Win $25,000 for Your Neighborhood

Insurance company State Farm is handing out 40 $25,000 grants for community improvement projects around the U.S. and Canada.

According to a press release, the ‘Cause an Effect’ program is “a new, youth-led, crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that relies on local, non-profit organizations to create solutions to community issues identified by consumers.”

Projects can be submitted through State Farm’s Facebook page. The State Farm Youth Advisory Board, a group of 30 high school and college students, will review the submissions and help State Farm select 100 finalists.

Each Cause will be paired with a local nonprofit group that will help implement it.

Finalists are announced on April 27. Voting then begins on State Farm’s Facebook page. The 40 Causes that receive the most votes will be announced on May 22, and a $25,000 grant will be awarded to the affiliated nonprofits.

You can find more information on Facebook, or by searching #causeaneffect on Twitter.