Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation National Grant

Overview

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation supports innovative projects that help youth with disabilities develop the leadership and employment skills they need to succeed. MEAF will also consider projects to create tools that help break down barriers to employment and increase job opportunities for young people with disabilities entering the workforce, including returning veterans with disabilities.

Current Strategies:

• Inclusive Education: Supporting inclusive, quality education to prepare youth with disabilities for jobs of the future
• Increasing the Talent Pipeline: Increasing the talent pipeline for in-demand jobs by focusing on unique abilities
• Mentoring and Internships: Providing access to mentoring & internship opportunities to empower youth with disabilities
• School-Industry Partnership: Opening doors to education & employment through school-industry partnership

MEAF supports projects that:

• Develop youth leadership & employment skills, and/or create tools for employers that help break down barriers and increase employment opportunities for youth and veterans with disabilities
• Present an innovative approach that leads to measurable employment outcomes for youth with disabilities
• Are national in scope, or model projects that have a definite plan for national dissemination and replication
• Support U.S. youth with disabilities as the main beneficiary, or young veterans with disabilities transitioning to civilian life
• Promote the full-inclusion of youth with disabilities alongside their peers without disabilities, and promote inclusive, competitive employment practices
• Have a well-defined evaluation, dissemination and replication plan

Project duration: one to two years
Number of awards: 6-12 each year
Funding decision made: March 15
New project funding begins: April 1