2026–2027 Youth-Led Service Grant, Supported by The Allstate Foundation
2026–2027 Youth-Led Service Grant, Supported by The Allstate Foundation, supports local PTAs and PTSAs in funding youth-designed service projects that address school and community needs and build youth leadership.
Funder: National Parent Teacher Association
Due Dates: October 7, 2026, at 7 p.m. EDT (Informational call) | October 19, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 per grant; project period January 1–May 14, 2027
Summary: Supports local PTAs and PTSAs in implementing youth-designed and youth-led service projects addressing school and community needs.
Key Information: Applications require a local PTA/PTSA leader and a youth co-applicant aged 13–17, with youth holding real project decision-making power.
Description
National PTA, in collaboration with The Allstate Foundation, offers this grant to help local PTAs and PTSAs expand their capacity for youth-designed and youth-led service. Youth-adult teams identify a school or community need, design a project, lead its implementation, and evaluate its impact. The program supports youth leadership while building sustainable capacity for authentic youth-adult partnership across the PTA network.
Youth must meaningfully shape and lead the work, with adult leaders acting as facilitators rather than providing a pre-designed plan. Service may take the form of a one-time event, a series of events, or an ongoing initiative. Projects should offer a realistic response to a need identified through young people’s experiences and observations within their communities.
