CANTON –  The St. Lawrence County Youth Bureau is now accepting funding proposals from community-based non-profit organizations, public agencies, faith-based organizations, St. Lawrence County municipalities, and government agencies to provide services to the youth of St. Lawrence County.  These programs fall under New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Youth Development Program (YDP) and Youth Sports & Education Opportunity Funding (YSEF) funds distributed through the Youth Bureau for programs operating from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 and fall under 2022-2024 funding years.

Youth Sports and Education Funding (YSEF) opportunities include sports, exercise, health habits, and obesity prevention.  Youth activities and programs should promote personal development such as self-esteem, goal setting, leadership skills, as well as stress reduction and positive self-care strategies.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) supports YDP programs for youth 0-21 years of age and YSEF programs for youth up to 18 years of age. Eligible programs must be outcome based and provide quantifiable and verifiable indicators by which program performance will be measured. All programs seeking funding must track outcome measures for the service, opportunity and support the program is addressing. 

Proposals for funding must be submitted to the St. Lawrence County Youth Bureau by Friday, February 24, 2023.  Proposals received after this date will not be considered.  Contact the Youth Bureau at (315) 379-9464 or email [email protected] for an electronic copy of the RFP and application.