Purpose of this fund
This is a 12 month, small grants funding round and grants of up to £3,000 are available.
The fund is looking for projects that:
- Support the participation in mainstream society for individuals with learning disabilities or long-term life limiting health conditions.
- Support young people who face long-term challenges living in poverty and inequality.
- Support those who have been excluded from school to access or return to education or training opportunities.
- Provide skills and training to those who are furthest from the labour market.
- Aim to improve the health and welfare of children and young people (being those under 25).
Please note the above are all in relation to supporting young people up to the age of 25 only.
Additional criteria
- Groups can only apply for funding for a maximum period of 12 months. The maximum grant available is £3,000.00.
- The fund can only support applications where the grant request is at least 25% of total costs. Please do not apply to this programme if your project as a whole exceeds £12,000.00.
- Please note, this fund is only open to organisations with an annual income of under £250,000.
- This current funding round has around £80,000.00 for grant distribution. As a result, this is a highly competitive fund, with around 20% of applicants receiving funds.
