Afterschool Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative
Louisiana Tech University
- Program Education
- Program Area Youth Engagement
- Grant Amount $150,000
- Grant Period December 1, 2020–June 30, 2023
- Location Ruston, LA, United States
- Geographic Focus Louisiana
About this grant
This grant to Louisiana Tech University will enable the Louisiana Statewide Afterschool Network to: 1) expand opportunities for young people to learn about and experience entrepreneurship in existing afterschool, STEM and summer learning programs; 2) connect with local, regional and state entrepreneurship organizations to help integrate entrepreneurship into afterschool and summer learning programs; and 3) partner with organizations such as chambers of commerce, businesses, career technical education and higher education to expand successful entrepreneurship models in communities of high need.