ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUNG MEN OF COLOR GRANTS
Available up to $1000
READ BEFORE APPLYING…READ BEFORE APPLYING…READ BEFORE APPLYING
NOTE:
Applications are due at the Prevention Network office by midnight on the 22nd of November 2013,
December 15th (2013), January 15th (2014), February 15th (2014), and March 15th (2014).
PURPOSE FOR GRANTS: Grants will support activity designed for Detroit males from ages 11-18 who
are African American or Latino, and who have something in common such as school, neighborhood, faith
community, special interests or talents, etc.
Funded activity must take place outside of regular school time. Exceptions must be supplemental to the
schools normal curriculum such as a school-wide contest which promotes reading and literacy. Activity
must take place within the City of Detroit, ideally in one of the six Good Neighborhoods that are part of
The Skillman Foundation’s Good Neighborhoods Program. Applications for projects outside the
neighborhoods but in Detroit will be accepted.
Youth themselves may apply for the grant, though adults must be present when the funded activity takes
place.
Grants will support reading, improved literacy activities and relate to the increase of graduation rates
among the youth.
 This may include reading circles, book clubs, group tutoring and mentoring, data gathering,
planning, creating materials, obtaining training, and other communal efforts and activities.
 Youth MUST be involved in such activity.
The priorities for funding are youth engagement and activity which is specifically appropriate for the age
(11-18) and culture (African American or Latino) of male participants.
GRANT WILL NOT SUPPORT:
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Grants are not for individual service provision.
Capital campaigns, endowment funds, fundraising, and purchase of land or buildings.
Lobbying or political activity.
Activity carried out for religious purposes.
Activity which took place or began before the date a grant was awarded (around the 14 th of the
month), or for any costs incurred before the award date.
The internal needs of an agency/organization or supplantation of existing funds.
Pay, benefits, or professional training for staff.
Purchase of durable equipment (e.g. computer) or unusually expensive materials, supplies, or
project equipment.
Stipends given to reward participation.
Costs of “recording” project activity.
OTHERWISE, GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED to cover a wide variety of costs which might be expected
for any specific activity and are in proportion for the size of this grant.
This could include project materials and equipment, feeding participants, transportation, entrance fees,
skilled service, venue fees, as well as the out-of-pocket expenses of volunteers involved in the project.
ELIGIBILITY:
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Detroit local and grassroots organizations. Not individuals. Not government, elected, or political
entities. Not an organization or business operating for profit.
Applicant organizations need to be operating on a not-for-profit basis, but DO NOT NEED to be
incorporated or have tax-exempt status (501C3).
Organizations receiving grants must be working within Detroit and in ways specific to a given
community.
Informal groups, and youth or adults may apply. They may be carrying out their first activity. They
may assign themselves a name for the purpose of applying if they don’t have a previous identity.
Organizations are eligible to receive grants even if they currently have a Community Connections
or other grant handled by Prevention Network, or a grant directly from The Skillman Foundation.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPLYING:
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Grants will be awarded in amounts up to $1000. A given organization may apply for
additional/repeat grants once a previously funded project is complete and reported.
A limited number of larger grants, up to $2,000, will be available for schools with the capacity to
reach larger numbers of students. But most grants will be capped at the $1,000 level.
Organizations may receive a maximum of 3 grants (totaling up to $3,000) from the grant program.
Projects supported with this grant must be completed within six months. A report of the project
must be turned in within a month from completion. The report includes brief narrative and a
financial accounting with receipts. Prevention Network supplies the report form when grant checks
are sent.
Grant recipients may handle their own grant funds or use a fiduciary if they choose. No fees will be
paid for fiduciary services.
Applications will be accepted only on the grant form or an exact facsimile.
Grant applications are due at Prevention Network by midnight the 22th of November 2013, and the
15th of the month from December 2013 through March 2014. They may be faxed or mailed to meet
deadlines.
Applications will be reviewed in December of 2013, and January, February, March, and April of
2014. A panel of area residents reviews applications and makes funding recommendations. Their
recommendations are final upon agreement by Prevention Network Board of Directors.
Funding decisions are announced and grant checks sent within 30 days of the deadline that it is
submitted, in ordinary circumstances.
Support letters are not necessary unless: a school will provide space, time, personnel or other
project resource; a church, community center, or other such venue will be used; another
organization is an essential partner in the project. Then a letter from the relevant spokesperson on
letterhead should be attached to the application.
