Applications are now open for the 2024 Changemaker Youth Grants! Youth ages 12–23 can receive up to $1,000 for projects that provide a creative solution that addresses violence in their community. These projects can be creative, artistic, out-of-the-box ideas. Ideally, they advance a nonviolent solution or alternative to an existing problem. Projects can include murals, posters, training and education, protests and marches, music, dance, peace circles, poetry slams, conversations, garden projects, videos, etc. They can address any form of violence, including bullying, discrimination, hate, injustice, gun violence, militarism, ecological destruction.

Applications are due on February 10, 2024. Awards will be announced by February 20th. Projects are to be completed by July 15, 2024. All recipients must be available to attend a virtual Final Showcase on Sat, July 27th.

The Changemaker Youth Grants help empower creative changemakers in local communities to make a difference. For over thirty years, Pace e Bene has organized tens of thousands of people to take action to build a culture of peace and active nonviolence. These grants aim to support the next generation of changemakers who will unleash the transformative power of active nonviolence in their communities. In addition to completing their projects, Changemaker Grant Awardees will also tell the story of their idea and present the project to local and national audiences. Pace e Bene will host a virtual gathering (open to the public) in celebration of the Changemaker Projects on July 27, 2024. 

Find this information, a link to the online one page application, FAQs, guidelines and info about previous grants on the Pace e Bene Website: https://paceebene.org/changemaker-grants

The application is short and easy. The idea is a focus on dreaming up an amazing project, not filling out a complicated form.
Questions? email info(@)paceebene.org