Young Start - Small Grants
The National Lottery Community Fund
Award
£300 – £20k
Deadline
Rolling — apply any time
Where
Scotland
Summary
Young Start - Small Grants offers £300 to £20,000 for projects up to 1 year that help children and young people in Scotland build confidence and realise their potential.
Who can apply
Types of organisations that can apply Your organisation's annual income must be under £500,000 to apply. You can apply 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’ve had this funding before (Young Start – Small Grants) You must wait 3 years after your previous funding has ended before you can apply again. If you’ve had Young Start – Main Grants funding before It’s unlikely that we’ll fund you. Young Start – Main Grants is for organisations that already involve children and young people in their work. Young Start – Small Grants is funding to help organisations to develop or learn how to do this. We can consider funding your organisation, if it has changed since you had Young Start – Main Grants funding. For example, staff with skills to involve children and young people have left your organisation. Contact us to find out if you can apply. 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: £300 to £20,000 • 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 – Main Grants here. This section is about Young Start – Small Grants. Young Start – Small Grants funding This funding is for organisations in Scotland that: • support children and young people aged 8 to 24 • want to learn how to involve them so they can: • influence decisions about your organisation, its activities, or services • choose when and how they're involved 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 £300 and £20,000 to fund a project that runs for up to 1 year. If your organisation already involves children and young people, see Young Start – Main Grants. 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 work must meet The work we fund must meet 2 outcomes: • involve children and young people in ways that benefit them • improve how your organisation works with children and young people 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.