PREVENTION NETWORK  P.O. Box 4458  East Lansing, MI 48826-4458  517-393-6890
FAX 517-393-6931  Toll free 800-968-4968
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YOUNG MEN OF COLOR
(African-American and Latino Males, ages 11 to 18)
GRANT APPLICATION
Grants up to $1,000
Due at Prevention Network office by midnight the 15th of November and December 2013,
and January, February, and March of 2014.
BEFORE YOU APPLY!!! Read “ESSENTIAL INFORMATION” on front sheets.
Date of application
Detroit neighborhood participants will be from
Organization / group
Address
ZIP
Contact person (person who can answer questions about the proposed project)
 Mr.  Ms.  Mrs.  Other
Name
Phone
FAX
E-mail
Address (if different from above)
Nature of proposed project
Grant amount requested $
Dates for project activity
Number of expected participants
Participant ages
Locations(s) for project activity
(1) What brings the youth together who will participate in the proposed activity?
(2) How have participants been involved in deciding on and planning this project?
Call Prevention Network at 800-968-4968 with your questions.
To fax application to Prevention Network: 517-393-6931
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(3) Describe the activity that will be supported with grant money. Include where things will happen, the dates
and times, and for how long. Describe specific materials, equipment, learning tools, etc. that will be used.
Attach a schedule and/or outline of activity if relevant. (You may attach one additional page if necessary to
complete this section of the application.)
(4) Who are the adults who will be present with the youth and/or carry out project activity?
(5) What are two specific goals for the acitvity to be supported with grant money?
(6) How will you know if these two specific goals have been met?
(7) Is there a “next step” that you hope or foresee will grow out of the activity to be supported with the grant
and if so, please explain.
Call Prevention Network at 800-968-4968 with your questions.
To fax application to Prevention Network: 517-393-6931
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PROJECT BUDGET
Income Items: List all expected money sources for Expense Items: List all expected costs for
this project:
this project :
Amount requested from YMOC grant: $
$ _________
Amount from other sources (if any)
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Total income
Total cost
Total expected income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . should equal total expected costs.
TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS, APPLICANT MUST FILL OUT AND SIGN THIS PAGE.
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Grant check should be made out to the applicant organization named on page one.
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Grant check should be made out to the fiduciary (school, church, agency, etc.):
Name
Address
ZIP
Phone
NOTE: Grant checks will be made out to the applicant organization or to the fiduciary organization. No grant check will be made out to an
individual. Grant checks will be mailed to the address on page one or to the fiduciary (address above). Checks are sent by certified mail
(requiring signature). For any other arrangement, contact Prevention Network at 800-968-4968.
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APPLICATION IS COMPLETE WHEN IT INCLUDES:
The original first page of the application or a photocopy of it. Do not re-create it.
Answers to questions 1 through 7. Pages may be added if more room is needed.
The budget, showing all costs and sources of income for a specific project.
The signature of applicant. (See below.)
Names and addresses of applicant’s board of directors (or of the persons financially responsible), and for the
fiduciary board of directors, if a fiduciary is being used.
If you would like them to be informed of your grant award, names of media and/or elected officials.
Letter(s) of support as required from venue, school if used, or partner organizations. [See “Essential Information”
that came with this application.]
I/We understand if the proposed project receives a Young Men of Color Grant:
1. Grant monies will be used as specified in the application budget, or
2. I/We will receive approval from Prevention Network to revise the budget and/or project plan if necessary.
3. Project activities must take place within 6 months from date of grant award.
4. I/We will submit a Final Report (using form provided) within four weeks from end of the project.
5. We will submit receipts for expenses paid for with grant funds.
6. Unused grant funds must be returned to Prevention Network with the report.
7. We will not be eligible for any further grants from Prevention Network until reporting requirements are met.
8. We will hold Prevention Network harmless for any potential liabilities that may occur in association with our grant
funded project.
Signature of contact person named on page one.
Date
Signature of person responsible for project if different from above.
Date
Fiduciary signature/title, if a fiduciary will be used.
Date
Applications must be received at Prevention Network by the 22nd of November,
on December 15th 2013 and on the 15th of January, February, and March 2014.
Send them to: Prevention Network, P.O. Box 4458, East Lansing, Michigan 48826-4458.
To meet deadlines, applications may be faxed to 517-393-6931, but the original must also be mailed.
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