Aims/priorities: Funding is available to organisations that are supporting children and young people of 18 years and under who are experiencing disadvantage through:
- Illness, distress, abuse or neglect.
- Any kind of disability.
- Behavioural or psychological difficulties.
- Living in poverty or situations of deprivation.
Applications have to show how this funding will make a difference to children and young people’s lives during this crisis.
Applications are encouraged for:
- Project delivery (Including staffing and salary costs).
- Creative solutions to deliver much needed services.
- Organisational costs to support stability and adaptation. (Including the day-to-day running costs of an organisation as opposed to specific project costs).
Who can apply? Main grants: Registered not-for-profit organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young people of 18 years and under. Organisations must have been active for at least three years.
Small grants: as above but will fund unregistered organisations.
All organisations must have a Governing Body with a minimum of 3 members that meets at least four times a year.
Governing documents clearly state:
- Charitable aims that are suitable for work with children and young people in the UK
- Dissolution clause/asset lock in place requiring assets are distributed to a not for profit organisation with similar charitable aims in the instance of closure
- CICs must have an asset lock and must name the selected organisation which funds will be distributed to.
- Safeguarding policies in the organisations name.
Grant amount: Main Grants may be up to 3 years in length and you can apply for £10,001 or more, per year. You cannot apply for more than £40,000 per year and it is highly unlikely you would be awarded above £100k in total.
Small Grants may be up to 3 years in length and you can apply for up to (and including) £10,000 per year. You will not be able to apply for more than £30,000 in total.
The small grant is not available to fund work supporting young people who have experienced Child Sexual Exploitation.
You can only apply for a main grant or a small grant – not both.
Application process: Online portal but recommended to read guidance notes first.
Main-Grants-2020-Application-Form-Guidance-1.pdf
Small-Grants-2020-Application-Form-Guidance.pdf
Deadline: 12 April 2021 at 11.30am
Expected date for decisions: End of July 2021.
Another round is due in Autumn, but no date has been set yet. It is expected to be very similar to this one.
Contact Information: Tel: 0345 609 0015 Email: pudseygrants@bbc.co.uk
Website address: www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/apply/