Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Eligibility:

State educational agencies (SEAs) and the Secretary of the Interior. Local educational agencies and Indian tribal schools are subgrantees.

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Title I Supplemental Educational Services

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. 

Eligibility:

State Education Agencies (SEA) may apply 

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Title V Delinquency Prevention Program

The purpose of this program is to prevent youth at risk of becoming delinquent from entering the juvenile justice system and to intervene with first-time and non-serious offenders to keep them from further contact with the juvenile justice system.

The goal is to reduce the likelihood that youth will become serious and violent offenders as adults, reducing the burden of crime on society and saving taxpayers billions of dollars

Eligibility:

States, territories, units of local government, federally recognized tribal governments, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education. Forprofit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services

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Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth

Grants support programs for older homeless youth, ages 16-21. The goal is to help such youth make a successful transition toward productive adulthood and self-sufficiency.

Transitional living projects provide shelter, skills training, and support services to homeless youth ages 16 through 21 for a continuous period not exceeding 18 months.

Eligibility:

States, localities, private entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Transitional Living Program grant unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system. Federally-recognized Indian organizations, faith-based and small community-based organizations are also eligible to apply for grants as private, nonprofit agencies.

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Tribal Youth Program (Title V)

The mission of the OJJDP is to strengthen the juvenile justice system by providing training, technical assistance, and information on trends, new approaches, and innovative techniques to juvenile courts and court personnel; law enforcement; detention and corrections; youth service providers; and child advocacy organizations. 

Eligibility:

Federally-recognized Indian tribes, tribal coalitions and Native Alaska Villages are eligible to apply.

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Volunteers in Service to America (AmeriCorps* VISTA)

VISTA is part of the AmeriCorps program. VISTA members serve in a variety of poverty-related programs that focus on hunger, homelessness, unemployment, health, economic development and literacy development. About 50 percent of VISTA's resources are focused on the problems of disadvantaged youth. VISTA has helped to set up drug abuse action centers, literacy programs, food distribution efforts, shelters for runaway youth, and tutoring and computer literacy activities. 

Eligibility:

Sponsors applying for VISTA members must be federal, state or local government agencies or private, nonprofit organizations. The project proposing to use the VISTA members must be designed to assist in the solution of poverty-related problems.

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Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Activities

WIOA presents an extraordinary opportunity to improve job and career options for our nation’s workers and jobseekers through an integrated, job-driven public workforce system that links diverse talent to businesses. It supports the development of strong, vibrant regional economies where businesses thrive and people want to live and work. 

Eligibility:

State workforce agencies are eligible to apply for funds. Governors then designate local workforce investment areas and oversee local workforce investment boards. Specific eligibility requirements can be found on the WIOA website. 

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Youthbuild

At YouthBuild programs in the United States and across the globe, low-income young people learn construction skills through building affordable housing for homeless and low-income people in their neighborhoods and other community assets such as schools, playgrounds, and community centers.

Eligibility:

Public or private nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities, state and local governments, Indian tribes, or any organization eligible to provide education and employment training under federal employment training programs.

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Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)

 As the nation continues to expand the horizon of opportunities and possibilities through advances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the need for a more diverse and well-prepared STEM workforce is also expanding. ITEST is a research and development program that supports projects to promote PreK-12 student interests and capacities to participate in the STEM and information and communications technology (ICT) workforce of the future.

Eligibility:

Open to learning institutions and non-profits 

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Toyota Grant Program

Our corporate giving and community engagement is focused on organizations that support the following strategic pillars: workforce readiness, inclusive mobility, financial inclusion and community resilience including environmental sustainability and driver/passenger safety. Our portfolio of partners also reflects our commitment to serving diverse and underserved populations.

Eligibility: Toyota will not make grants to organizations that discriminate in its programs, activities or hiring policies, or those affiliated with any national organization or chapter that discriminates on the basis of race, color, age, religion, or any other characterstic; Organizations that will use the grant to support political parties, candidates or lobbying activities; those not recognized as charitable by the Internal Revenue Service.

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