Apps for grant writing

A short while ago another grant possibility landed in my email. A wise person would have ignored it. I did not. What really caught my attention with the grant is that the project (which would be well-funded) needs to be driven by youth. Every day that I walk into the Loft, I am reminded of just how transformative youth-led projects can be.

So I am now immersed in collaborative grant writing with a group of high school students, the literacy coordinator, and the community service coordinator at ETHS. We adults have had a number of meetings, but last Thursday we met with the students. I asked them a few questions and, 1 1/2 hours later, we were all sorry to have to end the conversation. The adults that were present were all blown away by the students’ ideas and talents. Now we have an incredibly exciting, collaborative project underway, grant or not.

I created a google doc for our 19-page collaborative grant-writing process.