Deadline: 1 November 2024
The Kindness Grows Here is inviting grant applications directly from kids between the ages of 5-18 who have ideas for spreading kindness.
They value the unique perspective children bring to identifying problems in their schools, neighborhoods, and communities, and finding creative ways to solve these problems through kindness. For this reason, they dedicate the largest portion of the budget to their “Kid Kindness Grants” program.
Funding Information
- Individuals may apply for up to $250, small groups (2-4 kids) may apply for up to $500, and large groups (5+ kids) may apply for up to $800.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must be students between the ages of 5-18. Applications may be submitted by individuals or groups. Groups can include a group of friends, a school club, a classroom, a scout troop, a sports team, etc. Any group is acceptable as long as all members of the group are between the ages of 5-18.
- All funds granted must be used for projects carried out by the students named on the application. The intent of these grants is for young people to be involved in developing and carrying out their own ideas dedicated to solving problems in their community through kindness.
- The application should be completed in the child’s words. If parents’ adults would like to add to the child’s explanation they can do so, but it must be clearly indicated which parts were completed by whom.
- All applications MUST include a detailed budget. If an application does not include a detailed budget, it will be disqualified.
- Applicants must be students between the ages of 5-18.
- Awards will be granted based on the following:
- Quality of the application: Is it detailed? Was the application completed in full? Does it demonstrate that a lot of thought was put into the application? Is it completed by the child who is applying and not just by an adult?
- Impact: Will those receiving the kindness have the feeling that another person really made an effort to connect and show that they care?
- Fiscal Responsibility: Are the funds being used responsibly? Have efforts been made to minimize cost? Have donations from other organizations been sought, if a large sum is required to complete the project?
- Creativity: Is kindness being spread in a creative and unique way?
- Safety: Does the project do everything possible to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses–especially if at risk populations are being served–while spreading kindness in a meaningful way?
For more information, visit Kindness Grows Here.
