Partner Grants

Youth Advisory Board Grants

The State Farm® Youth Advisory board is one of the nation’s unique philanthropic programs. Thirty youth from across the country are charged with designing and implementing a $5 million-a-year service-learning grant program. Grants fund specific community issues in one of five grant categories: environmental responsibility, financial literacy, access to higher education, natural & societal disaster preparedness, and driver safety. Grants must address a real community need, empower young adults, be sustainable, and incorporate all of the elements of service-learning.

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Habitat for Humanity Service-Learning Grants

The Habitat for Humanity Service-Learning grant provides funds for teachers and schools to develop and implement service-learning projects in partnership with their local Habitat affiliate. For the 2010–2011 school year, teachers and local Habitat affiliates could jointly apply for a one-year grant of up to $7,000 to cover educational expenses associated with the service-learning project. View the Service-Learning Partnership information and application.

Applications are closed for 2010-2011.

National Council of LaRaza (NCLR) Service-Learning Grants

In partnership with State Farm, NCLR is developing and piloting a sound model for service-learning integrating the principles of service-learning in the daily curriculum in three of their network schools. NCLR’s service-learning initiative builds community development projects with students and teachers in Latino-serving schools through an integration of intentional teaching and classroom concepts. NCLR will complete the pilot phase in 2011.

Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) Service-Learning Grants

Over the past three years, State Farm has been a pioneer in the service-learning community development space by providing nearly $400,000 in grants to LISC to create sustainable service learning projects in several communities across the country. These projects can be built upon year after year to create lasting change in our communities. Examples of projects created with State Farm funding include those in which students work to reduce gang violence, teach local residents how make an impact through action and advocacy in their communities, engage in physical development efforts such as playground builds at low-income housing developments, and an after-school community garden and culinary arts program in which students grow and sell their produce at the local farmers market.

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Project Ignition Grants

Project Ignition challenges students and their teachers or advisors to work together to develop a campaign to address the issue of teen driver safety in their communities. Grants of $2,000 are awarded annually to 25 public schools (including public charter and public alternative schools) in the United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Newfoundland that educate students ages 13 and older in grades 9 through 12. These service-learning grants are sponsored by the State Farm Companies Foundation, and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC). Applications are accepted between August and November and grant winners are announced in December. Successful grant recipients implement their programs between January and April.

To learn more about these grants, visit www.sfprojectignition.com or www.nylc.org.

Based on the impact of their projects, in May, ten schools are selected as “National Leader Schools in Teen Driver Safety.” They are eligible for an additional $2,500 to continue their projects for a second year. These schools receive an additional $5,000 to help send a team to the National Service-Learning Conference where they showcase their work.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NBCT Grants

Each year, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards administers a pool of funds provided by State Farm Companies Foundation as financial support for NBPTS candidates who are going through this rigorous process for the first time. The amount of assistance varies by state in those states where it is available.

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Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants

Through our relationship with Youth Service America, we offer $1000 grants available to public schools and groups working with public schools to develop curriculum based service-learning programs.

To learn more about the dates of availability, deadlines for applications and number of grants available, visit www.ysa.org.

Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency Grants

Through our relationship with Youth Service America, we provide $2000 to agencies that agree to help provide visibility to all groups doing service activities on Global Youth Service Day and to the service-learning taking place year round. The goal is to promote service-learning and the positive contributions young people make to their communities.

To learn more about the dates of availability, deadlines for applications and number of grants available, visit www.ysa.org.

Innovation in Sustainability Grant Award Program

Through our relationship with SkillsUSA, we provide up to $10,000 for a project that aligns with our focus of building safer, stronger and better educated communities. SkillsUSA local chapters may apply for this grant. Thirteen grants will be awarded across the U.S. for a project that culminates in a national showcase and competition during the SkillsUSA National Skills and Leadership Conference June 20-25, 2010.