MEAF National Grant

The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) National Grant funds innovative projects that empower youth with disabilities, enhancing their leadership and employment skills. Grants typically range from $10K to $100K per year for one to two years. MEAF seeks proposals that break down employment barriers, support U.S. youth with disabilities, and promote inclusive practices. Projects should demonstrate a plan for national dissemination and measurable outcomes, particularly benefiting young veterans transitioning to civilian life.

MEAF National Grant Priorities and Guidelines
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation supports innovative projects that help youth with disabilities develop the leadership and employment skills they need to succeed. MEAF will also consider projects to create tools that help break down barriers to employment and increase job opportunities for young people with disabilities entering the workforce, including returning veterans with disabilities.
Funding
Grants typically range from $10K to $100K/year, for one to two years

Eligibility

MEAF supports projects from 501(c)(3) organizations that:Develop youth leadership & employment skills, and/or create tools for employers that help break down barriers and increase employment opportunities for youth and veterans with disabilitiesPresent an innovative approach that leads to measurable employment outcomes for youth with disabilitiesAre national in scope, or model projects that have a definite plan for national dissemination and replicationSupport U.S. youth with disabilities as the main beneficiary, or young veterans with disabilities transitioning to civilian lifePromote the full-inclusion of youth with disabilities alongside their peers without disabilities, and promote inclusive, competitive employment practicesHave a well-defined evaluation, dissemination and replication plan

Ineligibility

MEAF does NOT fund:Individuals (scholarships, stipends, fellowships, personal assistance).Intermediary organizations such as the United Way.Organizations whose services are limited to a particular ethnic, fraternal, labor or political constituency.Loans of money for any purpose.Capital campaigns/building funds.Projects focused exclusively on research.Organizations with discriminatory hiring practices based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected category.Equipment or devices for individual users, except for employment accommodations as part of a larger project.Organizations engaged exclusively in political activities or lobbying.Locally based activities without national impact.Individual schools or school districts.Sectarian or religious activities for religious purposes.Projects or events that are already completed.Endowment campaigns.Political campaigns or causes.Fund-raising events.Projects exclusively benefiting individuals or groups outside of the United States.