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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 Health Lottery Foundation - Community Choice Grants
Community Choice gives passionate people working with small charities and CICs all over Britain the chance to secure a grant of £1,000 for their organisation. You can nominate if you work with a charity or CIC that has activities that improve health and wellbeing in Scotland. The next round will open in the summer.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland) - Young Start Fund - Main Grants
Grants of £20,001 to £150,000 for up to 3 years. Young Start Main Grants has 4 new outcomes. Projects must help children and young people: learn more about themselves or other people; take action on issues that matter to them; build positive relationships that improve their wellbeing; learn skills that help them feel more confident for the future. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland) - Young Start Fund - Small Grants
Young Start now has a new development programme called Young Start Small Grants. Funding of between £300 and £20,000 for up to 1 year is available for organisations who are not yet meaningfully involving children and young people in their work, but who would like to. No closing date - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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Stagecoach Group - Giving for Good Community Fund
If you are a local good cause based in one of Stagecoach's local communities that supports children, young people, health and wellbeing you could be eligible for support with a grant of up to £500. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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SP Energy Networks - Community Benefit Funding Programme
Community organisations based near eligible electricity transmission infrastructure projects will be able to apply for local and grassroots grants to deliver initiatives supporting local communities. If your community is based within one of the eligible areas, you will be able to apply for upskilling events and tailored workshops that can help your community build capacity and explore bespoke solutions to local challenges.
  • Status:  Recurring

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SSE Clyde Wind Farm Fund
The community fund is for projects within the Clyde wind farm area. The small grant scheme (less than £10,000) and the community fund (grants over £10,000) provide financial support for capital projects that meet priorities such as relief/prevention of poverty; provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time activities; the advancement of citizenship or community development). No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring

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The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland) - Supporting Change - Carers
This funding is for projects that will improve the health of unpaid carers by supporting work that both reduces the unfair and avoidable differences in health for unpaid carers and addresses the root cause of the long-term problems, not just the symptoms. Re-opens in early 2027 for a new round of applications.
  • Status:  Closed

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Henry Smith Foundation - Equity in Justice Fund
Supports organisations working with racially minoritised young men aged 18–25 who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The key aim of the fund is to increase these men’s access to specialist services designed to meet their specific needs. The deadline for expressions of interest is Wednesday 5th August.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  5 August, 2026

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The Robert McAlpine Foundation
Funding is focused on bespoke applications which aim to improve mental and physical wellbeing. This includes applications for care and carers, assistive equipment, befriending and community social activities, education, training, outward bounds and sport provision for vulnerable people. The next deadline is 7th August.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  7 August, 2026

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Bairdwatson Charitable Trust
The aim of the fund it to support organisations providing services relating to training for employment, employment support and vocational skills. It is particularly interested in employment and skills training for young people who are unemployed and in re-training, and support for unemployed people to get them back into work. The next deadline is 7th August.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  7 August, 2026

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Trefoil - Personal Development and Organisational Grants
Trefoil helps children, families, small groups, and organisations that support children and young people with special needs. Applications for holiday grants are open and considered all year. The deadline for organisational grants is 7th August.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  7 August, 2026

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Global Solidarity Fund
The Scottish Government’s new Global Solidarity Fund (GSF) is open for small Scottish-based organisations, community groups and diaspora-led initiatives involved in international development and global citizenship work. The deadline for applications is 10th August.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  10 August, 2026

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