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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Leathersellers' Company Small Grants Programme
UK charities that support vulnerable people in high deprivation areas and have an annual income under £200,000 can apply for one-off grants up to a maximum of £5,000.
  • Status:  Closed
The Archer Trust
A UK Christian charitable grant-making trust which supports small UK charities for whom a grant of between £250 and £3,000 will make a big difference. Trustees normally meet in March and September.
  • Status:  Open
BBC Children in Need Project Costs
Supports the aims and delivery of a specific piece of work. This work will usually be time-limited, and based on a defined set of activities. Aimed at charities and not-for-profit organisations, applicants to this programme can apply for grants for up to three years. They aim to give quicker decisions for grants of £15,000 or less per year. No deadlines - apply any time.
  • Status:  Recurring
Leslie Sell Charitable Trust
The Scouting and Guiding movement can receive small grants to help with the cost of making repairs, or purchasing sundry items of equipment. It also assists groups and individuals to make trips. Apply at any time.
  • Status:  Recurring
Awards for Young Musicians
Awards for Young Musicians supports outstanding young instrumentalists making music in any genre. No deadline for applications.
  • Status:  Open
Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired
This charity exists to provide financial support to children and young people who have a hearing impairment and to organisations who provide help to them. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open
European Youth Foundation
Provides financial and educational support for young people and European youth activities, that promote the organisation's fundamental values. Deadlines for 2024 are: 15th January and 15th May.
  • Status:  Recurring
Mary Janet King Fund
This fund supports community groups working with young people in arts and music through grants of up to £5,000. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open
McInvest Community Grant Awards
McIntosh of Strathmore are proud to invest and support local community groups through their grant awards scheme McInvest. There are no deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open
Garfield Weston Foundation
Supports a wide range of charities that make a positive difference, working in different sectors in the UK. These include welfare, youth, community, environment, education, health, arts, heritage and faith. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Recurring
Google Grants
Free advertising on Google AdWords for charities seeking to inform and engage people online. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open
Morrisons Foundation
Supports registered charities that make a positive difference in local communities across England, Scotland and Wales. Morrisons award grants for charity projects and match fund the money that Morrisons colleagues raise for their chosen charities. No deadlines for applications.
  • Status:  Open
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