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Game trade group ESA will give grants for tech-based youth programs

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The Entertainment Software Assocation said it is now taking applications for 2018 tech-based programs that use video games to help America’s youth.

The Washington, D.C.-based game industry’s trade association is accepting letters of inquiry for its 2018 round of grant funding, which supports nonprofit organizations that foster youth development and education through engagement with video games and technology.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.