Youth Mentoring Mini-Grant

YOUTH MENTORING MINI-GRANT

- This Application Period Closes 2/10/2025 -

Mentoring provides a consistent supportive relationship to young people in Kansas. It is also a proven, evidence-based strategy that can help address school attendance, mental health, violence prevention and workforce development.

Mentor Kansas is a program of the Kansas Volunteer Commission, which is a program of the Kansas State Department of Education. We connect mentoring programs with one another, offer training and program support, and provide funding opportunities and other resources to support quality youth mentoring.

To support this purpose, Mentor Kansas announces the availability of grant funds to support youth mentoring programs that begin or enhance one or more of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (EEPM). The EEPM is a set of nationally recognized elements that all mentoring programs should implement to ensure consistent, effective, and safe mentoring.

MINI-GRANT MATERIALS:

Guidelines are available here

Application pdf (for planning purposes) is available here

Submit application here

Budget Worksheet here

Mini-Grant Frequently Asked Questions here

W9 is available here

Grant period is from March 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025

For questions, contact: volunteer@ksde.org

900 SW Jackson St Ste 653

Topeka, KS 66612-1212

Phone: (785) 368-7436

Email: volunteer@ksde.org

The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, KSDE, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 102, Topeka, KS 66612, (785) 296-3201.