Aug 1st '26 RFP Awardees
$10k Awards
Consult Lemonade’s Connected Generations program aims to fund an intergenerational digital and AI literacy program, where teens and young adults from their Youth Engagement Programming (YEP) will be trained as instructors and teach groups of 40-50 older adults core digital skills and practical AI literacy. The program will build on their previous “ABC’s of Tech” initiative, which taught digital skills and cybersecurity to older adults, and will focus on using technology to bridge the gap between generations. The program will measure success through surveys, exit interviews, and a summary report, and will aim to reduce digital isolation among seniors, build leadership skills among youth, and strengthen intergenerational bonds.
MAGIC’s “Community Connections” project equips local youth with advanced fabrication and coding skills by working on real-world community projects. Students work directly with community clients to design and build solutions for meaningful local needs, such as refining a plastic coin counter for the Carroll County Arts Council, and deliver a finished product for real use. The project aims to deliver at least two community-client projects and train 15 or more middle and high school students in CAD, electronics, and fabrication skills.
Open Works is a 34,000 S.F. nonprofit makerspace in Baltimore that aims to make tools, technology, and knowledge accessible to all. The organization’s Teen Programs offer two cohort-based, semester-long after-school STEM education programs for young adults ages 16-20, focusing on design-thinking and preparing students for careers in architecture, engineering, and design. By providing a supportive environment and supplementing in-school-time instruction, Open Works helps prepare students for a future in STEM professions or entrepreneurship.
Dent’s NextGen Innovators is a workforce initiative that connects under-resourced youth ages 14-24 to credentials, paid work experience, and professional networks that lead to tech careers. The program offers three prongs: direct-service programs, AI x Design Thinking Early Career Credential (AIxDT IRC), and Career-Connected Learning (CCL) Playbook & Trainings. Through these prongs, youth build career-ready tech skills, earn credentials, and gain paid work experience, with the goal of placing them directly into tech and innovation careers with outsized earnings potential.
CETAT’s Youth Technology Solutions Initiative will engage 80 youth participants in hands-on activities, such as AI, cybersecurity, and web development, with a focus on building technical skills and confidence. Twenty-five participants will move into an intensive Technology and Community Leadership Cohort, where they will develop leadership skills and learn to apply technology to community problems. Ten youth will then form two Youth Solution Teams, identifying community challenges and developing technology-supported solutions to address them.