Organizations may receive a grant once per calendar year for either or all of the following:

• Up to $20,000 for building culture and community in the workplace
• Up to $20,000 for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Up to $10,000 for trauma-informed workplaces within organizations
• Up to $5,000 for increasing workplace physical wellness

If applying for more than one category, youth serving organizations will be asked to provide a description of how internal capacity to meet multiple outcomes will be managed.

Organizations are encouraged to evaluate internal staffing capacity against grant timelines and outcomes. Previous grantees will be asked to demonstrate how requested funds will connect to and build upon previously funded activities.

To be eligible for funding under the Youth Worker Well-Being Project, an organization must meet the following criteria.

1. Be an established youth-serving organization located in Indiana that currently provides programs directly for Indiana youth (ages five through 18).
2. Be a public charity described in Internal Revenue Code (Code) sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) (other than Type III supporting organizations described in clause (i) or (ii) of Code section 4942(g)(4)(A)).
3. Offer programs that serve youth ages five to 18 or, if offering programs for individuals in other age groups, demonstrate that at least 75% of its services are youth and family-related.
4. Must not have been awarded a Youth Worker Well-Being Project grant in Spring 2025 in the same funding area (funding areas from the previous round were Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging or Trauma-Informed Workplaces).
5. Be in compliance with reporting requirements from previous grant rounds.
6. Be able to accept payments via an ACH (Automated Clearing House) deposit.

Collective applications for organizations through alliances or associations will be accepted.

Organizations with questions about their eligibility for participation in grants may contact Indiana Youth Institute staff with questions at ywwellbeing@iyi.org.

The following organizations are ineligible for funding, regardless of whether they meet the above criteria:

• K-12 schools
• school foundations
• higher education institutions
• youth sports leagues
• government agencies

Click here to learn more about partners and resources to support organizations in applying for grant funding through the Youth Worker Well-Being Project.