Deadline: 1-Sep-22
SYP Trust is pleased to announce its small grants to organisations working with young people (with a preference for ages 11-18) in Greater London.
SYP Trust aims to bring about positive change where it is needed in the lives of children and young people in London. They offer small grants to organizations working with young people (with a preference for ages 11-18) in Greater London.
They will consider projects that focus on improving the lives of young people through:
- Accessing learning and employment
- Living a healthy, active life
- Giving a voice to their situation and a say in the decisions that impact their lives
Aims
- Through their grants they aim to:
- Reach children and young people who may be disadvantaged due to their physical or intellectual capacity, citizenship status, race, health and life expectancy, sexual orientation or previous criminal activity.
- Reach children and young people who fall between the gaps of high and low attainment and privilege, who are often left without access to opportunities and whose potential is frequently overlooked.
- Encourage organizations to be flexible and creative in their approach, to be bold and try innovat ive and untested ideas that have the potential to have meaningful impacts and bring young people into their leadership and decision making.
Type of Grants
- They typically give in the region of £5-10k per grant and will deliver two funding rounds per financial year.
- Applications can be for project-based work and ideally where they are the sole or main funder, or where their grant will leverage grants of a similar size from other sources.
- Applicants may include a contribution to their overheads within the budget they submit.
- Grants will typically be for a defined period or project, however they are looking to grow relationships with charities who closely align with their priorities and your initial application will not preclude you from applying for further funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- A constituted not for profit organization including registered charities, CICs and exempt charities (Preference will be giving to smaller community-based organizations where the majority of beneficiaries are within the Greater London boundary).
- You can demonstrate you meet one of their three main priorities for children and young people.
- You have an accounts reporting mechanism that allows for their due diligence process or you are able to comply with their requests for enhanced due diligence where they feel it is required (please read the section ‘If a grant is offered’ here for more info). For those operating for at least one year or more this will include the provision of your end of year financial reporting.
- You can fulfill their reporting requirements outlined below and can evidence/detail the outcomes and impact your project has had on its beneficiaries.
For more information, visit https://www.shaftesburyyoungpeople.org/how-to-apply