his own skills. Novel research supported by this K24 aims to (a) Identify candidate measures through semi-structured interviews with youth, family members, and clinicians; (b) Conduct a modified Delphi process with a national panel of stakeholders to assess the importance, feasibility, and usability of candidate measures; and (c) Evaluate the reliability and validity of candidate measures using national Medicaid insurance claims data and clinical data from a large regional healthcare system. In parallel, the PI will advance his expertise through training in stakeholder-engaged research, Delphi methods, and measurement science to support his own career development. Throughout the K24 award, the PI will expand his mentorship infrastructure and offer enriched, individualized support to junior investigators engaged in patient-oriented research, ultimately supporting the next generation of physician-scientists committed to improving care for youth and families. Together, these K24-supported efforts will lay a strong foundation to optimize how care for youth with OUD is measured, reported, and improved nationwide.

NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT There is an urgent need to address the high rates of anxiety among adolescents. While traditional therapeutic interventions have demonstrated reasonably good efficacy, they are often difficult for teens to access due to financial, cultural, and geographic barriers. Given the high rates of smartphone ownership among U.S. teens, digital technology may improve youth access to treatment. Over the past decade, many efficacious digital interventions have been developed, but the positive results do not often generalize beyond laboratory studies due to low rates of engagement in real-world settings. Thus, in addition to developing effective interventions, it is also critical to identify feasible and acceptable implementation strategies. Human support is one option for increasing adherence to digital interventions, but therapist availability is limited. With the right training, paraprofessionals such as teachers or religious leaders, may be able to support the delivery of mental health interventions to youth without requiring specific mental health expertise. One especially promising group of paraprofessionals is formal mentors. The structure and established relationships inherent to formal mentoring programs may overcome commonly reported barriers to youth engagement with other guided DMHIs, such as lack of trust in unknown providers/coaches. The widespread presence of formal mentoring programs across the U.S. also makes this a uniquely scalable framework with the option of flexible, program-specific implementation. A significant strength of this approach is its use of existing resources and systems, rather than attempting to create new and potentially burdensome workflows. The primary aim of the proposed study is to test the efficacy of a mentor-guided digital cognitive bias modification for interpretations (CBM-I) app for anxious youth aged 13-17 when implemented through mentoring programs. To do this, the applicant will work alongside sponsors Teachman and Deutsch to conduct a hybrid type I implementation/effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a mentor-guided version of a youth-adapted CBM-I app (“MindTrails Teen”) against a mentoring-as-usual active comparison condition. CBM-I is well studied as an anxiety intervention and has been adapted successfully to a digital format. The proposed intervention, MindTrails Teen, performed well in a small open pilot trial in which 9/10 youth experienced reductions in anxiety. Preliminary feasibility and acceptability of the mentorship delivery model were established during the open pilot trial, but challenges with enrollment suggested a need to co-design implementation pathways in close collaboration with mentorship partner programs. In addition to the co-design plans, the secondary aims of this research proposal are to: 1) verify the feasibility and acceptability of a mentorship program delivery model for digital mental health interventions (DMHIs), and 2) examine if participating in the program can improve mentor/mentee relationship quality.

National Park Service

Youth Engagement and Development Program. The project objective is to support and stimulate work and/or education and training opportunities for young adults through collaborative participation in the vegetation monitoring program with the S. E. Exotic Plant Management Team (SEEPMT).

Coastal Conservancy

The Conservancy’s Explore the Coast Overnight Program was created to expand more opportunities for all Californians to stay overnight at the coast, particularly individuals and youth from low and middle-income households, communities of color, at-risk or underserved populations, and others that face barriers to accessing the coast. The goals of the Explore the Coast Overnight Program include: Helping improve existing, and develop new lower-cost coastal accommodations; Ensuring that new or renovated coastal accommodation projects are available to all Californians, in particular low and middle-income Californians and organizations that serve under-resourced communities; Supporting innovative pilot projects; Creating and preserving a variety of lower-cost coastal accommodations; and Maintaining and increasing the stock of lower-cost coastal accommodations along the California coast. The Conservancy provides grant funds for the planning, design, permitting, and/or construction of lower-cost coastal accommodation projects that advance the goals and priorities of the Explore the Coast Overnight Program.

Coastal Conservancy

The Conservancy’s Explore the Coast Overnight Program was created to expand more opportunities for all Californians to stay overnight at the coast, particularly individuals and youth from low and middle-income households, communities of color, at-risk or underserved populations, and others that face barriers to accessing the coast. The goals of the Explore the Coast Overnight Program include: Helping improve existing, and develop new lower-cost coastal accommodations; Ensuring that new or renovated coastal accommodation projects are available to all Californians, in particular low and middle-income Californians and organizations that serve under-resourced communities; Supporting innovative pilot projects; Creating and preserving a variety of lower-cost coastal accommodations; and Maintaining and increasing the stock of lower-cost coastal accommodations along the California coast. The Conservancy provides grant funds for the planning, design, permitting, and/or construction of lower-cost coastal accommodation projects that advance the goals and priorities of the Explore the Coast Overnight Program.