2024 Directing Change Mini Grant Application |

2024 Directing Change Mini Grant Application

The Directing Change Program & Film Contest engages youth to learn about suicide prevention, mental health, and other critical health and social justice topics by creating short films and art projects that are used to support awareness, education, and advocacy efforts across the state, in their communities, and on their campuses. This free and evaluated program has been implemented in California schools for 11 years. Students have a chance to win cash prizes and participate in an award ceremony.

Eligible Organizations: Middle school, high school, and college classes as well as organizations and youth clubs. Participating youth should be ages 12-25 or in grades 6-12. Public, private, and charter schools and districts are all eligible to apply.

Mini Grant Funding: Up to $1,500 (higher funding may be available for rural communities)

Requirements:
- Facilitate participation of at least one classroom, club, or group in the Directing Change program during the 2023-24 school year, resulting in a minimum of 5 youth-created film submissions to the annual suicide prevention and mental health film contest (submission deadline March 1, 2024). In addition, youth are encouraged, but not required, to also submit to monthly art contests.
- Teach at least one Directing Change lesson on mental health or suicide prevention to youth. This requirement can be met by inviting a Directing Change team member to present a lesson plan virtually. Lessons plans are available for free download on the Directing Change website.
- Plan and implement an awareness event on campus or virtually which includes screening of the youth-produced films to peers and/or parents by May 2024.
- Complete surveys about participation.
- Submit a final report documenting mini grant activities by June 1, 2024.
Interested? Deadline extended! Please fill out this form by November 7, 2023.

The following information should be filled out by the lead person for the mini grant.
School Name*
District Name*
If not applicable, put N/A
County*
Mini Grant Adult Advisor Name*
First & Last
Mini Grant Adult Advisor Role*
E.g., 10th grade English teacher, school counselor, film teacher
Mini Grant Adult Advisor Email*
Mini Grant Adult Advisor Phone
Which classroom/group would be participating?*
e.g., Film Production, 9th grade English, ASB Leadership
What grades would be participating?*
Please estimate how many youth will participate in this project*
An estimate is fine – doesn’t need to be exact!
Name of person or organization that check will be made out to:*
Mailing address (for check)*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Please share a few sentences about why you think your class/group should receive this mini grant.*
Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Event*
Please share what kind of event(s) you would implement if you received this grant.
Do you want to be considered for the rural mini grant cohort?
Your school or organization must be within a rural county or rural community to be eligible.
Do you want to be considered for the systems-involved youth cohort funding?
This means the youth working on the project would have to be involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare system.
Upload Your W-9 Form*
Download a blank W-9 form here (we only need the first page): https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf We recommend having an organization or school fill this out, rather than submitting a personal W-9.
Drop files here or

Max. file size: 512 MB.
How did you find out about this mini grant opportunity?*
Questions?
Email Devin@directingchange.org or call: 858-324-4846

2024 Directing Change Mini Grant Application

2024 Directing Change Mini Grant Application

Questions?