Fiscal Year 2026 ( October 1, 2025-September 30, 2026) Hancock County System of Care Grant Youth Thrive Grant Program

The Hancock County System of Care Grant is offering funds to local organizations that wish to improve or enhance programs, practices, and policies that use the Youth Thrive Framework.

Youth Thrive, an initiative of the Center for the Study of Social Policy (https://cssp.org/our-work/project/youth-thrive/) and adopted as a transformational cornerstone of the System of Care Grant, encourages youth-serving systems and its partners to change programs, practices, and policies so that they build on what is known about adolescent development, valuing young people’s perspectives, and offering youth opportunities to succeed. The Youth Thrive Framework is comprised of five (5) Protective and Promotive Factors which include: Knowledge of Adolescent Brain Development; Social Connections; Cognitive and Social-Emotional Competence; Concrete Supports in Time of Need; and, Resiliency (see Attachment A for additional detail).

Eligibility: Hancock County non-profit, faith-based, education, and community-based organizations that serve Hancock County residents are eligible to submit proposals. Proposals that clearly illustrate how the initiative advances the Youth Thrive Framework, or demonstrate a need to become more competent in using the Youth Thrive Framework will be considered for funding.

Of special interest are proposals that link the Youth Thrive Framework to youth of military-involved caregivers (e.g. assisting a school with obtaining a Purple Star designation and/or providing support for events/activities provided by existing Purple Star designated schools).

For more information and to submit an application, please CLICK HERE.