Deadline: 31-Mar-22
BBC Children in Need is inviting applications for the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Youth Investment Fund (YIF) to create, expand and improve local youth facilities and their services, in order to drive positive outcomes for young people, including improved health and wellbeing, and skills for work/employability and life.
BBC Children in Need was selected to distribute phase 1 of this funding on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Phase 1 comprises £10m for youth provision in left-behind areas of England, and is funding for small-scale capital projects, including capital equipment, small redevelopments and other capital projects that can be delivered within the 21/22 financial year.
Funding Information
- Applications must be for a minimum of £5,000
- They expect the majority of awarded grants to be between £5,000 and £50,000. they would consider larger applications, if they can be spent by 31 March 2022
Eligibility Criteria
This fund is only for organisations who:
- Are delivering work in, and/or working with children who are from, one of the left behind areas of England
- Are applying for capital funding
- Are not-for-profit
- Meet the due diligence requirements for this fund
- Are working with children and young people, where the majority of the children are aged 11 to 18 years. Where young people have a special educational need, are leaving care, or who are considered ‘at risk’ or vulnerable, they may also fund up to the age of 25 years.
- Are registered with their appropriate regulatory body. They will consider applications from:
- Charities registered with the Charities Commission
- Not-for-profit companies (including CICs) registered with Companies House
- Schools (where they provide activities outside of school hours and additional to the curriculum)
- Local Authorities (where they provide youth services)
- Uniformed organisations
- Exempt charities
- Sports clubs
For more information, visit https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/dcms-youth-investment-fund/