Deadline: 28 August 2015
The cabinet office of UK and Pears foundation are seeking expressions of interest for National Youth Social Action Fund from organizations to grow youth social action opportunities for young people across England.
A total of £1.26 million will be funded. This investment has been matched by Pears Foundation and UK Community Foundations, specifically the Norfolk and Suffolk Community Foundations. The total fund will be split into two separate funds, one national and one local.
The aim is to improve the reach and impact of existing programmes that are sustainable and scaleable in the long term e.g working with volunteers, through partnerships or utilising existing structures and institutions.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations must demonstrate that their programme can meet the following quality principles of great youth social action:
- Reflective
- Challenging
- Youth-led
- Socially Impactful
- Progressive
- Embedded
- Any person under the age of 25 (or 25 for young people with disabilities) from when the programme begins.
- The fund is open to applications from Charities/CIOs, Community Interest Companies and Social Enterprises.
Applications has to be downloaded and duly filled form should be submitted via email by the deadline.
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