Our Programs > Bay Area Inspire Awards
Grants for Young Social Innovators
Click here for the Bay Area Inspire Awards flyer!
What: One-time cash awards, up to $10,000, to be used for an innovative community-oriented project for a maximum of one year. This should be something you would be unable to do without the award. You should have a fresh idea that will help advance social equity in your community.
Project might relate to one of the areas below, but all fresh ideas are welcome:
- Civic engagement
- Workers' rights
- Quality education
- Displacement and housing options
- Environmental sustainability
- Immigrant rights
- Good jobs
- Education and advocacy
- Family services
Who: Young people between 18-30, living and working in either San Francisco or Alameda Counties who are dedicated to helping improve peoples' lives in their communities.
When: Send your application letters anytime between now and June 30, 2014. We expect to grant awards immediately.
How: Before sending your letter, please review the application details at: www.bayareainspireawards.org
First Inspire Award grantee, Christian Martinez (above), is piloting a project to strengthen teacher-student connections.
How do you define “success?”
We know that complex problems are rarely solved quickly, at least not completely. We also know that breakthroughs often result from new or different ways of looking at a problem, leading to new ideas or approaches to solving it.
Since your award will support a project for a maximum of one year, your goals should be realistic, measurable and achievable, while having noteworthly positive impact on the problem.
Who is sponsoring this award and why?
This project is sponsored by a small group of Bay Area residents interested in helping to build local communities that work better for all residents, especially those whose lives are difficult.
They believe in the power of young people to make change. They want to give people with good ideas the chance to succeed for the betterment of all.