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Apply for a

Youth Opportunity Grant

Applications for Youth Opportunity (YOG) grants open on March 17, 2023 at 9 am and are due April 7, 2022 at 5 pm. 

Applications not completed by this time will not be considered for funding.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Requirements

  • Episcopal Charities does not provide funding of any kind to individuals.
     

  • Funding is available only to programs or projects in the Episcopal Diocese of New York, which consists of the following New York State Counties: New York (Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan.
     

  • Programs must represent an effort by a local congregation or group of congregations to respond to an identified need affecting members of the community in which the congregation is located.
     

  • Any person needing the service offered is eligible to receive the service. Eligibility for services cannot be determined by church membership, faith, or participation in church activities.
     

  • Programs must be non-sectarian and inclusive, and services provided cannot include religious content.

Important Dates

  • Applications for Basic Human Needs grants open on March 17, 2023 at 9am and are due Friday, April 7, 2023 at 5 pmApplications not completed by this time will not be considered for funding.

  • Applicants will be notified of the Board's decision through email in mid-June.

  • Grants for summer programs will be disbursed on July 1, 2024. Grants for academic year programs will be disbursed on September 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024. All grants will be disbursed via electronic funds transfer (EFT).

Important Dates

Application & Resources

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We use an online application system. You can access this system by clicking the button below. First time applicants: view orientation here.

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We follow Diocesan standards to prevent sexual misconduct and abuse.  If your program is not "housed" in an Episcopal parish, you will be required to upload you sexual misconduct prevention policy.

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Learn how to make your application as strong as possible with these tips.

Application & Resources

Past Youth Opportunity Grantees

After-School Program
Iglesia San Andres, Yonkers
$15,400
After-School Program
St. Peter's Church, Port Chester
$8,000
After-School Program
St. Ann's Church, Bronx
$21,000
After-School Program
St. Edmund's Church, Bronx
$6,000
After-School Program
St. Margaret's Church, Bronx
$7,000
Angels Basketball Program
St. Matthew and St. Timothy's Church, Manhattan
$5,000
Art & Acceptance
St. Luke in the Fields, Manhattan
$15,000
Brighter Futures (After-School Program)
Grace Church, White Plains
$15,000
Brighter Futures Summer Camp
Grace Church, White Plains
$16,000
Engaging People in Change (EPIC)
Grace Church, Millbrook
$10,000
GO Project
St. Luke's in the Fields, Manhattan
$11,000
GO Project
Grace Church, Manhattan
$15,000
Jubilee Enrichment Programs
Church of Our Savior, Manhattan
$9,000
Nesin Academic Year Arts Program
St. John's Church, Monticello
$12,500
Nesin Summer Academy
St. John's Church, Monticello
$3,000
Newburgh Girl Power
St. George's Church, Newburgh
$6,000
Pioneer Village
Church of the Incarnation, Manhattan
$10,600
St. Ann's Church Freedom School
St. Ann's Church, Bronx
$20,000
St. Margaret's Summer Day Camp
St. Margaret's Church, Bronx
$3,000
St. Mary's Summer Camp
St. Mary's Church, Manhattan
$6,500
St. Michael's Homework Help
St. Michael's Church, Manhattan
$1,500
Summer Camp
Christ Church, Poughkeepsie
$12,300
Summer Camp
Sts. John, Paul, and Clement, Mt. Vernon
$4,400
Summer Camp
Iglesia San Andres, Yonkers
$7,000
Summer Camp
St. Peter's Church, Port Chester
$12,300
The Manhattan North Summer Project
Various parishes
$8,000
Urban Cultural Arts & Recreation Program
St. David's Church, Bronx
$3,500
Washington Heights Choir School
Church of the Holyrood, Manhattan
$11,300
Young at Arts (After-School Program)
Christ Church, Bronxville
$15,500
Young at Arts (Summer Program)
Christ Church, Bronxville
$6,000
Youth Program
Christ Church (New Brighton), Staten Island
$4,500
Past Grantees
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