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Mikva Challenge Peace Action Grants 1

2015 Grant Application for

Youth-Led Peace Action Grants

Mikva Challenge, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago, is proud to invite youth from across Chicago to apply for grants to support Peace Projects in their schools or communities.

Mayor Emanuel has made reducing violence a priority of his administration. In December 2015, the Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago— a group of over 130 community and faith leaders, practitioners, subject matter experts, parents, and youth—released a report containing recommendations for reducing youth violence in 2015.

One of the Commission’s recommendations was to involve and empower youth to develop their own solutions to youth violence and ideas for promoting peace. Youth are the future and the solution! The City has committed $50,000 for a Youth Peace Grants program, through which young people can propose and receive funding for projects to promote peace in their communities.

We look forward to your participation!

For more information about this grant, please contact

[email protected]. Please submit your completed application to

[email protected].

Mikva Challenge develops youth to be informed, empowered, and active citizens and community

leaders. We do this by engaging youth in action civics, an authentic and transformative learning

process built on youth voice and youth expertise.

mailto:[email protected]

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Why Peace Action Grants?

While Chicago has made great progress in reducing violent crime, violence continues to

affect far too many of our city’s young people. The Mayor’s Office and Mikva Challenge

believe that there is a lot more we can do to reduce violence, and that to make

maximum impact, we must listen and support our young peace makers. But we cannot

just listen – through the peace grants program, these ideas will be put into action in

Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Youth Leaders Are Key

We are looking for determined and passionate youth to be recipients of these grants.

We want to support innovative youth who will take pride in knowing that they have

taken a step as leaders to make significant change in their city. No matter how big or

small, the change youth make can save lives and enlighten this city and its people.

Grant Overview and Award Seeker Requirements

Projects must be directed towards decreasing youth violence and/or promoting

peace

We encourage new ideas and innovation in this grant! Think outside of the box

and come up with new ideas that speak to the root causes of youth violence.

Projects must be student-led and are available to any youth or youth organization

with members 13-21 years old

Grants can range in size from $250-$5000, and a total of $45,000 in grants will be

distributed

Grant budgets can include up to $500 for a stipend for an adult ally. If you are a

youth interested in applying and do not have an adult ally, please let us know and

we can help connect you to one.

Implementation Requirements

1. All funded projects will receive a follow up call or visit from Mikva Challenge staff

or youth commission student.

2. All youth must complete a process evaluation at end of project.

3. All funded projects must prepare a final report detailing their project and process

and how money was spent, including photos of project.


Grant Deadlines

Grant applications will be processed on a rolling basis. At the beginning of each month,

all applications received in the prior month will be reviewed, with decisions made and

communicated by the 15th of the month. In order that all funds be disbursed in time for

implementation during the summer, the final day for submitting applications is June 30,

2015. Grant applications will be reviewed by the Mayor’s Youth Commission.


About the Mayor’s Youth Commission

The Mayor’s Youth Commission- a diverse group of 25 high school and college students-

is committed to improving the quality of life for all of Chicago’s young people by

working with the Mayor and other city officials on issues impacting Chicago youth.

Since 2011, the Mayor’s Mayoral Youth Commission has:

●Partnered with The Mayor’s Office, Chicago Transit Authority, Department of

Family and Support Services and The Chicago Park District

● Executed events for over 700 Chicago youth at Youth Solutions Congress, Youth

Employment Design Thinking Summit, and Chicago Community Trust On the

Table Youth Conversation

● Advocated for and implemented the Free Fare Card Pilot Program for low-income

CPS high school students


PEACE ACTION GRANT APPLICATION

MAIN CONTACT INFORMATION

Project Title: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Main Student Contact Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Main Student Contact Phone Number: ________________________ E-mail: _________________________

Main Student Signature ___________________________________________________________________________

Alternate Student Contact Name: __________________________________________________________________

Alt. Student Contact Phone Number: ________________________ E-mail: _________________________

Alt. Student Signature ___________________________________________________________________________

Adult Ally Name: ____________________________ Adult Signature: ____________________________________

Adult Ally Phone Number: ____________________ Adult Ally Email: __________________________________

What school and/or neighborhoods will this peace project primarily impact?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

If Applicable:

Student Group Name: ____________________________________________________________________________

School or Organization:___________________________________________________________________________

School or Org. Address: ___________________________________________________________________________



NAMES OF ALL YOUTH INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT

Name Grade/Age Phone Number Email Address


PEACE ACTION GRANT QUESTIONS

Please answer the following questions on an separate sheet of paper . Be honest and complete.

