Funding

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 Weir Charitable Trust
This Trust supports services/projects, run by Scottish-based community groups and charities, in the following qualifying categories that address any aspect of the following purposes: Animal welfare, culture, health, recreational facilities and sport. The next deadline is 30th October.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  30 October, 2026
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
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
Shackleton Foundation
Provides seed funding and support to early-stage social ventures with a primary focus on benefiting young people in the UK. A single grant of up to £15,000 is available to support leaders with innovative social ideas aimed at generating positive social change for disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people. The next deadline is 2nd November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  2 November, 2026
The Lintel Trust Small Grant Programme
The Lintel Trust Small Grant Programme
The Lintel Trust provides support for projects helping people to maintain their tenancies, improve their lives and participate fully in community life. Most projects funded offer support to those who are excluded from community activities. The next deadline is 4th November..
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  4 November, 2026
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Young Women and Girls
The focus for 2026 is on supporting work with young women and girls who are either already in contact with the criminal justice system or at a high risk of involvement with it. The next round is due to open on 7th September and closes on 5th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  5 November, 2026
Screwfix Foundation
A grant giving charity with a clear purpose to support projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need throughout the UK. The next deadline is 10th November.
  • Status:  Recurring
  • Closing date:  10 November, 2026
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
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
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
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
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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