Aims/priorities: The funding is for projects that help young people to take part in place-based youth social action. This could include activities like volunteering, mentoring or improving local environments.
Social action opportunities should:
- Be led by young people
- Be challenging
- Have social impact
- Help young people take part in other opportunities
- Be a regular and meaningful part of a young person’s life
- Encourage young people to reflect on what they have achieved
Projects must achieve the following:
- Create place-based youth social action opportunities for young people
- Help young people engage in social action throughout their life
- Reach young people who have not taken part in regular social action activities
- Continue, even after the funding ends
- Help young people to get involved in social action, even after the funding ends
- Involve the voices of young people.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from the following types of organisations:
- Funder
- Constituted voluntary or community organisation
- Constituted group or club
- Registered charity
- Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
- Not-for-profit company
- Community interest company (CIC)
- School (as long as the project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
- Statutory body (including local authorities, town, parish and community councils)
- Community benefit society.
Grant amount: A total of £3 million is available to support between four and six projects.
Application process: Guidelines can be found on the National Lottery Community Fund website.
Applicants should initially contact the NLCF by email to initiate a conversation about their idea. A conversation will be arranged in approximately 10 working days. Further details about what to expect during the conversation can be found on the NLCF website.
Those who are eligible to apply for the funding will be sent an expression of interest form.
Contact the National Lottery Community Fund for further information.
Deadline: The deadline to submit an expression of interest (EOI) is 24 September 2025.
Contact information: Email: i.willfund@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Website: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/iwill-fund-2025