Funding

Youth Work Grants & Funding

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

This funding directory lists over a hundred 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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B&Q Community Re-Use Programme
B&Q donates surplus and display items to those who need them the most, to help build a stronger community for all of us. They donate products to schools, charities and community groups to transform local spaces for the community. No closing date.
  • Status:  Open
Access All Arts Fund
This fund has been designed to support children and young people’s wellbeing, particularly for those who have experienced barriers to getting involved in the arts or creative activities. Barriers may include not having a lot of money, having a disability, having poor mental wellbeing, having English as a second language, or other barriers.
  • Status:  Closed
The Robertson Trust Wee Grants
Revenue and capital funding for constituted community groups and small charities (with an annual income of under £30,000) who support people who are experiencing, or are at high risk of experiencing, poverty and trauma. Apply any time - no closing date.
  • Status:  Open
The Robertson Trust - Large Grants
Large Grants are for registered charities working in Scotland with an annual income of over £200,000 and up to £2 million, that support people who are experiencing (or are at high risk of experiencing) poverty and trauma.
  • Status:  Open
The Robertson Trust - Small Grants
Revenue funding for registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £200,000 who work to address poverty and trauma in Scotland.
  • Status:  Open
Cash4Clubs
A small grants scheme set up to support local sports clubs. Distributing around £5million so far, the programme has generated positive impacts for hundreds of thousands of people across the UK and Ireland.
  • Status:  Closed
European Youth Foundation Pilot Activity Grants
Youth organisations can apply for pilot activity grants to the European Youth Foundation for initiatives to be carried out in 2025. The following focus themes for pilot activity grants are human rights education with and by young people, peacebuilding, conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue.
  • Status:  Recurring
Young Gamechanger Fund
Young Gamechanger Fund
The Young Gamechangers Fund is back with Round 2! Designed by young people, for young people, this unique funding programme empowers you to drive positive transformation in your community. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting your activism journey, this fund is here to support you.
  • Status:  Recurring
The Allen Lane Foundation
The Foundation's focus is on funding specific groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination and currently make grants through seven funding programmes.
  • Status:  Open
Community Learning Exchange Fund
The fund offers small pots of money to build levels of mutual support across the Community Sector through peer to peer learning.
  • Status:  Recurring
Comic Relief - Every Step of the Way: Safe and Supported Beyond Homelessness
This funding opportunity aims to support organisations that work to empower young people who are at immediate risk of, or experiencing homelessness to access the right support at the right time.
  • Status:  Open
The Refugee Festival Scotland Small Grants Fund
Community groups and organisations can apply for up to £750 to take part in this year’s Refugee Festival Scotland (13th to 22nd June) and organise local events in their area.
  • Status:  Closed