{"id":189,"date":"2023-03-01T11:33:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:53:08","slug":"grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/grant\/","title":{"rendered":"YII Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;180&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Youth Inclusion Initiative<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n<p>The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is pleased to announce the YII 2026 grant to seek applicants for the award-winning youth program to support building a diverse and inclusive green workforce. This summer will mark the sixth year that the NJDEP offers this program, which continues to impact many youths across the state. The program provides a paid summer experience where participants can learn hands-on skills in the environmental field.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/njdepsage.intelligrants.com\/Login2.aspx?APPTHEME=NJDEP\">Apply for the Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/yii-grant-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Inclusion Initiative (YII) Grant Application 2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/njdepsage.intelligrants.com\/Login2.aspx?APPTHEME=NJDEP\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/attachment-1-eligible-municipalities.docx\">Download the Attachment I Eligible Municipalities\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/newsrel\/26_007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/youth-inclusion-initiative\/\">Learn more about the Grant\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Respondents are invited to submit applications through the SAGE system using the link above. <strong>Applications are due March 12, 2026.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Q&amp;A: <\/strong>The written questions period has closed, and all questions received by the deadline of February 5, 2026, are answered in this document.<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/questions-and-answers-for-yii-2026-grant.pdf\">(LINK)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Webinar:<\/strong> DEP held an informational webinar on February 12, 2026, at 3 p.m.\u00a0You can download the presentation from the webinar by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/yii-2026-info.-webinar.pdf\">here<\/a>, and view the webinar recording by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MA3GtSpb-OA\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the grant, you can contact <a href=\"mailto:YouthInclusion@deptest.nj.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouthInclusion@deptest.nj.gov<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;180&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Youth Inclusion Initiative The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is pleased to announce the YII 2026 grant to seek applicants for the award-winning youth program to support building a diverse and inclusive green workforce. This summer will mark the sixth year that the NJDEP offers this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":754,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/yii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}