Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants
Funding projects for young people to lead on activities and services they want in their area
| Areas: | Application open/close dates | Minimum / maximum grants | Total available |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 May 2008 - 16 October 2008 | £10,000 - £500,000 | up to £38 million |
Summary of the programme
Up to £38 million is available to support projects across England where young people lead from start to finish, and we want to fund projects where young people are fully involved and improvements are made to young people’s services.
The programme is focussed on changing the lives of young people aged 10–18, and we’ll also support projects working with young people up to the age of 25 if they are finding the change to independent living difficult.
We also want to support work to increase understanding of young people’s needs and create further opportunities for involvement in things that affect young people’s lives. The programme has two aims:
- to ensure that all organisations that provide services to young people, involve them in developing, running and reviewing policies and services
- to help achieve the five Every Child Matters outcomes.
Every Child Matters is the government’s approach to improving children and young people’s lives in England. A range of organisations are working with the government to achieve this and BIG wants to support this work. Successful projects will build on the Every Child Matters outcomes so that young people have opportunities to:
- be healthy
- stay safe
- have improved economic well-being
- make a positive contribution
- enjoy and achieve in life.
Are you eligible?
We will not fund applications from statutory and private sector organisations, for example:
- NHS trusts, including community health services
- Local authority institutions or services including social services departments, residential homes, libraries and recreational facilities
- Schools, including grant-maintained or LEA-managed schools
- Colleges
What to do next
We have contracted Participation Works to provide support to organisations around the involvement and participation of young people. They have developed a range of services that voluntary and community sector organisations can access free of charge. See www.participationworks.org.uk or call 0845 603 6725 for more details
Questions about Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants? Find out more.
Contact
- Visit www.participationworks.org.uk or call 0845 603 67 25
- Call our helpline on 0845 4 10 20 30 .
- Email us at general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
- Call our Lottery Funding Helpline on 0845 275 00 00 or go to www.lotteryfunding.org.uk
Guidance
More about the programme:
Involving young people - What do we mean? This short guide explains what we mean by young peoples involvement and how it affects the way we assess projects. - 123KB- Information leaflet Information on Young Peoples Fund 2 Local Grants Programme. - 509KB
- Guidance cards Guidance cards for YPF2 local grants programmes. - 2,275KB
- Sources of funding for young people Guide to funding for Young people. - 81KB
- Land and buildings guidelines Land and buildings guidelines for the Young People's Fund 2 Local grants programme. - 121KB