Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The Sirius Minerals Foundation is seeking applications for its Children and Young People Time Together Grant Program to build relationships between children and young people and give them time together.
They would love communities and organisations to talk to their children and young people and find out how they would chose to spend time together having fun or doing something uplifting with their friends or peers – and then apply for funding from the Foundation to make it happen.
The last 18 months have been incredibly tough for so many people across their area of benefit. This grant round focuses on local children and young people who have not only missed out on their formal education, but also the informal learning opportunities usually provided by a wide range of social activities, plus opportunities to have fun and socialise with their peers. Many have missed out on school outings, sports days, residentials, proms, or just time together with their friends.
Funding Information
his grant round will see the Foundation spend up to £200,000 across Scarborough Borough, the North York Moors National Park and Redcar and Cleveland. Organisations can apply for grants of between £500 and £4,000.
The children and young people they will support:
- They will support applications to work with children and young people aged 0-18 years old. If the children and young people you support have special education needs and disabilities they would be eligible up to the age of 25. You can also apply for activities for care leavers up to the age of 25.
- The grants can be used to provide time together opportunities for children from any and every background. If they receive a high number of funding requests the Foundation will prioritise high scoring projects for those children and young people who may not otherwise be able to access these types of opportunities.
Example of activity that could be funded:
- Activities that give children and young people the opportunity to learn a new skills or have a new experience.
- Informal learning opportunities provided through socialising with their friends or peers which might include one off events or a series of activities.
- Events or activities that you cannot normally offer your children and young people because you do not have funding available.
- Opportunities for children and young people who cannot travel to have something fun come to them.
- Support costs for a child or young person to be able to access the opportunity you wish them to fund.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organisation and the activity funded must be based in the Foundation’s area of benefit, and only be for people from their area of benefit. Their area of benefit is the Borough of Scarborough, the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, and the North York Moors National Park.
- Your organisation must already be working with children and young people or know a group of children and young people you would like to offer an opportunity to and who you could discuss your proposal with. This is to ensure children and young people are helping to shape your proposal to ensure it meets their own interests. The applications they will prioritise are those where they can see clear evidence that children and young people have shaped the ideas and final proposal.
For more information, visit Sirius Minerals Foundation.
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