Bring YiddishPOP to Your School This Fall
The Naomi Foundation is proud to offer microgrants to support the use of YiddishPOP in school-based settings for the Fall 2025 semester. These grants are intended to make it easier to introduce students to the Yiddish language through the fun and vibrant world of YiddishPOP’s animated and game-based learning tool.
What’s Possible with a Microgrant?
A limited number of $500 microgrants are available to those who want to introduce Yiddish to students in school-based settings. Microgrants can help cover basic costs such as:
- A stipend for a faculty or parent facilitator (Yiddish knowledge NOT required!)
- Snacks for club participants
- Supplies, printed materials, or classroom incentives
What Counts as a Program?
Programs can take many forms—be creative!
- A lunchtime or after-school Yiddish club
- An enrichment or elective class
- Adding Yiddish language using YiddishPOP to an existing course
- Cross-grade activities led by older students
Programs must meet at least four times over the course of the fall semester—though more is encouraged!
No prior Yiddish knowledge is needed to get started! Support will be provided to familiarize facilitators with the material in the first few YiddishPOP lessons and to answer questions on an ongoing basis.
Apply Now
Fill out the application here!
Deadline to apply for Fall 2025: July 21, 2025
We may request to interview promising candidates.
A learning session for microgrant recipients will take place virtually to acclimate recipients to YiddishPOP’s materials and provide teaching resources and tips.
Questions? Reach out to lindsey@naomi.org, and use “[Your Name] - YiddishPOP Microgrants” in your subject line.
Let’s bring the magic of Yiddish to a new generation!