The Allstate Foundation - College Service Grants

The Allstate Foundation - College Service Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Center For Expanding Leadership And Opportunity Inc
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: December 13, 2025

Summary

The Allstate Foundation - College Service Grants support youth empowerment through community service initiatives at community colleges and HBCUs across the U.S. Grants of $10,000 aim to enable youth-led projects that redefine service in the wake of a global pandemic. With over $1 million allocated to this effort, the program encourages innovative approaches to civic engagement and volunteerism, fostering a new generation of community leaders.

Overview

The Allstate Foundation - College Service Grants In support of The Allstate Foundation‘s youth empowerment strategy, the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) has partnered with them to (re)define youth service for a new generation and empower youth to serve and improve communities. The Allstate Foundation has granted more than $1 million toward this program to date. Funded initiatives must fall into one of the following categories: Microgrants: Directly provided to students for new, youth-led service initiatives. Access Support: Initiatives that increase student access to service experiences. Increasing Impact: Initiatives that enhance the depth of impact of existing youth-led service activities. As part of that strategy, grants of $10,000 will be distributed to support youth-led, youth-driven community service at community colleges, HBCUs, and other vital higher education institutions across the United States. These grants are intended to support (re)defining youth empowerment for a new generation and help usher in a return to service for young people in the midst of a global pandemic and quickly evolving technologies.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Community colleges, HBCUs, and other vital higher education institutions across the United States are eligible to apply.Funds must be distributed to support youth-led, youth-driven community service at your institution. For the purpose of this grant, community service is defined along a continuum from volunteerism to civic engagement. Significant funding is already directed toward service-learning, so we ask you to consider opportunities beyond that modality. You do not need to launch a new program to receive funding.

Ineligibility

Grants may not be used for:International initiatives;Alternative break/immersion service trips;Service-learning initiatives;“Re-gifting” funds directly to a charity or cause, or using funding to purchase resources for a charity or cause;Support for political campaigns, candidates, parties, or political issues; ORSalary support or institutional overhead.