Keep in mind:

Your answers must be typed.

Your total answers should be no more than 5 pages typed.

Please explain your thoughts thoroughly!

Please number your answers to help us stay organized.

1. Describe your peace project and what is unique about it. What root cause of youth

violence are you trying to address with your project?

2. Tell us about the school or community where you will do your peace project.

Explain why and how youth violence is an issue there.

3. Tell us about your student group. What special skills or background do you have

that will make this project a success?

4. How will you measure the impact of your project? Will your project make

immediate change or change over a longer period of time, or both?

5. Are there any resources (volunteer time, contributions, or other materials) that will

be available to you if you receive this grant? What, if any, partners do you need to

complete this grant?

6. What evidence or research do you have that indicates that this project will be

successful?

Please fill out the budget and the action plan on the next two pages.

Please attach a letter of support from the adult ally who will support this project.


THE BUDGET

FUNDING RESTRICTIONS

Grants will not fund stipends for youth.

Grants will not fund projects that charge a fee for their services.

Maximum stipend for adult allies is $500.

Contact [email protected] if you have questions about the grant.

EXAMPLE

ITEM:

QUANTITY X PRICE PER = TOTAL

WHY NEEDED/ WHAT IT

IS USED FOR

Markers 3 boxes $5 $15.00 Markers to write ideas

during meetings

Butcher paper 2 $30 $60

Butcher paper for meetings

and to use as posters to

post around the school to

increase awareness about STI

prevention

Peer Conflict

Resolution

Training

1 $200 $200 Train our group to teach

conflict resolution

Flip Camera 1 $100 $100 Flip Camera to document the

groups work

Teacher

Stipend 1 $150 $150 Stipend for adult ally

Meeting

snacks

6 pizzas

50 waters

$15 per pizza

$0.50 per water $115.00

Food for organization

meetings

$640


Peace Action Grant Budget

ITEM:

QUANTITY X PRICE PER = TOTAL

WHY NEEDED/ WHAT IT

IS USED FOR


Putting It All Together: A Sample Action Plan

GOAL: Ensure that all students at our school, beginning with the class of 2012, receive

two semesters’ worth of sex education their freshman year.

Action Step: Learn about sex education and how it’s been

implemented at other schools

Date done

by:

2/10

How does this action step help us get closer to accomplishing our goal?

By learning what other schools have done, we can choose the best

curriculum and strategies for getting it implemented

Task Who Date done

by

1. look up schools that have had sex ed Alisha, Devin 1/30

2. research organizations that deal with sex

education and invite them to partner up

Roberto 2/5

Action Step: Get administrators’ approval for sex ed course Date done

by:

3/15


Task Who Date done

by

1. circulate petition to show

administrators the level of support for sex

ed

Damien, Maria 2/5


Peace Action Grant

Action Plan Worksheet (you may attach additional steps as

needed)

GOAL:

Action Step: Date done

by:


Task Who Date done

by


by:


Task Who Date done

by



by:


Task Who Date done

by


APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Use this checklist to make sure you are ready to apply for funds.

________ Have you filled out the ‘Main Contact Information’ page?

_________ Have you filled out the contact information for all youth involved?

_________ Have you answered the Questions?

_________Have you attached a letter of recommendation from adult ally or another

supportive adult?

_________ Have you filled out a budget?

_________ Have you completed the action plan?

_________ Are you able to meet the following implementation requirements:

1. Follow up call or visit from Mikva Challenge staff or alumni.

2. Youth survey of process at end of project.

3. 1-2 page final report on project and process.

Email completed applications to [email protected]. All grants will be

reviewed at the beginning of the month after they are received.

Questions or concerns? please email Jackie Rosa at [email protected].

Documents

2015 Grant Application for Youth-Led Peace Action Grantsmikvachallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Peace... · 2019. 6. 28. · Mikva Challenge Peace Action Grants 1 2015 Grant