Youth Civic Solutions Competition
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Young people/youth
- Age and grade requirements vary (check website for specifics)
Overview
Administered by: Institute for Citizens & Scholars
Purpose: Empower young people to become civic problem-solvers in their communities by competing to develop solutions to community challenges.
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas:
- Youth civic engagement
- Community problem-solving
- Civic innovation
- Young people's leadership
- Local community challenges
Eligibility:
- Young people/youth
- Age and grade requirements vary (check website for specifics)
Program Details:
- Competition-based model
- Encourages civic innovation and problem-solving
- Part of C&S's initiative to create 20 million young civic problem-solvers by 2029
What Institute for Citizens and Scholars actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $50K
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $10K–$26K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 80%, Virginia 20%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Harrisonburg, VA.
Example grants
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Teaching & Leadership Fellowships
$26K
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching & Leadership Fellowships
$14K
James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA
Cgpi
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth leadership
- Youth programs
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