Youth Intervention Programs (YIP) is a state funded program authorized under Minnesota Statutes 299A.73. The intent of the program is to provide an ongoing stable funding source to community-based early intervention programs for youth and their families. Grantees serve youth who are experiencing personal, familial, school, legal or chemical problems.

YIP programs provide services for youth including truancy prevention, literacy and academic assistance, behavioral interventions and counseling, mentoring, juvenile justice system diversions and restorative justice, afterschool activities, career exploration and life skills classes, and emergency youth shelter. Many programs serve culturally specific populations or employ gender specific services. An additional, one-time appropriation of $500,000 was made in 2015.

The appropriation for FY2014-2015 was $5,078,000.  For every dollar of YIP funding received grantees must provide a two dollar match of cash or in-kind contributions.  Grants range in size from $17,410 to $82,029 for two years.  YIP funding currently supports 85 youth-serving programs statewide.

YIP funding is available for new applicants whenever new funds are added to the legislative appropriation and/or every 5 years.  It is anticipated that the next competitive Request for Proposal process will occur in the summer of 2015.

Youth Intervention Program Association (YIPA)

YIP Program Evaluation

YIP grantees are expected to conduct evaluation activities to demonstrate outcomes.  The primary YIP Program Evaluation is now being conducted by YIPA. A general exit survey has been designed to capture changes in youth risk and protective factors during participation in the programs. The survey is administered to youth at post-participation. Click Youth Intervention Program Exit Survey to access the survey. Click YIP Exit Survey Protocol for further description of survey and protocol.

Between 2010 and 2012 YIP grantees serving youth over the age of 12 utilized a standard pre- and post-test survey created by the Office of Justice Programs.  Modeled after the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS), the YIP pre- and post-surveys solicited information about youth attitudes and behavior at school, home and in the community. 

YIP Grantees