RMYF helps assess the effectiveness of innovative youth programs by offering Evaluation Grants. These grants range from $5,000 - $25,000.

Evaluation grants are targeted to innovative programs or innovative components of programs serving youth. These are the only RMYF grants available to first time applicants. As the purpose of these grants is to identify effective innovations in the field, RMYF will not fund the evaluation of programs that are not innovative. Applicants that use traditional approaches to serving youth are asked to seek funding from sources that fund such approaches. In addition to learning about the effectiveness of their innovative approach, grant recipients are expected to use evaluation results to improve their services. If an organization demonstrates through their RMYF-funded evaluation that their innovative methods are effective in helping youth reach their full potential, RMYF will encourage them to apply for replication grants to help spread the use of their innovative approach elsewhere.

We highly recommend that you have an evaluator review, or participate in, the development of your evaluation grant application.

Only organizations with IRS non-profit status are eligible. Our grants are limited to the Greater Metropolitan Areas of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Madison, Milwaukee, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Search below to see if your zip code falls within our range.

Apply online for an Evaluation Grant by 5:00 pm EDT, August 15, 2008. RMYF will notify applicants of its decision by the end of October.