Funding

Youth Work Grants & Funding

Looking for funding to support your youth work project? We can help.

This funding directory has hundreds of charity grants and youth work funds for practitioners, youth clubs, voluntary organisations, community projects and more.

You’ll find information on everything from small local grants for individual practitioners to national funding schemes for large-scale projects. You’ll also find information and guidance on our national funding partnerships here, including the National Voluntary Youth Organisation Support Fund.

We also run a number of National Grants Programmes, designed with and for the youth work sector in Scotland, distributing over £1m each year to youth work organisations across the country. You can contact us if you have any questions about our funding programmes.

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The Novum Trust
Providing small short-term, one-off grants generally of between £500 and £2,500 to support distinctively new and Scottish projects in Christian action and research. Deadline: 15 October 2024
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  15 October, 2024
ArtRoots Small Grants for Community Led Projects on the National Cycle Network
A community fund for art projects along traffic-free National Cycle Network routes in Scotland. The deadline for applications is 15th October but preference will be given to applications submitted by 1st September 2024. 
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  15 October, 2024
John Watson's Trust
The Trust awards educational grants to the benefit of those aged 21 or under who are in a situation of disadvantage and/or have additional support needs. The next deadline for applications is 25 October 2024.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  25 October, 2024
Access All Arts Fund
This fund has been designed to support children and young people’s wellbeing, particularly for those who have experienced barriers to getting involved in the arts or creative activities. Barriers may include not having a lot of money, having a disability, having poor mental wellbeing, having English as a second language, or other barriers. Deadline: 25th October.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  25 October, 2024
Henry Duncan Grants
Corra’s Henry Duncan Grants 2024 is for women led organisations that support women and girls within their local communities. This fund will provide grants of £40,000 across five years (£8,000 per year) to charities and registered not for profit organisations with a yearly income of up to £250,000 whose work supports women and girls.
  • Status:  Closed
  • Closing date:  30 October, 2024
Greene King IPA - Proud To Pitch In
The aim of this fund is to support sports focussed projects that positively impact their club and/or the local community, and would tangibly benefit from funding. The fund is particularly focussed on sports projects that have a long term impact.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  1 November, 2024
Shackleton Foundation
Shackleton Foundation
Supporting social leaders, entrepreneurs and early-stage social enterprises who work to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  4 November, 2024
Asda Foundation - Empowering Local Communities Grant
Empowering Local Communities is an Asda Foundation grant for local groups aimed at supporting a broad range of activities which contribute towards transforming communities and improving lives, as well as funding to strengthen their volunteering.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  8 November, 2024
Asda Foundation - U18 Better Starts Grant
U18 Better Starts is an Asda Foundation grant for local groups aimed at supporting a broad range of activities for children under the age of 18 which contribute towards transforming communities and improving children’s lives, as well as funding to strengthen their volunteering. Application deadline: 8 November 2024
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  8 November, 2024
Hugh Fraser Foundation
Donations to registered charities which are active in such sectors as the arts and culture, medical & health, the environment and education, care and support of the young and elderly, people with disabilities and the under-privileged. The closing date for receipt of applications for the next meeting in December will be Friday 8th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  8 November, 2024
Cash4Clubs
A small grants scheme set up in 2008 to support local sports clubs. Grants of £2,000 are available for community organisations working with adults from under-represented communities, delivering sport or physical activity for social purpose. Apply by 12th November.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  12 November, 2024
Weavers Benevolent Fund
Funds are given to help disadvantaged young people, especially those at risk of offending, and to address problems faced by offenders, ex-offenders and their families. There is a preference for supporting smaller charities which provide direct services.
  • Status:  Open, Recurring
  • Closing date:  14 November, 2024