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Youth Work Grants & Funding

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

This funding directory lists 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 Outward Bound Trust - Scotland's Next Generation
Scotland's Next Generation is for young people aged 14-17 years old from anywhere in Scotland who would like to take part in an Outward Bound experience but need financial support to be able to.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The Robertson Trust - Community Spaces
Community Spaces aims to support local communities experiencing poverty and trauma in Scotland and is for registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £500,000. Applicants can apply at any time and there is no set closing date for applications.
  • Status:  Open

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Henry Smith Charity - Holiday Grants
Grants towards recreational holidays or outings within the UK for children aged 13 and under who are from areas of high deprivation, are experiencing disadvantage, or who have a disability. Trips can be to countryside or city locations, but must be outside the children's immediate locality.
  • Status:  Recurring

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Grow Wild - Youth Project Funding
Young people aged 14-25 can apply to lead a project that celebrates UK native wildflowers and fungi in exciting and engaging ways. Projects should be creative and reach and inspire lots of people in schools, youth groups or the community. This fund is now closed until early 2026.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The National Lottery Climate Action Fund
The National Lottery Climate Action Fund will  fund partnership projects that inspire more people to take climate action. By climate action they mean how people can reduce the impact of human activities on the climate. Or even have a positive impact. And also how we can prepare for, and adapt to, the inevitable impacts of climate change.  The next deadline is 17th December.
  • Status:  Closed

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Rannoch Trust
Supports a range of charitable activities, including those relating to the advancement of education; religion; human rights; conflict resolution and reconciliation; and environment protection. No deadlines - applications can be made at any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The National Lottery UK Fund
The UK Fund offers larger amounts of funding for existing projects. This funding is aimed at projects that help bring diverse communities together and projects that help children and young people use their voice to influence change. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland): Fairer Life Chances
This funding is for projects that support children, young people and families, or that help people to be healthier and have better access to support. Projects should support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland): Community Action
This funding is for communities in Scotland: people who share an identity, interest or experience, or people living in the same place. Aimed at projects that will help people connect more with each other, and will support projects that are open, inclusive and led by their community. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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Wesleyan Foundation Equality Grants
This grant is aimed at driving greater equality for disadvantaged groups in our society. As an inclusive grant, our goal is to help a wide variety of communities, where they face a struggle for equality such as BME, LGBTQ+, Disability, Faith, Women’s and Men’s rights groups.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The Ironmongers' Company - Grants to Charities
The Ironmongers’ Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential. The Ironmongers’ Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential. Spring 2026 round - The application timetable for this round of funding will be confirmed in due course.
  • Status:  Recurring

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Aberlour Urgent Assistance Fund
Aberlour’s Urgent Assistance Fund can provide immediate relief to families with children (aged 21 and under) who are suffering extreme hardship. Families who are struggling to provide food, heating and clothing for their children. No deadlines.
  • Status:  Recurring

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