YMCA Network Solutions Youth Empowerment Fund 2025 – YOA

Deadline: May 18, 2025

Applications are open for the YMCA Network Solutions Youth Empowerment Fund 2025. Network Solutions is an amazing grant OPPORTUNITY from the EU Youth Empowerment Fund, carried out via the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM). This Network Solutions funding invites eligible YMCA National Movements and their native associations to collaborate with younger people or teams to create or implement options addressing native challenges and advancing the SDGs, with a concentrate on local weather change and underrepresented teams.

Building on the success of the Global Youth Mobilization ‘National Projects’ (2020-2022), which funded 17 tasks and the Network Solutions Cycle 1, which funded 7 tasks, this initiative goals to additional enhance the influence of younger folks in implementing the SDGs.

The Youth Empowerment Fund is powered by a partnership between the EU and the Big Six youth organizations, via the Global Youth Mobilization.

Grants

• National Projects can obtain grants between EUR 10,000 and EUR 20,000. 
• Multi-country tasks can obtain grants of as much as EUR 30,000 for at least three nations. 

Eligibility

Applicants should:

• Be a Local YMCA Association or affiliated youth group, endorsed by their National YMCA Movement.
• Be primarily based in nations listed below the EU’s ODA-eligible record.
• Be part of the World Alliance of YMCAs and up-to-date (or have a plan) on 2024 Fair Share contributions.
• Have operational capability for youth mobilization and venture administration.
• Include youth management in venture design, implementation, or governance.

All tasks should be:

• Strategic: Clearly aligned with the targets of the Youth Empowerment Fund
• Inclusive: Centering the management and enter of numerous youth voices
• Achievable: Realistic plans with outlined outcomes
• Impactful: Demonstrating measurable advantages for youth and communities
• Monitored: With clear plans for analysis and reporting

Application

Applications will probably be submitted on-line. A duplicate of the application type is offered, for reference solely, here. Applications shut on May 18, 2025 at 23:00 CEST.

Click here to apply 

For extra info, go to YMCA Network Solutions Youth Empowerment Fund.