Charities, local authorities, schools and other not-for-profit organisations will shortly be able to apply for a share of £10 million in funding to expand the reach, number and range of youth services and facilities currently on offer to young people in ‘left behind’ areas of England. The funding is being made available through Phase 1 of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Youth Investment Fund and will be administered by the BBC’s Children in Need.

Grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 will be available for small-scale capital projects that can be delivered within the 2021/22 financial year, which drive positive outcomes for children and young people, including improved health and wellbeing, and skills for work/employability and life. Schools can apply where they provide activities outside of school hours and additional to the curriculum. The Fund will open to applications on the 31st January 2022 and close on the 25th February 2022, or sooner if all funding is allocated.

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