Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the Blue Spark Foundation Grant Program to improve the education and development of children and young people by means of educational, cultural, sporting or other activities.
Subject to that overriding objective, the Trustees have absolute discretion as to the making of grants. They will give particular consideration to projects which they consider will help enhance the self-confidence, team working skills and future employability of children and young people.
Funding Information
BlueSpark provides funds for relatively small-scale projects which might not happen at all or would only happen on a smaller scale without the support of BlueSpark. Many of the grants they make are under £2000 and none are more than £5000.
Location of applicants
Grant applicants must be resident in England.
Eligibility Criteria
- Most projects which BlueSpark supports are likely to be initiated by schools, community groups, clubs, societies or other not for profit organisations. However, individuals may also apply for a grant.
- In most cases, they make grants direct to the organisation whose pupils or members are to be the beneficiaries of a project. They do not normally make grants to organisations or individuals in order to enable them to provide their own services or products (for which they would usually charge) on a free or subsidised basis to a third party. In such circumstances, the third party itself should make the application for a grant. If this is impractical (e.g. because there are a number of third parties who will benefit from a project), they may agree to partner with an organisation or individual to help them make their services available to pre-identified third parties.
Excluded activities
They do not make grants for:
- projects for children or young people under the age of 5 or over the age of 22;
- life skill mentoring services;
- counselling services;
- holiday clubs or playgroups;
- construction, maintenance or repair of buildings or facilities;
- training adults who work with children or young people; or
- student fees or maintenance.
For more information, visit https://bluesparkfoundation.org.uk/how-to-apply/