Youths Future Grant Program

Grants are made for initiatives which systemically build the capacity of communities to offer the care and resources children and youth in our region need to realize their potential. As described in the RFP, RAY gives priority to collaborative initiatives impacting youth in one or more of the following counties: Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby and Vermilion and that benefit youth.

Planning Before You Plunge...

Schedule of grant writing and planning workshops (click here to download this schedule)

Grant writing can be a bumpy process or not . . .

This spring, the Regional Alliance for Youth will offer grant planning & writing workshops in the region for those interested in responding to the newly released Request for Proposals.

In these workshops, you will learn about

You and representatives from organizations with whom you hope to collaborate are welcome to attend the following workshops.

April 10, 2008, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
University of Illinois Extension, 2535 Millikin Parkway, Decatur, IL 62526, 217-877-6042

April 17, 2008, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Taylorville Community Unit School District, 512 West Spresser Street, Taylorville, IL 62568, 217-824-4951

April 21, 2008, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
160 Court House, Toledo, IL 62468, 217-849-2359

May 14, 2008, 10:30-12:00
Coles County Center for Human Services, Conference Room 4, 825 18th Street, Charleston IL 61920, 217-367-4467