Young Start - Main Grants
The National Lottery Community Fund
Award
£20k – £150k
Deadline
Rolling — apply any time
Where
Scotland
Summary
Young Start - Main Grants offers £20,001 to £150,000 for projects up to 3 years that help children and young people in Scotland build confidence and realise their potential.
Who can apply
Types of organisations that can apply You can apply for Young Start – Main Grants if your organisation is a: • constituted voluntary or community organisation • constituted group or club • registered charity • Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO) • not-for-profit company • community interest company (CIC) • community benefit society If you already have Young Start - Main Grants funding You can apply for Young Start – Main Grants funding again. If you want the funding to continue with little or no interruption, contact us 6 months before your existing funding ends. This should give us, and you, enough time to complete your application. You cannot be funded by Young Start – Main Grants and Young Start – Small Grants at the same time. If you’ve had Young Start – Small Grants funding before You must wait until your funding has ended before you can apply. We will fund new projects or existing projects you want to develop further. Board or committee member requirements To apply, your organisation must have at least 3 board or committee members who are not related. If you're a company, you must have at least 3 directors who are not related. We consider people to be related if they are: • married or in a civil partnership • in a long-term relationship or live together • related by blood or through a partner
Full details
• Project location: Scotland • Amount: £20,001 to £150,000 • A decision in: 12 weeks • Programme status: Open to applications There are 2 types of Young Start funding: • Young Start – Small Grants • Young Start – Main Grants Learn about Young Start – Small Grants here. This section is about Young Start – Main Grants. Young Start – Main Grants funding This funding is for organisations that: • are in Scotland • include children and young people, aged 8 to 24, in the project or organisation The children and young people should be able to: • choose when and how they're involved • influence and make decisions about your organisation, its activities or services For example, they might: • work on a project, including the idea, design and delivery • decide what activities happen and how they run • share ideas and feedback that leads to changes • get involved at all levels of your organisation You can apply for between £20,001 and £150,000 to fund a project that runs for up to 3 years. We worked with children and young people to design this funding. It focuses on what matters to them and how they want to be involved. Outcomes your project must meet Projects must meet at least one of these outcomes. Your project must help children and young people: • build positive relationships that improve their wellbeing • learn more about themselves or other people • take action on issues that matter to them • learn skills that help them feel more confident for the future You can meet more than one outcome. But you will not improve your chances of getting funding by meeting more than one outcome. About Young Start funding Young Start is funded by the Dormant Assets Scheme with priorities set by the Scottish Government. Funding is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund.