Deadline: 15-Jan-22
The Rochdale Borough Council has announced the Youth Opportunity Fund for young people aged 8-19 to give them ‘somewhere to go, something to do or someone to talk to!’
Funding Information
There will be a maximum limit of £2,000 on the amount of funding you can apply for.
What can you apply for?
You can apply for funding for a wide range of sporting, cultural, recreational activities or opportunities for volunteering which will provide you with safe, enjoyable places to go, something to do and someone to talk to. Joint funding with other young people or organisations is encouraged. Some ideas might be:
- Sport
- Dance / drama sessions
- Swimming lessons
- Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions
- Holiday activity programmes
Eligibility Criteria
- If you are aged 8-19 and live in the Borough of Rochdale you can apply for funding. Adults can support you with your application.
- They have tried to make the application form as straight forward as possible but it does need full information and a breakdown of planned expenditure with quotations.
- Also remember that any person or organisation quoting for workshops or who will be working with you MUST have a current Enhanced DBS check and a copy of this will be requested if your application is successful.
Criteria
Applications will be assessed to make sure they fit within the criteria by the panel. All applications must:
- Provide realistic, well thought out and achievable health outcomes
- Provide additional places for young people aged 8–19 to go and additional things for them to do and someone to talk to.
- Fully involve young people in the planning, delivery and evaluation processes
- Be a new activity not already provided in the area
- Provide value for money
- Wherever possible be sustainable
- Be safe and risks assessed in line with government guidelines around the spread of Covid-19
For more information, visit http://rochdale.gov.uk/YouthOpportunityFund
