This webinar series introduces students to the many career paths available at the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA). The series aims to show the next generation of agricultural leaders that agriculture is about more than just farming. Webinar dates include:
March 27, 2024, 3:00 pm ET
April 17, 2024, 3:00 pm ET
May 15, 2024, 3:00 pm ET
June 12, 2024, 3:00 pm ET
This paid program equips Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) youth ages 15-29 with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to combat pedestrian deaths and injuries in their communities.
Ambassadors will participate in a 5-month educational and community engagement experience addressing pedestrian safety. This program harnesses the power of digital storytelling, advocacy, and community engagement to design interventions that prioritize pedestrian safety.
This is a paid opportunity. During their program, participants will:
Contribute at least 5 hours per month to monthly virtual online cohort gatherings, one-on-one development meetings, and mentorship sessions.
Create, lead, and engage in interventions (advocacy, infrastructure, community mobilization)
Participate in NOYS engagements as assigned
Serve as a youth ambassador for mobility/transportation safety
Attend and participate in the end of program event
Participants will receive a stipend of $300 and seed intervention funding for their participation in the program. Learn more and apply.
This resource is designed to strengthen K-12 schools’ and school districts’ emergency operations plans (EOPs) and identify gaps and weaknesses. This training package includes detailed instructions for using the package; supplemental resources on emergency exercises; fact sheets sharing best practices for conducting emergency exercises and developing after-action reports; and four tabletop exercises that each include a facilitator podcast, participant guide, and resource list for scenarios involving infectious disease, power outage, flood, and cybersecurity incidents that impact education agencies. Learn more.
This webpage contains resources to help parents, coaches, school professionals, and health care providers recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury among youth. Learn more.
National Crime Victims Rights Week is April 21–27. This webpage provides registration information for two 2024 National Crime Victims' Rights Week events:
NCVRW Candlelight Vigil
National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony
April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM). NMHM raises awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities. Learn more.
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM) recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. The month seeks to elevate prevention services and supports to help parents, other caregivers, and communities protect children and strengthen families. Learn more.
Application deadline: Friday, May 3, 2024
The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20. Award recipients will be expected to implement activities that support capacity building such as implementing evidence-based community approaches; enhancing collaboration, cooperation and coordination among communities, federal, state, and local and Tribal governments; and convening Town Halls. Learn more and apply PDF, 27 pages)
This infographic (PDF, 1 page) shares information on youth prescription drug misuse. The infographic provides communities with action steps to reduce youth prescription drug misuse, such as advocating for naloxone utilization, collaborating with healthcare professionals and educators to enhance prevention efforts, and fostering awareness within the community. Learn more.
This webpage features content celebrating the achievements of women and resources to support their professional growth and efforts to create inclusive work environments. Learn more.
This tip sheet (PDF, 2 pages) shares guidance from young people who have experienced mental health challenges about what they wish parents and caregivers would say and do when talking about mental health. Learn more (PDF, 2 pages).
Grants.gov Deadline: May 14, 2024, 11:59 pm ET
JustGrants Deadline: May 28, 2024, 8:59 pm ET
Solicitation webinar: March 28, 2024, 3:00–4:00 pm ET. Register to attend.
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks rigorous research and demonstration projects to increase the impact of existing crime and justice research evidence. Applicants should propose research that develops, supports, and evaluates efforts to improve research evidence used by policymakers, agency leaders, intermediaries, and other decision-makers who shape justice outcomes. Learn more and apply (PDF, 38 pages).
This fact sheet offers information for core planning team members and safety leaders at K-12 schools and school districts on elements to include in their Recovery Annex that address and prepare the education agency for the loss of a member of the school community. Learn more (PDF, 13 pages).
This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with asthma under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines asthma as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how it may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with asthma. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages).
This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with diabetes under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines diabetes as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how it may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with diabetes. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages).
This report (PDF, 52 pages) presents data on bullying in grades 6–12 from the 2022 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The tables show how bullying victimization varies by student and school characteristics such as sex, race/ethnicity, grade, household income, region, urbanicity, enrollment size, and school poverty. The tables also show how rates of bullying victimization vary by:
Crime-related variables (e.g., presence of gangs, guns, drugs, alcohol, and hate-related graffiti at school)
Selected school security measures
Student criminal victimization
Personal fear of attack or harm
Avoidance behaviors
Fighting
The carrying of weapons
This course enhances the ability and capacity of K-12 schools, school districts, and community partners to recover and return their school community to normalcy after an emergency incident or event. Users will learn how to update and enhance the Recovery Annex of their school emergency operations plan (EOP) to restore programming, operations, and the school environment, while considering the extent and magnitude of the emergency. Learn more.
This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with food allergies under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines food allergies as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how they may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with food allergies. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages).
This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines GER and GERD as protected disabilities under Section 504, describes how the conditions may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with GER or GERD. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages).
This infographic (PDF, 1 page) highlights a range of youth behaviors reported by high school students, including exposure to dating violence. Data is based on the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Learn more (PDF, 1 page).