Youth Access to Nature Fund Grant

Youth Access to Nature Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Justice Outside
Amount: Up to US $25,000
Last Updated: December 24, 2025

Summary

The Youth Access to Nature Fund, established by Justice Outside, aims to enhance access to nature for youth of color in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a focus on racial justice and environmental education, the fund supports projects that empower young leaders and promote mental well-being. Grants up to $25,000 are available for initiatives that engage communities and foster relationships with the outdoors, ensuring that marginalized voices are prioritized in environmental movements.

Overview

Justice Outside Justice Outside advances racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement. We shift resources to, build power with, and center the voices and leadership of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color because the health of current and future generations demands it. We envision a just world where Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color experience safety, health, and abundant joy through meaningful relationships with one another and the outdoors. We are thrilled to invite applications to help us achieve this mission and vision through the Youth Access to Nature Fund. Established in 2016, the Youth Access to Nature Fund works to ensure youth of color in the San Francisco Bay Area have access to meaningful experiences in nature to support their growth as leaders and students, and to improve their mental and physical health. To that end, the Youth Access the Nature Fund is committed to the young people of the Bay Area, by centering the strength, joy, and leadership of their communities. By offering flexible funds and capacity-building the Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program: Youth Access to Nature Fund seeks to embody grantmaking that is built on trust, relationships, and support. Funding The total grant amount requested for a period of one year should be no more than $25,000

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Through the Youth Access to Nature Fund specifically, we aim to fund work that is at the intersection of racial justice, youth, and the environment. This could include a variety of activities, such as recreation and experiential education programs, environmental justice, conservation, climate justice, environmental advocacy work, cultural and ancestral practices and education, and much more. Applicants do not need to have a 501c3 status nor a fiscal sponsor to apply.Your work is eligible for funding if: Projects and programming engage young people of the nine counties of the greater San Francisco Bay Area of California:Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties.The Youth Access to Nature Fund identifies young people as those between 3 and 24 years of age.