YES Fund to Award Youth for Community STEM Projects

The YES Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada is looking for proposals for STEM projects that benefit the communities in Washoe County.  Funding requests can be for general project costs as well as program expenses such as websites, publications, or materials. The YES fund is created by Washoe County. Awards of $500 to $2,500 are possible and youth ages 5 to 24 who are Washoe County residents are eligible to apply. Group or individual applications will be accepted. Grants will be awarded to qualified 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, educational, governmental, or religious organization on behalf of the applicant. Youth are asked to submit their project proposal to Lauren Renda, Community Foundation Program Officer via email at LRenda@nevadafund.org by May 1, 2019 Proposal forms can be found here. Contact Lauren Renda at 775-333-5499 for more information.