Commerce Grants

Competition to Help Young Men Succeed

Deadline: 2008-01-23

Ashoka's Changemakers Announces Competition to Help Young Men Succeed

Deadline: January 23, 2008

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) and  Ashoka's Changemakers ( http://www.changemakers.net/ ) have  launched a new global competition challenging organizations to  submit their most innovative approaches to addressing the societal problems facing young men.

Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation invites  organizations working with 15- to 25-year-old males to submit  their unique approaches to helping disadvantaged young men. The  competition is aimed at identifying the most innovative approaches  to helping a generation of young people around the world fulfill  their potential and become healthy, successful adults. A major  focus of the competition is reducing health disparities and  improving the health of disadvantaged populations.

 The competition will accept applications on Ashoka's Changemakers  Web site through January 16, 2008. During this time, applications  will be available for review, comment, and discussion on the Web  site. Once the competition has closed, a panel of judges will  select approximately twelve finalists and three winners. The  winners will each receive $5,000 in funding to pursue and expand  their work. Select entries from organizations operating in the United States or its territories will be invited to submit proposals for a total of up to $1 million in grants to support the most promising innovations.

Competition details and application instructions are available at the Changemakers Web site.