Aims/priorities: Youth Futures Foundation have partnered with Children in Need to deliver Inspiring Futures, a £6 million programme to fund positive activities which support children and young people to achieve their potential on their journey towards employment.
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, there were over 760,000 young people not in education or employment in the UK. There are fears that the economic impact of the pandemic will lead to an additional 640,000 unemployed 18 to 24-year-olds this year alone.
Projects should work with young people aged 10 to 24 experiencing discrimination or disadvantages which create short- or longer-term barriers to employment, especially those whose journeys towards employment have been further disrupted by Covid-19.
Who can apply? Your organisation must be registered with the appropriate regulatory body, such as your nation’s Charity Commission or Companies House (unless your organisation currently holds a BBC Children in Need grant).
Grant amount: Eligible organisations will be able to apply for between £10,000 and £80,000 for work commencing in October 2020.
Funding will be for project and organisational costs, including planning and development for the future.
Application process: All applications must be submitted via Children in Need’s Online Portal.
Deadline: The programme is open for applications from Friday 10 July until 11:30am on Friday 31 July, 2020.
Website address: https://youthfuturesfoundation.org/inspiring-futures/