We Serve to Remember 9/11 Day of Service 2025 Grants Application Open Through June 15
Michael Minks
YSA's We Serve to Remember 9/11 Day of Service Grants are for community-based organizations, schools (K-12 and higher ed), and youth changemakers - ages 5 to 25 - to lead service projects on or around September 11, 2025. Programming efforts should also honor and pay tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, their families, and those who rose in service in response to that tragedy. (We suggest starting with these eleven reflections about 9/11/01 and related ideas for service or service-learning projects.)
This year, YSA will award up to 60 grants of $1,000 each. Grantees are required to engage at least 100 youth as volunteers in planning and implementing the service activities.
What are we looking for?
- Projects must be youth-led;
- Projects must include elements to honor and pay tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, and those who rose in service in response;
- Projects must take place on or around September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance (September 11, 2025);
- Project organizers must make their best effort to recruit and engage youth volunteers who are not usually asked to serve; and
- Applicants must be based in the United States, and activities must benefit people in the United States. This includes American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC.
Reflecting on the spirit of togetherness that brought people together in the days, weeks, and months after September 11th, we are especially looking for ideas that bring together all members of the community.
Learn more and apply by June 15 at YSA.org/911Day.
Michael Minks
Vice President of Operations
YSA (Youth Service America)
1050 Connecticut Ave NW #65525
Washington, DC 20035-5525
Schedule time to meet with me.