Deadline: 17-Apr-25
Impetus is seeking applications from organisations supporting young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) into employment through skills.
Funding Information and Duration
- £100k in core, unrestricted funding for an initial period of one year (with potential for them to become a longer-term funder)
Benefits
- Successful organisations will receive:
- Hands-on support from our Investment Team to help shape your plans and build organisational capabilities for impact and growth
- Support from our network of pro bono experts on anything from strategy planning and financial modelling to legal support
- Access to our peer learning forums, providing training, networking and co-learning opportunities with 23 partners across our portfolio
- Access to sector-based coalitions to influence policy and the national conversation on issues faced by the young people they serve
- Access to additional grants through our network of donors
Eligibility Criteria
- Impetus is seeking applications from non-profit organisations that:
- Support young people (age 16-24) who are NEET and from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Deliver work-related skills (either vocational or essential)
- Aim for employment outcomes for those young people
- Your programme must:
- Be focused on supporting NEET young people (age 16-24) into employment through the development of skills (either vocational, essential or both). This work should represent at least 50% of the young people that you work with.
- Be delivering their youth employment work in England, Wales or Scotland.
- Your organisation must:
- Be committed to improving employment outcomes and managing and refining your programme to achieve them.
- Be a UK-registered charity, social enterprise or non-profit organisation. (They will be prioritising these organisations, but they are open to applications from Further Education Colleges if you are delivering a NEET to EET programme.)
- Be working with a minimum of 100 young people directly.
- Have at least 10 members of staff (headcount).
For more information, visit Impetus.