Youth of this country desperately need focus and direction. The Federal Government realizes that some of the risky behaviors seen in today’s youth relates back to issues in the home, bullying, drugs, etc. To fight this problem and give youth a real chance at an incredible life, the Department of Education along with National Institutes of Health have joined forces to develop this grant under the Funding Opportunity Number of PA-08-242. Eligible applicants will have through September 7, 2011 to apply.
This particular government grant is being offered in coordination with several others, also focused on today’s youth. The additional grants that applicants may want to consider applying for include:
• 93.273 – Alcohol Research Programs
• 93.279 – Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs
• 93.393 – Cancer Cause and Prevention Research
• 93.865 – Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
Under the Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development (R03) grant, the purpose is very distinct. With this, the goal is to encourage, both small project research and applications specifically from organizations, as well as institutions as a means of understanding of how positive youth development programs can improve and enhance the lives of these youths. In addition, the focus of this grant is to understand the mechanisms and environments that encourage and support positive health and development, as well as those that have a negative effect on youth.
With the studies that will come out of this Federal grant, it is anticipated than several components can be evaluated in depth for existing programs, but also programs currently being considered or developed. With this, identifying the various mechanisms of the programs that are and are not working would be possible. By having this information, it would then be possible to analyze assets of children and teenagers, as well as their behaviors and positive/negative influences.
Interestingly, this grant will delve even deeper by evaluating youth’s family, as well as the community in which they live, social assets, liabilities, and more. All of these things together will make it possible to identify and then understand the very things that are causing risky behavior so solutions could be developed.
Because this particular grant supports a number of projects, such as self-contained research projects, research methodology development, and feasibility studies, among others, government experts strongly believe the outcome of this grant will make a substantial difference in helping the youth of today go down the right path and avoid risky behavior.
To be eligible to apply for this grant, people or groups would need to be one of the following:
• Governments
• State
• County
• City/Township
• Special District
• Native American Tribal (Federally and Non-Federally Recognized)
• Indian/Native American Tribal (Non-Federally Recognized)
• Independent School Districts
• Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Educations
• Public and Indian Housing Authorities
• Non-Profit Organizations with and without a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
• Private Institutions of Higher Educations
• For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
• Small Businesses
• Miscellaneous
• Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
• Hispanic Serving Institutions
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• Non-Domestic (Non-US) Entities (Foreign Organizations)
• Regional Organizations
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
• US Territory or Possession
Only electronic applications will be accepted so any received via paper format will not be accepted. Guidelines to apply for this grant can be found at www.grants.gov/apply. However, a minimum of four weeks prior to submitting the application, it is mandatory for the applicant to complete a registration process according to the rules of Section IV. If an applicant were to have trouble accessing information or needed additional
