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Friday, January, 29, 2016
YNDC is pleased to present a new grant opportunity meant to help groups involve youth in vacant lot greening projects across the city.
This special grant opportunity was funded through the Centers for Disease Control and is being led by the University of Michigan as part of a 5 year, 3 city study of vacant land reuse. A wide variety of groups may apply, but youth involvement (ages 10 – 24) must be at the core of proposed projects for this opportunity. Researchers will be monitoring project implementation and maintenance. Funds awarded can be used to pay stipends to youth involved in the project! This funding will be awarded to improve currently vacant and unused lots – they cannot be used for improvements to existing projects.
Attendance at application training sessions is mandatory for this grant. Please see dates and times below:
- Tuesday, February 16th, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
- Thursday, February 25th: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
- Saturday, February 27th: 1pm – 2pm
- Monday, February 29th: 5pm – 6pm
All sessions will be held at YNDC, located at 820 Canfield Road on the South Side of Youngstown.
Interested individuals should contact Liberty Merrill at YNDC by phone at (330)480-0423 or via email at lmerrill@yndc.org with any questions or to pick up an application, and can also download a copy of the application below.