Funding opportunities for young people

Children and Young People Now has an online funding finder listing over 100 funding sources and grants that support work with children, young people and families. To access the funding finder visit www.cypnow.co.uk/fundingfinder-england.

The Fair Chance fund is a payment by results programme to move homeless young people into sustainable accommodation and into employment, education or training. Bidders can work with 50 to 600 individuals, and will be eligible for payments of up to £15,000 per individual. Expressions of interest should be submitted by Tuesday 22 April. For further information including how to apply visit www.gov.uk/government/publications/fair-chance-fund-expressions-of-interest.

The Prince’s Countryside Fund provides grants of up to £50,000 towards projects operating in the UK that contribute towards one or more of its objectives of improving service provision in rural areas, supporting rural enterprise and farming businesses, or providing training opportunities for young people and educating people about the value of the countryside. The closing date for applications is Thursday 24 April. For further information visit http://princescountrysidefund.org.uk.

Funding is available from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Young Roots programme, which is aimed at organisations that work with young people aged 13 to 25 to engage them in their heritage. For further information visit www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/youngroots.aspx.

The True Colours Trust provides grants to small VCS groups, operating on a local level, to carry out one-off projects that provide help for disabled children and their families, including young carers projects. For further information visit www.truecolourstrust.org.uk.