The Youth Power Fund

The New Era Colorado team tabling at the Community College of AuroraA fund for Black and brown-led student groups 

New Era Colorado is excited to expand the Youth Power Fund, a fund available to Black, Indigenous, and people of color-led groups across the University of Colorado campuses to build upon youth power and resource student leaders across the state.  

We know that young people across our state are powerful visionaries and shouldn’t be limited because of their access to money! As Lauryn Hill once said, “You could get the money—you could get the power.” Through funding student groups, we can share resources and knowledge to support young visionaries do cool shit—and that all starts with the money.

Questions? Reach out to Arianna@NewEraColorado.org!

Who can apply?

Black, Indigenous, and people of color-led student groups from the University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver are invited to apply to the Youth Power Fund on a rolling basis! 

We request that each student group submit only one application for the Youth Power Fund grant, which is a $3,000 award that groups can use at their discretion.

We’re seeking student groups who share a commitment to making the Youth Agenda a reality, which in short, is a world that includes:

  • An abundance of shared resources where every person’s basic needs are met and
  • resources can be accessed equitably
  • Acknowledging the environment is a part of us and caring for the land
  • Treating all people with dignity and safety, allowing us to show up as our authentic
  • selves
  • Building a connection between generations to combine the power of young people’s
  • possibility-thinking with the wisdom of our elders
  • Wellness in our minds, bodies, and souls
  • Having the resources we need to make informed, self-determined decisions about
  • our lives and bodies, with respect for the decisions that we make
  • Space for healing, creativity, and joy
  • Dismantling systems of oppression and replacing them with systems of care and accountability
Money, ppllleeeaaasseee!

 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and awardees will be notified the week of Sept. 30 and Oct. 28; each grant recipient will receive $3,000 to use at their discretion shortly after.

Resources

Coming soon!