Aims/priorities: Funding is intended to facilitate the reopening and continuation of youth provision to pre-pandemic levels.
The grant can be spent on essential business expenditure that will be incurred between 1 August 2021 and 31 January 2022, such as staff salaries and fixed/operational costs, including:
- Rent.
- Utility and insurance costs.
- Facility or necessary equipment costs that will not be capitalised in the accounts.
- Core staffing costs (including youth workers).
- Equipment to ensure compliance with public health requirements.
- Professional fees (e.g. accountancy).
- Other basic expenses (e.g. travel, marketing, stationary, activity resources).
Applications can be made for unrestricted funding.
Who can apply? Grassroots youth organisations in England that have been impacted by the pandemic may apply.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have a turnover of less than £250,000.
- Be based and deliver its work in England.
- Have been operational for at least two years.
- Operate from a consistent space or venue where young people can meet regularly and participate in ongoing youth work activities.
- Have as their primary purpose the running of services benefitting children and young people, delivering youth work through services and activities.
- Have been financially viable before the impact of the pandemic and can provide annual accounts to demonstrate this.
Centres that are temporarily closed due to COVID-19 are still eligible to apply.
The fund will not award a grant more than 75% of an applicant’s pre-covid annual income.
Grant amount: The maximum grant available is £50,000.
Organisations are advised to apply for the additional funding they need to survive the next six months.
Application process: Questions and application guidance notes and FAQs can be found on the UK Youth application platform.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted from 1 July 2020 to 18 July 2021 (midnight).
Contact Information: Tel: 0203 1373 810 Email: funding@ukyouth.org
Website address: https://doit.life/ukyouth