Believe and Build Afterschool Grants

The Believe and Build Afterschool’s Request for Proposals is due Sunday, October 31st, at 11:59 pm!  If you have questions about the portal or need technical assistance, please contact Cora Marquez at cora@youthprise.org.

Believe and Build Afterschool Grants Information Session Recordings

Important Dates and Deadlines

• Thursday, September 30th, 2021--RFP release on the Ignite Afterschool website

• Tuesday, October 5th, 2021--Grant Application information session 10:00-11:30am.  Register here! 

• Friday, October 15th, 2021--Application Q and A Office Hours from 11:00am-12:00pm.  Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81214589762
• Sunday, October 17th, 2021--Intent to Apply* form due at 11:59pm.  Access form here​​​​​​​

*Completing the Intent to Apply form is not required to submit a grant application

• Sunday, October 31st, 2021--Grant Applications due at 11:59pm.  Access the grant portal here!

Community Reviewer Information

• Ignite Afterschool is seeking Community Reviewers to review the Believe and Build Afterschool Grants! We are looking for reviewers from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences, especially those who reflect the groups of young people prioritized by the grant program.  If you work or serve on the board of an organization that is applying for funding, you may still apply to be a community reviewer but will not review applications from the same geographic area that you work in.

  We encourage young people aged 15-24 to apply. You can apply by clicking on this link to submit your application by October 24th.   

  Community grant reviewers will be compensated between $260-$300 depending on the number of applications reviewed.

This grant program and all grant application sessions and materials are funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.425U, American Rescue Plan Act, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.