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Youth traditionally have exceptionally low levels of civic and electoral participation. And despite the fact that the majority of organizations now incorporate youth as a key element of their outreach work, we explicitly sought to support groups across the country doing innovative and cutting edge work with 18-30 year olds, and making sure they begin participating in the political process.
| Organization Name | Organization Description | Grant Amount |
| Center for Public Interest Research | Center for Public Interest Research's New Voters Project is the largest national grassroots youth voter mobilization campaign. The project is building on the organizing networks of the State PIRGs while forging new partnerships with organizations such as Rock the Vote, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network, Youth Vote Coalition and the World Wrestling Entertainment's Smackdown Your Vote. |
$30,000 |
| National Hip Hop Convention | National Hip Hop Convention was an unprecendented success in gathering thousands of members of the hip-hop generation. Post Convention, they are working to build a core of volunteer leaders; serve as a conduit between grassroots organizations, funders and other allies; and convene leaders on a regular basis. |
$30,000 |
| League of Young Voters Education Fund and League of Independent Voters | These two groups are working to establish a network of young voter advocates and organizers through their Progressive Network and Training program. By investing in LYVEF at this startup phase, the Voter Action Fund is providing critical help in launching an innovative Internet- and youth-based approach to voter organizing. |
$180,000 |
| Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) | PLAN is requesting a grant to support the Nevada Young Activist Project Voter Mobilization Plan that seeks to register 400 young people by September and turn 50% of them out through High School tours and a youth-led voter mobilization project. NYAP is explicitly targeting youth as part of PLAN's larger voter mobilization strategy in NV-another state with large numbers of new residents. |
$10,000 |
| The United States Student Association Foundation (USSAF) | USSAF is working to increase student access to voting and increase actual student voter turnout by 15% across 20 campuses in the United States. USSA is focusing on not only reversing the student voting trend by registering voters, but by also decreasing barriers to student voting, such as improving campus accountability to the Higher Education Act and placing polling sites on campus. USSA is also providing tools to enable student coalitions to more effectively work together beyond November. |
$25,000 |
