Government Funding offers a list of federal grants that are of interest to the youth development field along with tips on how to apply for federal grants.

Federal Grant Online Database - Grants.gov

Grants.gov is a simple, unified "storefront" for all customers of Federal grants to electronically find, apply for, and manage grants. Grants.gov encompasses over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. It streamlines the process of awarding over $350 billion annually to state and local governments, academia, not-for-profits and other organizations. Click here to view this resource.

21 st Century Community Learning Centers (Afterschool)

The 21st CCLC Program supports opportunities for students and their families to continue to learn new skills and discover new abilities after the school day has ended. The focus of this program, re-authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the No Child Left Behind Act, is to provide expanded academic enrichment opportunities for children attending low performing schools. Click here for more information.

GEAR-UP (Mentoring)

The GEAR UP program is a discretionary grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. Click here for more information.

Learn and Serve America (Service Learning)

Do you have an idea for a service-learning project that will impact your community? Learn and Serve America provides grant support, primarily through intermediaries, to diverse school-community partnerships to develop and sustain service-learning projects. Generally, grants are for a period of three years, renewable annually contingent upon performance and the availability of funds. Click here for more information.

Juvenile Justice Title V (Prevention)

The Title V Community Prevention Grants Program is a Federal grants program to fund collaborative, community-based delinquency prevention efforts. The Community Prevention Grants Program integrates six fundamental principles—comprehensive and multidisciplinary approaches, research foundation for planning, community control and decisionmaking, l and much more. Click here for more information.

Faith Based and Community Initiatives

The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives provides grants to support organizations that are helping those in need.  Their website offers information about past and current programs that they have supported.  Click here for more information.