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Sponsored by State Farm® and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), Project Ignition is back, once again giving students, grades 9-12, and their teachers the chance to work together to address the issue of teen driver safety – how it affects you, your community and the world around you. How you choose to communicate your message is completely your call.

As in any service-learning project, we want you to make an impact in your community - in the most creative way possible.Last year's participants created school assemblies, designed print advertising and hosted community-wide events. This year, the only limit is your imagination. You could produce and star in a TV commercial...or maybe a talk show. You could combine traditional direct mail elements with innovative Internet banner ads. Or you could even organize a special performance of art, dance and music. Project Ignition ’05 puts you in the driver’s seat.

Up to 25 applicants will be selected by mid-May to move into the next phase of the project. Each applicant selected will receive a grant check at the beginning of the fall semester for $2,000 from State Farm to help put their plan into action. Final projects must be complete and ready for final judging in December 2005.

In January 2006, up to ten finalists will be notified and will receive a stipend of up to $5,000 from State Farm for travel to NYLC’s 17th Annual National Service-Learning Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to be held March 2006. There, the projects will be highlighted in front of an international audience, and a renowned panel of judges will select the "Best of the Best" award, with the winning school receiving a grant for $10,000.