2025 California Mens Service Challenge

Return to Search 2025 California Mens Service Challenge Grantor: CA Volunteers Portal ID: 150639 Status: Closed Opportunity Type: Grant Last Updated: October 7, 2025, 8:16 am | View change notes Categories: Disaster Prevention & Relief Education Employment, Labor & Training Health & Human Services Details Purpose: California recognizes the unique and valuable skillset of young men and boys, particularly as role models and mentors to younger generations of boys. To this end, California Volunteers is launching the California Men’s Service Challenge to encourage young men’s participation in paid service, to build career and leadership skills while modeling a positive experience of manhood. Description: Applicants must address at least one of two priority goals to qualify for funding under this initiative: Goal 1: Scaling Service Programs funded under this goal will expand existing service models with proven capacity to engage young men and boys as beneficiaries of member service. Service members addressing this goal will engage in direct service activities aligned with the organization’s existing program model with the capacity to serve men and boys. Service members in this category may serve a variety of service term types including: 1A: 1700-, 1200-, 900-, 675-hour AmeriCorps slots or 1B: 300-hour AmeriCorps slots or 100- and 50-hour non-AmeriCorps slots Goal 2: Organizational Capacity Building Service members addressing this goal will serve as capacity builders providing indirect service to organizations with the goal of promoting, creating, and/or expanding service opportunities for young men and boys Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit Public Agency Tribal Government Important Dates Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. 10/30/25 17:00 Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the rec