(BROOME COUNTY, NY) – The Broome County Youth Bureau is accepting Request for Proposals (RFP) from interested non-profit community-based organizations, cities, towns, and villages who wish to apply for 2025-26 Youth Development Program (YDP), Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY), and Youth Sports and Education (YSEF) funding through NYS Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS).
Programs that address specific areas of need identified by the Youth Bureau will be awarded additional points during the review process. These areas include school-based positive youth development, after school community-based positive youth development, mentoring, juvenile diversion, youth sports, and runaway and homeless youth programs. Municipalities should apply for one total funding request for ALL programming.
ONE hard copy and ONE electronic of the following documents are required to be considered for a Broome County Youth Bureau Grant Application:
- 2025 Broome County Youth Bureau Grant Application Form (Over $5,000) OR EZ Fill Broome County Youth Bureau Grant Application (Under $5,000)
- Universal Application for Youth Sports Funding (only if applying for YSEF)
- Agency Budget Summary
- OCFS- 5001
- OCFS- 5002
- OCFS- 5003
- New Applicants-W9 Form & Proof of 501c3 Status
All documents can also be found on the Youth Bureau website (www.gobroomecounty.com/bcyb). To be considered, the above documents must be submitted by 4:00PM, Monday, July14, 2025, to the Broome County Parks, Recreation and Youth Services Department located:
Broome County Youth Bureau
60 Hawley Street
P.O. Box 1766
Binghamton, NY 13902
For any questions, please contact the Broome County Youth Bureau at (607)778-2193 or bcparks@broomecountyny.gov.
