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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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NFU Mutual Charitable Trust
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust promotes and supports charities in the UK working in agriculture, rural development and insurance. Trustees are particularly interested in the education of young people in rural areas and relief of poverty within rural areas and will focus on providing funding to larger initiatives, which would have a significant impact on the rural community. The next deadline is 9th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  9 October, 2026

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The Ponton Trust
The Trust's objective is to distribute grant aid to registered charities working with children and young people in the Edinburgh and Lothian area. Its preferred approach is to fund modestly sized projects or contributions to wider programmes and services where direct positive outcomes for young people can be demonstrated. The next deadline is 10th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  10 October, 2026

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New Park Educational Trust
The Trust operates by giving grants to organisations and, less frequently, to individuals. The charitable object is the advancement of education for the public benefit. Priority has been given to North East Fife and surrounding areas, but projects have been helped throughout Scotland. The next deadline is 14th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  14 October, 2026

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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. The next deadline is 15th October.
  • Status:  Open
  • Closing date:  15 October, 2026

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The Magdalen Hospital Trust
Funding for projects working with vulnerable children and young adults, especially those at risk of sexual and other forms of exploitation. Projects can include those that provide: training for work and personal development, clubs and play schemes, safeguarding education, mental health support and counselling and emergency care. The next deadline is 31st October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  31 October, 2026

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Local Energy Scotland - CARES Community Buildings Fund
Provides grants to help community organisations reduce their building’s energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. It does this by funding the installation of renewable technologies like heat pumps, battery storage, and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, as well as some energy efficiency measures. The next deadline is 31st October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  31 October, 2026

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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. The next deadline is 12th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  12 November, 2026

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FCC Scottish Action Fund
The FCC Communities Foundation provides funding for community, heritage, and environmental projects in areas around eligible waste management sites in Scotland. The next round opens on 2nd September and closes at 5pm on 18th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  18 November, 2026

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Henry Smith Foundation - 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. Applications for trips between 1st October and 31st December are open between 20th August and 19th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  19 November, 2026

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The Fore
The Fore funds small charities that make a big impact. They offer unrestricted funding to have a transformational impact on your whole organisation, supporting growth, structure, sustainability or efficiency. The next round is open from 25th November to 2nd December.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  2 December, 2026

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Stafford Trust
The Trust will consider applications for grants from charities registered in the United Kingdom, with preference being given to charitable organisations operating in Scotland. They fund local community projects and child welfare projects. The next deadline is 31st December.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  31 December, 2026

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